Is tamarind tea with salt and chili enough to beat the summer heat?

Tamarind tea with salt and chili is predicted to be a drink that will beat the heat this summer - Photo: ni_cherry

"The weather has been so hot lately that I can't stand it. That's the motivation for the shop to add tamarind tea with salt and chili to the summer menu. It's not only extremely refreshing, but also delicious, nutritious, and full of vitamins...!" - a shop posted an announcement on its fanpage.

On social networking sites, many people are also competing to share pictures and clips recording their feelings when drinking this tea. Some also make it themselves to enjoy at home.

Familiar yet strange, strange yet familiar

Unlike other common teas, tamarind and chili salt tea is a combination of ingredients that seem... unrelated.

The sweet and sour taste of tamarind, the salty and spicy taste of chili salt, the light aroma of tea and the coolness of ice cubes create a unique refreshing drink.

In particular, the salt and pepper will be spread evenly around the rim of the glass.

When the drinker takes a sip, a certain amount of salt and pepper dissolves in the mouth and creates a new flavor.

However, some tea shops also say that tea combined with tamarind is really difficult.

If there is too little tea, it will turn into tamarind ice, and if there is too little tamarind, the drink will become sweet tea.

According to records, many shops also add peanut toppings, spicy tamarind jam, tamarind candy, and chewy tamarind-stewed jackfruit seeds for customers to enjoy while drinking tea.

Many snack lovers believe that tamarind tea with salt and chili is a "modernized" version of the tamarind iced tea that we used to drink in the cafeteria during recess when we were kids.

Many shop owners also add spicy tamarind jam, tamarind candy, and tamarind-stewed jackfruit seeds to this drink to treat customers - Photo: ni_cherry

This drink is "causing a fever" at many cafes and especially attracts young people because of its unique and strange flavor.

After enjoying it, some netizens on TikTok and Facebook expressed their feelings that tamarind tea with salt and chili is an effective drink to cool down in the hot weather in Saigon.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tra-me-muoi-ot-co-du-suc-danh-bay-oi-buc-ngay-he-20240401230841274.htm