Golden Milk is a traditional Indian turmeric-based remedy, made by whisking turmeric into milk to create a sweet yet fiery beverage.
While people in Asia have been enjoying the renowned potential health benefits of turmeric for centuries, in the Western world we are only just beginning to realise the potential of this wonder spice & harness its natural goodness in tasty ways.
To make it easy for you to enjoy a Golden Milk at home, our expert Tea Mixologists have created a Turmeric Tea Powder mix, so that all you have to do is whisk up a Perfect Matcha Spoon of powder & combine with warm coconut milk & add raw honey (or a pump of syrup for a vegan version!).
Check out our easy-to-follow Golden Milk Recipe here.
1. What is Golden Milk?
A spiced, chai-like beverage known as Golden Milk is made by mixing turmeric with coconut milk and sweetening with raw honey. Then a selection of super spices are added including cinnamon, ginger & black pepper - which is thought to increase your body’s ability to absorb the turmeric.
Heating this all together until the mixture turns “golden” is what gives the brew its name. While there are many variations of Golden Milk recipes, the one thing they all share is their lack of caffeine or artificial sugar, making “turmeric lattes”, Golden Milk, the ideal alternative to coffee or hot chocolate, while providing the warming sweetness of a chai.
Golden Milk is traditionally consumed at bedtime - being an equally effective alternative to warm milk in terms of soothing you to sleep. As Tea Mixologists, this concoction is right up our alley, only we thought of a way to make it even better, Bird & Blend style! So we’ve used our award-winning Rooibos Tea Powder for an even more rejuvenating cuppa.
Being naturally caffeine-free, our Rooibos Tea Powder won’t affect the soothing nature of this recipe, but instead contributes a medley of additional benefits to the mix while complimenting the malty, sweet-yet-spicy flavour perfectly.
2. Why is turmeric so good for you?
As a close relative of ginger, it’s hardly surprising that turmeric is similarly known for its potential ability to aid digestion, soothe a sore throat & ward off the common cold.
Not to mention its anti-inflammatory properties, making it ideal for those suffering from arthritis or simply that horrible achy, puffy feeling at the end of the daily grind! So now that we’ve established how wonderful this majestic orange spice is, it’s no wonder health aficionados around the globe are mixing it with a whole host of other yummy ingredients to make it into the perfect delectable drink, Golden Milk.
