During the Dragon Boat Festival, one must eat the fragrant zongzi. However, zongzi are high in calories, and many contain meat, making them easy to overeat and leading to indigestion and health issues. In fact, drinking tea while eating zongzi can effectively solve indigestion problems and avoid symptoms like bloating and stomach pain. So, what tea is good to drink with zongzi?

1. Black Tea

Black tea is fully fermented. The oxidized tea polyphenols in black tea are less irritating to the stomach and actually promote digestion and help reduce fat. Drinking black tea with zongzi can help counteract greasiness and aid digestion. No specific type of black tea is needed; any black tea will do. However, the black tea served with zongzi must be hot to effectively cut through the grease.

2. Green Tea

The tea we drink most commonly in daily life is probably green tea. Green tea has the effects of clearing heat, reducing internal heat, aiding digestion, relieving greasiness, and promoting diuresis. It is especially suitable for summer. Drinking green tea with zongzi can also help relieve greasiness and promote digestion.

3. Rose Tea

If you are eating plain zongzi (without filling), rose tea is the best choice. We know that rose tea has a light, pleasant fragrance. Rose tea can also help regulate blood circulation. Adding a pickled plum to rose tea gives it a sweet taste. Drinking this tea with plain zongzi enhances the flavor of the zongzi and also helps cut through any richness.

4. Chrysanthemum Tea, Hawthorn Tea

Some zongzi are quite greasy because they contain meat ingredients like pork or ham. These meaty zongzi are more likely to cause indigestion and feel heavy. At such times, pairing them with some chrysanthemum tea or hawthorn tea can help cut the grease and also prevent liver fire (a TCM concept related to irritability).

5. Peppermint Tea

Peppermint tea has a cool, refreshing sensation and is very popular in summer. It can help reduce internal heat. When eating sweet zongzi, drinking some peppermint tea can promote the metabolism of glucose in our body, prevent sugar from staying in the body for too long, help avoid weight gain, and reduce damage to pancreatic islet function.

6. Herbal Tea

Ingredients: Licorice root, dark plum, hawthorn, bergamot (finger citron), malt, dried tangerine peel. Method: Boil these ingredients in water to make one liter of tea. Efficacy: The dried tangerine peel, hawthorn, and dark plum in this tea are excellent for promoting digestion. Bergamot regulates qi and harmonizes the middle, benefiting the spleen and stomach. Malt aids digestion and stimulates appetite. Licorice root clears heat and detoxifies. Drinking this herbal tea while eating zongzi can reduce the burden on our gastrointestinal tract and is an excellent pairing beverage. What tea is good to drink with zongzi? The above introduces some suitable teas to pair with zongzi. Here is a reminder: it's best not to drink cold tea or cold beverages while eating zongzi, as this can lead to stagnation and bloating, increasing the burden on the stomach and intestines.