Fresh Monk Fruit (Luo Han Guo) Tea with Ginger

Why people make this tea

Nourilo spotted fresh monk fruit at the supermarket and could not resist testing it. Worried that the fresh fruit would be too cooling on its own, he simmered it with a few ginger slices for about 10 minutes. The brew is clearer and lighter than the dried-fruit version, but pleasantly sweet with a clean aftertaste. Monk fruit has long been valued for moistening the lungs, clearing heat and easing a dry throat and cough — and curiously, although it is about 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, it is traditionally regarded as suitable support for people watching their blood sugar.