My dad loves ginger tea as much as he loves coffee. Salabat as what Filipinos call it, is traditionally served in the colder or rainy seasons. I remember when I was younger, my dad used to serve me ginger tea from fresh extracted ginger whenever I have a raucous voice. Fact of the matter is I never liked the taste of it but I had no choice even it used to made me gag, my dad was very traditional in so many ways. Amazingly, it effectively helped cure my sore throat. Aside from treating a cough, do you know that Salabat is also known to stop diarrhea, relieve dizziness and headaches? One time I feel dizzy due to my astigmatism, my mom made me a cup of salabat. Then, after few hours of rest the headache was gone. As much as possible, I don't take pain relievers when headache strikes. I don't want to become dependent to pain relievers as I always experience head aches, that what makes me appreciate ginger so much. Here is a recipe we always do in making Salabat