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Pickles and Tea Chinese red dates Tag

A Winter Elixir: Longan and Red Date “Tea”

09 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Drinks, Food traditions

I’ve consumed my fair share of herbal/curative/restorative soups and drinks. My mom is an occasional believer of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and as a child I was subjected to hocus pocus potions sporadically. Many were bitter, even revolting, concoctions prescribed for persistent coughs, colds, and other ailments...