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酸梅汤古来即为上好的夏日饮品，它是我国最古老的传统饮料之一。制作原料主要有乌梅、山楂、陈皮、桂花、甘草、冰糖等材料。

Sour plum drink has long been a favored summer beverage and is one of China's oldest traditional drinks. Its main ingredients include smoked plum, hawthorn, dried tangerine peel, osmanthus flowers, licorice root, and rock sugar.

因其除热送凉、安心痛、祛痰止咳、辟疫、生津止渴的功效，被誉为“清宫异宝御制乌梅汤”。后来从宫中传入民间，成为大街小巷都能见到的消暑饮品。

Known for its cooling and soothing properties, as well as relieving cough, clearing heat, and boosting fluids, it was once praised as "a rare imperial treasure" and known as the Emperor's Plum Drink. Later, it spread from the palace to the streets and became a common summer refreshment.

酸梅汤的原料简单易得，而且价格低廉。在现代，人们更喜欢喝冰镇酸梅汤，往往在热时喝一杯冰镇酸梅汤解暑。在吃饭的时候，喝一杯酸梅汤不仅可以去油解腻，还可以健脾开胃，提神醒脑。

Its ingredients are simple and affordable. Today, people prefer drinking it chilled. A glass of cold sour plum drink helps cool the body on hot days. During meals, it cuts through greasiness, aids digestion, and even helps refresh the mind.

责编：李一珊