At the table
Sip after cooling to a comfortable temperature. Leave stems and leaves in the strainer; they are not a garnish to swallow.
The selected herb-and-water infusion has no animal ingredients. Confirm blends separately; its name does not prove a caffeine-free product, and it is not a pepper or chili drink.
Dijiao is a local plant name used for related thyme plants. Check the actual ingredient and any blend rather than treating all similarly named herbs as identical.
Know what you’re trying.
- Specification
- Dry cleaned food-use dijiao stems and leaves, then steep them in hot water and strain. This representative version contains only the herb and water. Dijiao is a local plant name used for related thyme plants. Check the actual ingredient and any blend rather than treating all similarly named herbs as identical.
Ingredients
Food-use dried dijiao thyme stems and leaves, water.
Origin & regional roots
Ningxia
Associated with Ningxia.
About this regional connection
Ningxia: Pengyang and Liupan area everyday infusion and cultivation.
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Story & history
Dijiao thyme infusion
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Dijiao is used as an everyday infusion around Pengyang and the Liupan Mountains. Local cultivation and processing also supply packaged herbal tea; it is not restricted to foraged plants.