Almond Tea
It brought to my attention as my coworker had an unexplained sinus headache, while Western medicines won't help. I thought to share my Ancient Chinese secret with Almond Frost to relieve his symptoms. I found some good selections at a couple of grocery stores in SW Houston - Jusgo Supermarket and Dynasty Supermarket.
Since there isn't any properly translated wikipedia doc available, I thought to translated it myself. (Google Translator failed badly). Remember, this is not to replace anything that your doctors ordered.
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Almond Paste or Almond Tea 杏仁茶 as known as "Almond Frost 杏仁霜" is a beverage made by almond. Because it's thinner than thick soup or porridge, it's called "tea."
Hong Kong edition
The teahouses and the residents in Hong Kong usually call the almond frost as the apricot frost. The reason for “the frost” is because of thickness compared to the milk's consistency. But the different company produces different powders to dissolve the almond frost or the almond dew, the ingredients and flavors are different as well.
Take the Hong Kong's old brand “Bao Ma,” the Fritillaria almond frost as the example, the mark uses the traditional medical prescription handed down from ancient time’s genuine materials. The ingredients are as follows:
• South almond
• North almond
• Sugar
• Starch
• Powdered milk
• Glucose
• Sichuan fritillaria
You can add to boiling water. You may also add evaporated milk. Adjust quantity of powder to your liking of thickness. Often times, teahouses or downtown food pavilions (in Hong Kong) may use the inexpensive almond powder (as seen on the photo), possible due to the cost. Therefore, you can taste different concentration level of the almond tea.
Source: worldlingo.com & http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/杏仁茶
Since there isn't any properly translated wikipedia doc available, I thought to translated it myself. (Google Translator failed badly). Remember, this is not to replace anything that your doctors ordered.
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Almond Paste or Almond Tea 杏仁茶 as known as "Almond Frost 杏仁霜" is a beverage made by almond. Because it's thinner than thick soup or porridge, it's called "tea."
Hong Kong edition
The teahouses and the residents in Hong Kong usually call the almond frost as the apricot frost. The reason for “the frost” is because of thickness compared to the milk's consistency. But the different company produces different powders to dissolve the almond frost or the almond dew, the ingredients and flavors are different as well.
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| Add 8oz hot water to 3 tbsp of almond powder, stir and enjoy |
Take the Hong Kong's old brand “Bao Ma,” the Fritillaria almond frost as the example, the mark uses the traditional medical prescription handed down from ancient time’s genuine materials. The ingredients are as follows:
• South almond
• North almond
• Sugar
• Starch
• Powdered milk
• Glucose
• Sichuan fritillaria
You can add to boiling water. You may also add evaporated milk. Adjust quantity of powder to your liking of thickness. Often times, teahouses or downtown food pavilions (in Hong Kong) may use the inexpensive almond powder (as seen on the photo), possible due to the cost. Therefore, you can taste different concentration level of the almond tea.
Source: worldlingo.com & http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/杏仁茶
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