Drinks From Fermented Cassava To Warm The Body

Lately the air temperature in my place is very cold because it has rained for the past few days. Even though sometimes the weather is also hot, the air temperature does not turn hot. This makes my immune system become disturbed due to the effects of erratic temperature changes. To counter this, I usually make a warm drink to maintain my body temperature. This time, I didn't make coffee or hot chocolate, but made from fermented cassava.

Don't worry, you didn't read it wrong. Fermented cassava drink or in Indonesia commonly called "Wedang Tapai Singkong" is a drink made from cassava which has been given yeast and sugar and then fermented. To get this fermented cassava or Tapai Singkong, you can buy it at the market or itinerant vegetable seller.

This drink is the most popular because it is believed to warm the body in cold weather. Apart from being made into drinks, this fermented cassava can also be processed into anything such as being used as an ingredient for making cakes, fried, or for mixed drinks.

"How do you make that drink?"

To make it is not difficult. You only need fermented cassava that you have chopped and removed the veins. After that you can add enough sugar and after that you can add hot water. You can stir it until the fermented cassava is crushed if you don't want your glass to look full.

After that you can drink it while it's still warm. You can add ginger water if you want it to feel warmer. But if I don't need to add anything else so that the fermented cassava taste doesn't disappear. And the method that I made is a simple or perfunctory version. Because hot drink places in Indonesia are usually given a lot of mixture, which we usually call Wedang Ronde.

"Is the price of this fermented cassava expensive?"

The price of fermented cassava varies in Indonesia. For in my city, the price ranges $ 0.32 or 5000 rupiah for a small one. But every place and region the price may be different. And also the price can be more expensive if the fermented cassava is made tastier and has a distinctive fermented cassava taste.

So, that's the article about hot drinks from fermented cassava. Apart from being delicious and delicious, this drink is able to warm your body when the weather where you are is cold or your body is not feeling well. Because this drink can also restore your lost body power. You can try making this drink if you sell fermented cassava in your area.

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