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This Shogayu recipe (ginger tea) is fragrant, warming and delicious, and all you need to make it is some fresh ginger, lemon and honey.
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Shōgayu

Shōgayu or ginger tea has the power to warm your body and soothe your soul and yet it’s not much more work than brewing a regular cup of tea. This basic recipe for a Japanese-style ginger tea covers everything you need to know to make this delicious elixir.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword ginger, tea, winter
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Vegetable
Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegetarian
Prep Time 4 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings 4 mugs
Calories 77kcal

Ingredients

  • 30 grams ginger
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 1 lemon (about ¼ lemon per serving)
  • 4 tablespoons honey (optional)
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Grate the ginger, or use a knife to chop it up finely.
    Grating ginger for Shogayu
  • Add the ginger to a teapot, along with some lemon zest.
    Teapot with ginger and lemon zest for making shogayu.
  • Add about 3 cups of boiling water to the teapot and let this steep for 2 minutes.
    Adding boiling water to a teapot with ginger and lemon zest.
  • Serve the ginger tea with wedges of lemon and a bowl of honey.
    Squeezing lemon into ginger tea.

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Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 79mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin C: 14.7mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.3mg