Hawthorn Two-Flower Tea

Why people make this tea

Passing a newly opened herb-and-dried-goods shop with an opening discount, Nourilo picked up cheap hawthorn and other staples. Summer is the season for sour, thirst-quenching hawthorn drinks; here he brews hawthorn with honeysuckle and chrysanthemum into a sweet-and-sour tea traditionally enjoyed to support healthy blood lipids, with a cooling, calming character — a pleasant everyday cup for those mindful of a fatty liver.

Method

1. Place all ingredients in a pot and rinse once with boiling water.
2. Refill with boiling water, cover and steep for about 10 minutes.
3. Stir in honey to taste and serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

Sweet and sour, this tea is appetite-rousing and traditionally considered very suitable for people mindful of high blood pressure and high blood lipids. If you have a fatty liver already, it can be sipped over a long period — but leave out the sugar in that case.