page_title: Bandrek
hierarchical_section_title: Bandrek
caption_attribution_description: English: Bandrek in Bandung. 日本語: バンドレク（生姜の飲み物）
context_page_description: Bandrek is a traditional hot, sweet and spicy beverage native to Sundanese of West Java, Indonesia. The Sundanese people who live in the cool, highlands consume bandrek to warm themselves at night and during cold weather.
  This hot beverage is made of a mixture of jahe essence, gula merah and kayu manis. Other ingredients such as, star anise, cloves, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemongrass, and a small amount of black pepper are sometimes added. Milk can also be added to the mix, depending on one's taste. Sweetened condensed milk or coconut milk is commonly used for this purpose.
  It is believed that bandrek has a healing effect on minor health problems, such as sore throat.
context_section_description: Bandrek is a traditional hot, sweet and spicy beverage native to Sundanese of West Java, Indonesia. The Sundanese people who live in the cool, highlands consume bandrek to warm themselves at night and during cold weather.
  This hot beverage is made of a mixture of jahe (ginger) essence, gula merah (palm sugar) and kayu manis (cinnamon). Other ingredients such as, star anise, cloves, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemongrass, and a small amount of black pepper are sometimes added. Milk can also be added to the mix, depending on one's taste. Sweetened condensed milk or coconut milk is commonly used for this purpose.
  It is believed that bandrek has a healing effect on minor health problems, such as sore throat.
caption: Bandrek in Bandung with bits of young coconut
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