Sour plum soup is a traditional summer refreshing drink in Beijing. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Mei Shicai is a half-yellow, and smoked as a ebony." It can remove cold, relieve pain, and even cure cough, cholera, dysentery. The mythical novel "The Legend of the White Snake" wrote the story of the Ummou plague. The soup is digestive, stagnation and stagnation, thirst, and astringent lungs. In addition to annoying the nerves, regular drinking can indeed eliminate rickets, health care, and is a rare health drink in the hot summer. In the past, there were old people outside Harder Gate, often holding hailstones (two small copper bowls) to make people notice and sell while walking. The sour plum soup is a good summer drink. In the Qing Dynasty, the royal dining room was improved to become the court royal drink. The so-called "Shigongmeijian" is. Because of its heat removal, cold heart, peace of mind, cough and phlegm, plague, and thirst, it is known as “Qingdao Yibao Royal Umei Soup”, which was later introduced to the folk, so the streets and alleys At the doorway, street vendors selling sour plum soup can be seen everywhere.
Preparing ingredients
Wash the medicinal herbs with water slightly. If it is a pharmacy like Tongrentang, you don't need to wash it.
Add water to discharge (except sugar).
After cooking for half an hour, put sugar.
Cook for another half an hour, turn off the heat, and wait for the cooling. After cooling, the residue was filtered. (I can put ice cubes in a hurry, drink directly)
1. Wumei is not available for candied ebony, and needs Chinese medicine store ebony. 2. Yellow flakes are also called borneol. 3. The fire should not be too big, as long as the medicine rolls over. 4. Feeling too sweet, add ice.