Five Flower Tea!

Lately it's been still really hot and I thought I'd share this awesome drink that is super cheap and super healthy. It's a Chinese tea called Five Flower Tea!

It consists of 5 different types of dried flowers but the two main flowers are the Chrysanthemum and the Honeysuckle which you'll probably be aware of.

This drink helps cools your body, strengthens your immune system, detoxifies and of course hydrates! It can be served hot or cold but I personally prefer it served chill. You can find it any Chinese Herbal stores and it's only about $4 or so for the bag. You can make over 24 cups! Some people throw out the leafs after it's been boiled but I have tried reboiling the same dried flowers with a fresh batch and water and was surprised to still get a lot of flavor from it.

Steps:

1) Bring a large pot of water (~ 4 quarts or 4L) to a boil
2) Pour in the contents of the Five Flower Tea
3) Lower heat to Medium - Medium Low and set timer to 35-40min
4) Let it chill and sweeten it with honey! (Sugar also work just fine)
5) Serve cold or hot!