Have you ever had Japanese kudzu ginger tea? Take it when you feel that you are getting sick, soon you feel your body warm, it helps to equip your body to fight against pathogens! In cooking, it is often used to thicken sauces or create desserts in different textures, especially in summer.
Kudzu is the highest-grade of starch obtained from the wildly-grown pueraria lobata plant in Japan, which is known for its medical properties and recognized as organic food. Only 9kg of starch can be extracted from 60kg of root, this is why it is very valuable.
It is rich in various nutrients especially isoflavones, flavonoids and saponin. Flavonoids improves circulation to relieve muscle pain and stiffness. A beta-blocker can reduces a racing heart rate induced by stress. Most commonly it is used for respiratory infections, such as a ginger kudzu tea. It helps to warm your body by increasing your circulation.
The complex carbohydrates in kudzu can help balance the acidic nature of many foods, and it is known to sooth the digestive tract. Kudzu is often used to aid autophagy and detoxification during the 'kudzu fasting' process, which tends to be carried out between 3-7 days, where you only eat lightly flavored kudzu to give a rest to the digestive system to cleanse your whole body.
We import our kudzu from one of the most traditional kudzu manufacturers in Japan with centuries of history. All the extraction and manufacturing process is carried out in the open air in the coldest season in order to obtain the highest quality of kudzu.
[How to do kudzu fasting]
The easiest way is to replace your breakfast with kudzu tea/porridge, but make sure you have 14 hours of fasting between dinner and lunch. You can only eat kudzu during this fasting time.
Alternatively, you can eat kudzu only in the morning and evening.
To have a better result, do the kudzu fasting for 3 days. As long as you eat kudzu, you can eat as much as you want. However, refrain from taking sugar or caffein.
[Kudzu tea]
- Powderize a tablespoon kudzu starch
- Add 1 cup of water
- Heat until it starts to simmer with medium heat, turn the heat down to low. Continue stirring.
- It will be transparent and sticky after 2 minutes. Done.
[Kudzu porridge - Neri Kudzu] - more suitable for those with lower body temperature or suffering from diarrhea
- Powderize 3-5 tablespoon kudzu starch
- Add 1 cup of water
- Heat until it starts to simmer with medium heat, turn the heat down to low. Continue stirring.
- It will be transparent and sticky after 2 minutes. Done.
You can flavor kudzu with typical fermented food such as umeboshi (salted plum), miso, soy sauce, vinegar, brown rice sake. You can also just add some sea salt.