Honey Chrysanthemum Tea

Weather is getting from bad to worst.
Firstly, it was the one day hot, the other day rain big time kinda weather.
Now, we have EXTREMELY HOT HOT HOT HOT weather only.
So I brewed some honey crysanthemum tea for family to take.

A short research on the net will tell you the various benefits of chrysanthemum tea.

1. Relive heatiness
2. Relieve headache
3. Treatment of cold, fever & flu
4. Clear vision

etc....... long list to go on.

Well, this is not the first time i'm brewing chrysanthemum tea.
But usually my tea will tend to have a slight bitter after taste.
Plus its a BIG hassle to have to strain out all the flower petals from the drink.

So this time round, I did some research and
with the help from some auntie from the medicinal store..
My tea taste great with no bitter after taste at all!
I also make it a point to use a cotton bag to store all the chrysanthemum flower
So removal of the flowers will not be a hassle.

The brewing method is also easy.
I boil big pot of water til boiling.
Then put in the bag of chrysanthemum bud into the water and let it seep for 15min.
After that remove the bag and add honey to taste.

*best to add honey when the water is lukewarm
as high heat can kill all the good stuff of the honey, esp the good honey

I read from some tea site that its best to brew chrysanthemum at 90deg water.
Thats why i didnt put the bag of chrysanthemum in and just let it boil.
This is what i usually do last time and i always end up with bitter tea.
Also, the auntie from the medicinal store told me that
chrysanthemum cannot be boiled for too long, if not will be bitter also.
Thus, I combined both advise..

I feel kinds wasteful that the chrysanthemum is being used for only 15-20min.
Maybe next time i will try to use it to seep another pot of chrysanthemum
or even use it for some other baking purposes!