Herbal drinks a hit with locals Medicated tea concocted to ‘cool’ the body
Herbal drinks a hit with locals Medicated tea.
“FOR more than 50 years, this push cart medicated tea stall has been at Cintra Street, Penang. The drinks will ‘cool the body’ and keep sickenesses at bay as the Chinese believe that many ailments are caused by ‘heatiness’.
The gourd-shaped containers at the stall are always an attraction as almost everybody will know that they contain medicated tea.
Motorists, motorcyclists and passers-by stop by to have a cup of the herbal drinks. Business is better when the weather is warmer.
The founder, the late Chan Swee Foo, was a Chinese medical doctor who migrated from China to settle down in Malaysia. He found out that Malaysia’s hot and humid weather could cause people to fall sick easily. Also, the Malaysian food was mostly fried and spicy.”
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