S’pore bubble tea shop sells 'menstrual' milk tea that apparently relieves period cramps

[The_King]

 

When it’s that time of the month, ladies usually avoid cold drinks like bubble tea that supposedly worsen stomach cramps. But here’s a version that apparently helps “ease menstrual discomfort”: local bubble tea chain Yan Xi Tang’s new Redtide Relief Tea Series.

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It was launched in September and features two drinks, both served warm: the Red Sugar Menstrual Ginger Milk Tea ($5) and Red Sugar Menstrual Ginger Infusion ($5). They star goji berries, red dates, ginger, brown sugar and dried rose petals - and in case you were wondering, yes, you can add pearls. 

The milk tea version is served with antioxidant-rich Ceylon red tea, though customers can swap it out for a tea of their choice, like green tea. Meanwhile, the dairy-free Red Sugar Menstrual Ginger variation is served without tea —  the base is ginger water.

Yan Xi Tang owner, Clement Tan, 34, tells 8days.sg that he got the idea to create this series because his “wife wanted to drink a period relief drink”,  so he made it for her, “then all her colleagues started asking about it”. 

This is not the first time Yan Xi Tang has introduced a quirky drink to their menu. The brand went semi-viral in June for selling “bamboo tube milk tea”, where bubble tea was served in traditional bamboo cups. 

While their bamboo tea was only available for a limited time, the Redtide Relief series is a permanent addition to the menu.

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Red Sugar Menstrual Ginger Milk Tea, $5

How the “menstrual” drinks work 

Clement says the nourishing ingredients in the drinks help to “warm up the tummy”. For instance, he says red dates contain lots of iron and help to regulate the menstrual cycle, while ginger has anti-inflammatory properties that ease muscle cramps. 

He adds that it’s most effective to “drink it a few days before you get your period, and not on the day itself”. According to him, he had return customers who came back to tell him that they “bought the drink [just] before their period came and said their tummy felt warm and comfortable [after drinking it], so their cramps didn’t hurt as badly”.

Red Sugar Menstrual Ginger Infusion, $5 But are the words “red” and “menstrual” in the drinks’ off-putting to some customers? Clement says: “Aunties and girls still come to buy it, and there are even guys who buy it for their girlfriends or wives”.

Drinks loosely inspired by Story Of Yanxi Palace

Yan Xi Tang claims to be “the first to deliver premium milk tea incorporated with elements and styles of the Qing Dynasty’s Royal Court”. When we asked Clement what this meant, he shared that the three-year-old brand is inspired by the popular Chinese period drama Story Of Yanxi Palace, hence its name (which means “Yanxi Hall” in English) and logo design. Unlike your typical bubble tea chain, some of its drinks target different health conditions. 

Besides the period relief series, there is also the Sea Salt Lemon ($3.90) drink here that’s apparently meant to relieve coughs, and the Hazelnut Blue Flower Pearl Milk Tea ($6.50) which purportedly helps with insomnia. 

[Londonchocolateroll]

Let me know if they have 'blue balls' milk tea

[coffeenut]

[pigpigoink]

can complain for bias discrimination? why no cum health drink for men also? 

[metalrover]

Menstrual tea my favourite