Bandrek

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Bandrek is a traditional beverage of the Sundanese, the people who lives in West Java, Indonesia. The Sundanese people who live in highland's cool climate love to consume bandrek to make themselves warm in the night times and just about every time it’s cold. This beverage usually made of ginger and other ingredients such as cinnamon, star anise, cloves, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemongrass, Indonesian palm sugar, and chillies. Milk can be added or not, depending on one’s taste. It is believed that bandrek has a healing effect for minor problems, such as sore throat.