The built in filter of the kettle
Boiling the flower tea
The flower tea is ready. Just pour directly from the kettle to serve
Raining season is over now. Weather is getting from warm to hot. One may feel heaty and needs something to cool down the body. Chinese believe chrysanthemum flower is effective for cooling body heat. In addition, "kam ngan fah" and "kam chou" also have the same function. It is easy to prepare the flower tea ,wash the dust or sand of the dried flower, when cleaned put in some water and bring to boil in a kettle. If you like it sweet you may add in some rock sugar to boil. I'm always looking for easy way to prepare food or drink. To boil the flower tea, instead of a pot, I used a kettle which has a built in filter in it, just as shown in the photo - the 7 little holes. When the tea is ready I just pour directly from the kettle without using any tea filter or ladle. Easy right! Ha ha.......
I remember my mum told me before that if you want the flower tea to have better cooling effect, you need not boil it, just brew it with hot boiling water, let the flower and hot water mixture stand for about one hour and the flower tea is ready to serve. She said that the cooling level of those boiled one is not the same as those brewed one, those boiled one is more towards soothing effect instead of cooling effect. Believe it or not it is all up to you! After all it is just some believe of my mum!!!!
