Three-Date Wheat Berry Tea (San Zao Mai Mi Cha)

Why people make this tea

There is an old saying in Chinese: “Eat three dates a day and stay young.” Dates have been the cornerstone of women’s blood-nourishing food therapy for generations. After menstruation, during the perimenopause, and in the weeks following childbirth, the body needs gentle, sustained replenishment — and dates offer exactly that in a form that is easy to digest and pleasant to taste. By combining three varieties of date (red, nan zao, and honey date) with toasted wheat berries — which calm the heart and mind — this tea provides a quiet, everyday ritual of nourishment. It tastes genuinely delicious: lightly sweet, warming, and comforting.