When you get sick, what do you usually take? If you said a root from a herb, you would be correct for most Asian people.
Ginseng is a herb primarily grown in America and Asia. When pulled out, the roots show a light pale color. Its root is the main component of ginseng. Ginseng can take many forms from medicine, candy, soups, and most commonly drinks.
Ginseng is a staple in Western culture. When we get sick, we will drink tea or soup with ginseng as the main component to help cure our sickness. When I was in high school, a lot of people were getting kombucha. One of which my friend got a kombucha drink flavored with ginseng. He was drinking it so much as if he was dehydrated. How can someone possibly drink that much ginseng, a bitter and earthly taste, in one sitting? Either he just loves the taste of ginseng or just wanted t get the health benefits down as quickly as possible. I asked him, “why are you drinking ginseng? Are you sick?,” to which he replied, “Kombucha makes me feel energized!” I couldn’t argue with that, ginseng bitterness makes me wake up as well.
However, when I brought it, I didn’t believe how amazing it tasted. It was so sweet and tasty. It was completely opposite to what I was used to. It is odd knowing that in Western culture people use ginseng root, which is sour, bitter, and simple flavor, to market drinks for its benefits and to make them sweet and complex in flavor.
The Bu, Lemon Ginseng Raw Kombucha
