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南洋風味--藍花茶 Blue Pea Flower Tea

(2016-07-28 08:38:38) 下一個

前陣子做娘惹粽 的時候好些朋友問我娘惹粽漂亮的藍色是怎麽來的。它是用天然色素蝶豆花染的，出來的效果非常好。蝶豆花是個健康保健的好東西、有抗氧化、提升腦力、護發、提高抵抗力的效果。

在泰國，人們會把蝶豆花泡熱水做成藍色的飲料，有消暑養生的效果。

夏天來一杯藍花茶，不僅消暑，是不是還很夢幻呢！

When I made Nyonya dumplings not long ago, many friends asked me about the blue coloring I used to dye the rice. It is from blue pea flower/butterfly pea flower, it is a natural food coloring with a lot of health benefits.

According to Wikipedia:

Clitoria ternatea, common names including butterfly pea, blue pea, Aprajita, Cordofan pea and Asian pigeonwings, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.

......Names in other languages include bunga telang (Malay), ?????? `anchan (Thai), ??u bi?c (Vietnamese), ???????? Aparajita in Hindi and 蝶豆 dié dòu (Mandarin Chinese), 'Sankhu Poolu/Sankham Poolu' in Telugu, "Shankupushpam" in Malayalam language and ???????? (Aparajita) in Bengali.

In Thailand, a syrupy blue drink is made called nam dok anchan (????????????), it is sometimes consumed with a drop of sweet lime juice to increase acidity and turn the juice into pink-purple.

材料:
10-12 朵新鮮或幹的蝶豆花
1 + 4 杯飲用水
2-3 大勺蜂蜜
1/2 小勺青檸/檸檬汁

Ingredients:
10-12 dried or fresh blue pea flowers
1 + 4 cups of drinking water
2-3 tbsp of honey
1/2 tsp lime/lemon juice

1. 在一口小鍋裏煮滾一杯水，把蝶豆花加入加蓋泡12-15分鍾。過濾後把蝶豆花取出丟棄。

2. 加入蜂蜜和剩下的飲用水，攪拌勻即可。

1. Bring 1 cup water to boil and steep the dried blue pea flowers for 12-15 minutes. Strain the liquid and discard the flowers.

2. Add honey and remaining water, stir well and serve.