The first time I tasted the soup, it reminded me of the delicious ginger tea that swanky spas like Sembunyi, Martha Tilaar and Indrani will serve their clients after and before treatments.

I absolutely adored those ginger tea and was really thrilled that I accidentally duplicated the taste from this Chinese thongsui that is said to be good for pregnant ladies as it get rids of flatulence...and the recipe is drop dead simple too!

What you need:

• 1 sweet potato, cut into chunks
• A big piece of ginger, crushed
• A fistful (or more) of cane sugar
• 2 pandan leaves, torn lengtwise into strips then knotted
• 1 litre of water

Directions:

Before going to bed, just dump everything into a slow cooker and and you'll have a delicious ginger tea (with sweet potatoes, hehehe) ala 5-star spas in the morning! You can adjust the taste to your preference. If you prefer thick broth with pungent aroma of the ginger, use less water and more crushed ginger.