It's not easy to quench one's thirst in the baking south China summer; whatever you drink evaporates instantly through your pores...

The colder the drink the more you down. Beer is particularly bad. If you ride a bike or you walk at a brisk step you should not drink too cold. My stomach feels heavy when I have poured icy-cold beer or coke into my gullet, and I break out in sweat soon after.

The Chinese content themselves with hot water or tea, occasionally lukewarm water. I can't get used to it but I have to say theirs is a much healthier habit than that of many visitors who want canned fizzy drinks straight from a cooler. In some stores I noticed salespeople charge a slightly higher price for drinks from a fridge than for the same brand drink taken off an unrefrigerated shelf.

I like to drink a coffee from time to time, but my favourite drink is ginger tea.

It's refreshing and tasty, both when hot as well as when cold! In addition it is a known remedy for sufferers of a cold. It definitely soothes sore throats. I like mine sweet, and I prefer honey or brown sugar, not the refined (white) stuff.

Secret: If you make your own pot of ginger tea you should take 'aged' ginger rather than fresh ginger. Surprised? So was I - but old ginger has a higher concentration of the aroma, and thus gives off a stronger flavour.

You are right about hot and cold drinks! It has been proven that hot (or warm) drinks are much more effective at calming your thirst than cold ones. Besides, they are also healthier.

But please tell us how to prepare a good ginger tea.

Replying To  [germex]:

Quoting from [grigo]:


Another great thirst quencher is COLD Pepopermint tea.

Hmm, I think I've heard about it before...

True, this herb can be found about everywhere on Earth, and the tea is really refreshing. As it summer right now in the northern hemisphere, it would be nice to have a few more recipes.

Here in Mexico we drink some kind of rice water, called "orchata". It's made with very fine manually ground rice, cinnamon, sugar and water. Can't remember if there is more to it. The point is, it isn't boiled and drunk cold. Rich in minerals!

Quoting from [germex]:

You are right about hot and cold drinks! It has been proven that hot (or warm) drinks are much more effective at calming your thirst than cold ones. Besides, they are also healthier.

But please tell us how to prepare a good ginger tea.

reseacher from solo, indonesia found that if you drink 3 litre of warm water/ day and eat papaya half ripe - will prevent all kind of disease.

half ripe of papaya contains many betacarotine

Quoting from [davadi]:reseacher from solo, indonesia found that if you drink 3 litre of warm water/ day and eat papaya half ripe - will prevent all kind of disease.

half ripe of papaya contains many betacarotine

Quoting from [germex]:

Quoting from [davadi]:reseacher from solo, indonesia found that if you drink 3 litre of warm water/ day and eat papaya half ripe - will prevent all kind of disease.

half ripe of papaya contains many betacarotine

As papaya is quite common in Mexico, I could imagine that I should be able to find it half ripe. But how does it taste? I mean, does it taste good, or would I have to force myself to swallow it?

I haven't eat half ripe of papayas yet, but I can imagine that it's hard like as rock .

may be we can slice very thin.

Quoting from [lelele]:

It's not easy to quench one's thirst in the baking south China summer; whatever you drink evaporates instantly through your pores...

The colder the drink the more you down. Beer is particularly bad. If you ride a bike or you walk at a brisk step you should not drink too cold. My stomach feels heavy when I have poured icy-cold beer or coke into my gullet, and I break out in sweat soon after.

The Chinese content themselves with hot water or tea, occasionally lukewarm water. I can't get used to it but I have to say theirs is a much healthier habit than that of many visitors who want canned fizzy drinks straight from a cooler. In some stores I noticed salespeople charge a slightly higher price for drinks from a fridge than for the same brand drink taken off an unrefrigerated shelf.

I like to drink a coffee from time to time, but my favourite drink is ginger tea.

It's refreshing and tasty, both when hot as well as when cold! In addition it is a known remedy for sufferers of a cold. It definitely soothes sore throats. I like mine sweet, and I prefer honey or brown sugar, not the refined (white) stuff.

Secret: If you make your own pot of ginger tea you should take 'aged' ginger rather than fresh ginger. Surprised? So was I - but old ginger has a higher concentration of the aroma, and thus gives off a stronger flavour.

Quoting from [lelele]:

It's not easy to quench one's thirst in the baking south China summer; whatever you drink evaporates instantly through your pores...

The colder the drink the more you down. Beer is particularly bad. If you ride a bike or you walk at a brisk step you should not drink too cold. My stomach feels heavy when I have poured icy-cold beer or coke into my gullet, and I break out in sweat soon after.

The Chinese content themselves with hot water or tea, occasionally lukewarm water. I can't get used to it but I have to say theirs is a much healthier habit than that of many visitors who want canned fizzy drinks straight from a cooler. In some stores I noticed salespeople charge a slightly higher price for drinks from a fridge than for the same brand drink taken off an unrefrigerated shelf.

I like to drink a coffee from time to time, but my favourite drink is ginger tea.

It's refreshing and tasty, both when hot as well as when cold! In addition it is a known remedy for sufferers of a cold. It definitely soothes sore throats. I like mine sweet, and I prefer honey or brown sugar, not the refined (white) stuff.

Secret: If you make your own pot of ginger tea you should take 'aged' ginger rather than fresh ginger. Surprised? So was I - but old ginger has a higher concentration of the aroma, and thus gives off a stronger flavour.

ginger tea is a special kind of tea,only for the illness or coming illness or the aged.

it should not be recommended for the healthy youth and adult.

besides ,the  flavour and aroma of the ginger tea is just so so.

the boiled water is the healthiest and tastiest  summer drink.