Enjoy the Traditional Drink Wedang Uwuh as a Body Warmer

Wedang uwuh is a drink with ingredients in the form of leaves similar to spices. In Javanese, wedang means brewed drink, while uwuh means trash. Wedang uwuh served hot or warm has a sweet and spicy taste with a bright red color and fragrant aroma.

What does Wedang Uwuh consist of? Various types of herbs that are contained in Wedang Uwuh include dry cinnamon, cloves (stems, leaves, clove flowers), ginger (already bruised), rock sugar, dry secang wood shavings, lemon grass (roots and leaves), kapulogo and dried nutmeg. (leaves and nutmeg fruit)

Wedang uwuh is classified as a health drink that is full of spices, such as ginger, secang wood, cinnamon leaves and stems, clove leaves, nutmeg leaves, and rock sugar. The spices in wedang uwuh make this traditional drink popular with the public.

Wedang uwuh has a spicy and fresh taste. The spicy taste comes from ginger, while the refreshing effect comes from various types of leaves which are brewed with hot water. This drink has a red color, which comes from the use of secang wood.

A. Original wedang uwuh recipe

Material:

700 ml water

40 grams of dry secang wood shavings

50 grams of rock sugar

6 cm ginger, roasted and bruised

2 dried cinnamon leaves

3 dried clove leaves

3 nutmeg leaves

10 cloves

How to make wedang uwuh

1. Boil all ingredients until boiling, approximately 15 minutes. If the water is red, lift it and pour it into a glass. Then wedang uwuh can be served filtered or unfiltered. Serve while warm.

2. Serve warm, can be filtered or served with the boiled ingredients.

B. Typical Yogya Wedang Uwuh Recipe

Ingredients

1 liter of water

40 gr dry secang wood shavings

80 gr rock sugar

6 cm ginger (crushed)

2 dried cinnamon leaves

3 dried clove leaves

3 dried nutmeg leaves

10 cloves (or clove stems)

How to make:

1. Burn the ginger, then bruise it, then pour water into a pan.

2. Add ginger, cloves or clove stems, clove leaves, cinnamon leaves, nutmeg leaves, secang wood shavings, ginger and rock sugar.

3. Cook over medium heat until it boils. Boil for approximately ± 15 minutes, remove from heat and pour into a glass.

C. Simple Uwuh Wedang Recipe

Ingredients

3 small cinnamon sticks

3 lemongrass stalks

5 cloves

1 handful of secang wood

1 segment of ginger

5 cardamom pods

1 liter of water

Rock sugar to taste

How to make:

1. Grill the ginger, then crush it until it is flat.

2. Bring the water to a boil, then add the ginger to boil until the juice comes out. After that, add the cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, secang and rock sugar.

3. Boil all the ingredients until boiling, for approximately 15 minutes. When the water is red, lift it and pour it into a glass.

4. Then wedang uwuh can be served filtered or unfiltered.

5. Serve while warm.

D. Complete Wedang Uwuh Recipe

Ingredients

1 handful of secang wood

1 segment of ginger (crushed)

3 small cinnamon sticks

3 stalks lemongrass (crushed)

5 cloves

5 cardamom pods

1 liter of water

Rock sugar to taste

How to make:

1. Prepare the ingredients then wash all the ingredients thoroughly. Set aside.

2. Boil the water until it boils then add all the ingredients.

3. Boil for about 5 minutes then turn off the heat.

5. Strain the wedang uwuh then serve in a cup.

6. Wedang uwuh is ready to be served.

What are the effects of drinking wedang uwuh?

Wedang uwuh is believed to warm the body and prevent various diseases. The first health benefit of wedang uwuh is that it can treat gout. According to a number of studies, the red ginger found in wedang uwuh can reduce uric acid levels in the blood.