The local name for this drink is Cheh Chao or green grass. Some people mistake this drink for wheatgrass when it is really Indian pennywort, or daun pegaga, a bitterish ayurdevic herb.
This herbaceous creeper is known as brain food that can heal and protect the nerves, heart and skin.
Malay and Indian people eat this raw like a salad, to reap its maximum benefits.
Penangites on the other hand,turn this into a juice, served with ice and syrup, for instant relief especially when the weather gets too hot .
As you can immediately feel the heat lifted from out of your head, it can be quite addictive.
Beneficial as it may be, it is better to go easy on the juice as you can develop giddiness if you consume this on a regular basis. Once a month at the most .
I know of only 3 places in Georgetown where you can get this drink.
Lebuh Cecil's afternoon wetmarket , a stall along Lebuh Keng Kwee and another stall at the entrance of Datuk Keramat wetmarket before a fresh coconut water shop and the police station.
