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南洋风味--蓝花茶 Blue Pea Flower Tea

(2016-07-28 08:38:38) 下一个

前阵子做娘惹粽 的时候好些朋友问我娘惹粽漂亮的蓝色是怎么来的。它是用天然色素蝶豆花染的，出来的效果非常好。蝶豆花是个健康保健的好东西、有抗氧化、提升脑力、护发、提高抵抗力的效果。

在泰国，人们会把蝶豆花泡热水做成蓝色的饮料，有消暑养生的效果。

夏天来一杯蓝花茶，不仅消暑，是不是还很梦幻呢！

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 朵新鲜或干的蝶豆花
1 + 4 杯饮用水
2-3 大勺蜂蜜
1/2 小勺青柠/柠檬汁

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. 在一口小锅里煮滚一杯水，把蝶豆花加入加盖泡12-15分钟。过滤后把蝶豆花取出丢弃。

2. 加入蜂蜜和剩下的饮用水，搅拌匀即可。

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.