Instant Honeyed Ginger Tea 2 x 160g
蜂蜜老姜茶160g
S$10.80 S$12.00
- Net weight
- 320 g
About ginger
Dried ginger, sold as slices or milled to powder. Bentong ginger from Pahang is the sought-after one - smaller, more fibrous and noticeably hotter than ordinary ginger. This pack is 320 g net. At the quantities below that is about 64 brews. That works out at S$3.38 per 100 g.
Also known as bentong ginger, halia bentong, jiang, 姜, ginger powder, ginger slices.
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What people use it for
A spoon of powder in hot water with brown sugar, slices simmered into soup, and both used in baking and in cooking where fresh ginger would burn.
How to prepare it
Powder: a level teaspoon in a mug of hot water, stirred, with brown sugar or honey. Slices: three or four per pot, simmered 20 minutes.
Keeping it
Airtight. Powder cakes badly in humidity - keep the bag sealed and use a dry spoon.
Questions people ask
What makes Bentong ginger different?
It is grown in Bentong, Pahang, in mineral-rich soil. It is smaller and more fibrous than common ginger and much sharper in taste, which is why it costs more.
Powder or slices?
Powder for drinks and baking, slices for soups and long cooking.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 64 brews from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$3.38 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.