Wake Up to a Cup of *Spicy* Ginger Tea {The Ginger Challenge}

I am not really a tea person and never have been. But because of this ginger challenge and learning how super easy it is to store ginger, I decided I’d better try it. This ginger tea, which I’m guessing shouldn’t even be called “tea” since it’s not made from leaves (?), is something special:

It turns out ginger tea is spicy! It’s super simple to make, smells absolutely amazing while steeping, and I really enjoy it. How to describe it? It tastes like ginger smells, plain and simple – and then you get the kick, which is directly proportionate to the amount of ginger used and the time steeped. There’s no “tea” flavor at all, if you’re not really a tea person.

I’m often cold in our house, not because my metabolism leaves anything to be desired, but because we’re frugal/eco-friendly and keep it at a whopping 64F in the winter and 61F at night, when I’m sitting still and typing (and freezing my buns off). A hot beverage is just what I need to warm up, and while I do like to drink bone broth, I haven’t been good about having it around in an unfrozen state this year.

Enter ginger tea into my life.

Not only does it warm my hands and my insides, but I also get these health benefits:

• anti-inflammatory properties
• gut-healing/protecting
• improves circulation/raises body temp
• anti-carcinogenic
• cough and cold treatment and prevention

I’m really grateful that challenging myself through The Ginger Challenge Series got me to finally try this super simple hot drink!

How to Make Ginger Tea

You have a few options to make ginger tea, and you won’t need any special equipment if you don’t happen to have tea-making supplies.

You can either heat the ginger in boiling water right in the pot or you can steep it like regular tea, but because it’s not dried leaves (although technically an herb), you need to let it steep longer than most looseleaf teas.

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