Coffee or Tea?

When you are entertaining the choice of regular and decaffeinated coffee and tea can be a real hassle – it’s almost impossible to know who will want to drink what and how much you should make. Usually you end up tossing at least a half a pot of coffee if not more because someone only wanted a half a cup. With an on demand coffee maker you can eliminate waste and satisfy guests with the touch of a button; on demand brewers use tea and coffee K-Cup® or similar pods to make each drink a unique experience and there is no waste because you brew hot beverages by the cup instead of by the pot.

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K-Cup® Iced Coffee or Tea for Keurig® Brewers – Bedbathandbeyond.com

Benefits

The machines resemble conventional electric drip coffee makers and take up about the same amount of counter space but they operate in a very different fashion. There is a reservoir which can hold anywhere from 6 to twelve cups of good quality tap, filtered or bottled water and there needs to be a handy electrical outlet. There is no coffee pot because the drinks brew directly into a cup, glass or mug so they are always fresh, hot and flavorful.

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Keurig K-Cup 30 Coffee pod Holder Carousel Tower

There is also no need to scoop and measure coffee or deal with messy coffee grounds and flimsy coffee filters because the machines use single portion coffee and tea pods. To make coffee you insert a pod into the Keurig® or similar K-Cup® holder, put a cup under the brewing port and press a button – in less than one minute the machine opens the pod, issues the correct amount of water at the ideal temperature and brews a custom hot drink that is ready to savor and enjoy.

 

Cha-Manaw: Lemon Iced Tea

lemon iced tea

My ultimate favorite Thai drink is the Cha-Manaw or the lemon Iced Tea, which comes in variants of hot (Cha-Manaw-Ron) and cold Cha-Manaw (Cha-Manaw-Yen). It’s main ingredients are tea juice, extracted from dried tea plant, and Manaw or lemon.

For the cold lemon iced tea, this is how they do it –  mix the extracted tea juice and sugar together in a small cup.  Pour this solution in a bigger container or cup full of ice.  Then squeeze a quarter of lemon into it.  You may increase the amount of lemon according to your own preference.  I personal like it with a lot of lemon juice.

For the hot lemon tea, just follow the instruction above except the ice part.

It is served by peddlers on the street and even in the most posh restaurant in Thailand.  Thai people from all walks of life, from kids to oldies drink Cha-Manaw.

So it’s no surprise if Thailand like India, China, and Japan has low incidence of gout, a form of arthritis. Lemon (Manaw) is an integral part of their diet.  Lemon juice is extremely beneficial in combating joint pains and gout.  It helps expel uric acid in urine. Uric acid is a by-product of the breakdown of purine-rich food like legumes, nuts, anchovies, organ meat, meat extracts, spinach, mushrooms, and alcohol and other beverages.  Excessive level of uric acid results to its crystallization and deposition in joints, ligaments, and tendons.  Consequently causing joint pains.

Below are food that help lower uric acid;

Oranges,  Papayas,  Kiwifruit, Strawberries, Bell pepper, Broccoli, Bananas, Celery, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Parsley, Pineapple, Cocoa, Vegetable oils, and Water

qqeust  What is your favorite health drink?

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