Traditional Chinese medicine advocates: drink flower tea in spring, green tea in summer, oolong tea in autumn, and black tea in winter.

Who says health preservation and beauty must rely solely on Chinese medicine?

If you're too lazy to make soup,

brewing a cup of black tea is also a good choice.

As for ways to drink black tea,

people have developed many new methods.

Here are a few recipes for "health-preserving black tea."

一、Ginger Black Tea

Benefits:

Warms the body and dispels cold, helpful for cold hands and feet, and regulating menstrual irregularities in women.

Ingredients:

One bag of black tea, five slices of peeled ginger, honey to taste

Method:

1. Place the black tea bag and ginger slices together in a cup, pour over water above 90°C.

2. When slightly cooled, add honey (optional).

二、Milk Black Tea

Benefits:

Drink once every morning to effectively replenish qi and blood, strengthening the body.

Ingredients:

3g black tea, 100g milk, 2g salt.

Method:

1. Put the black tea in a pot, add water and simmer for 5 minutes.

2. Filter out the tea leaves. In another pot, heat the milk.

3. Once the milk boils, add the tea liquid and salt, then stir.

三、Astragalus Black Tea

Benefits:

Astragalus has a sweet and neutral nature, known for its ability to tonify qi and promote yang energy.

Ingredients:

15g astragalus root, 3g black tea.

Method:

1. Place the astragalus in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, simmer for about 15 minutes.

2. Add the black tea, then simmer together for another 5 minutes before drinking.

四、Orange Black Tea Crepes

Ingredients:

For the orange sauce:

1 navel orange, 20g butter, 20g sugar, half a lemon

For the crepes:

4 tablespoons flour (standard measuring spoon), 1 egg, 1 black tea bag, a little sugar, cooking oil as needed

Method:

Making the orange sauce:

1. Wash the navel orange surface thoroughly with salt. Use a lemon zester to scrape off the orange zest into thin strips. Cut the orange in half, squeeze out the juice, and you can reserve some pulp.

2. Squeeze the lemon juice and set aside.

3. Melt the butter in a frying pan, add 20g sugar, and cook over low heat until it turns caramel-colored. Then pour in the orange juice, lemon juice, and orange zest.

4. Keep simmering over low heat until the orange sauce thickens, then turn off the heat and set aside.

Making the black tea crepes:

1. Steep the black tea bag in hot water to make tea. Let it cool slightly. Mix about 400ml of the black tea with flour, egg, sugar, and oil to form a thin crepe batter.

2. Lightly coat a non-stick frying pan with a thin layer of oil using a paper towel. Heat over low heat. Pour a ladle of batter into the pan, swirling it to spread the batter evenly over the bottom.

3. Continue over low heat. Once the crepe sets and one side is cooked, flip it over and cook for another minute or so.

4. Fold the crepe into a fan shape, place it on a plate, and drizzle with the prepared orange sauce before serving.

Tips:

1. For the orange zest strips, you can also peel the orange, scrape off the white pith with a knife, and then cut the peel into thin strips.

2. If you prefer more fruit pulp, you can add half an orange's worth of chopped pulp to the sauce while cooking for a more intense flavor.

3. The black tea can be replaced with water or milk. The liquid must be warm, not boiling hot, when added to the egg to avoid scrambling.

4. The crepe batter may have small flour lumps that are hard to mix out. After roughly combining, let the batter rest for about 30 minutes; it will become completely smooth and lump-free.

5. It's best to use a non-stick frying pan for making the crepes. Don't rush to flip them. Wait until one side is fully cooked and the crepe moves easily in the pan before flipping. Be gentle and quick when turning.