Lemongrass, Ginger and Green Apple Soup

Why people make this soup

In Southeast Asia lemongrass is both brewed as tea and cooked into dishes — it carries a lemony fragrance, which is why it is also called lemon grass. It is traditionally associated with supporting digestion, easing fatigue and dispelling “head wind.” Fresh lemongrass is the most fragrant of all in soups and dishes. The weather is cold today, so I picked up a box of lemongrass and a few green apples and put them on with ginger and rock sugar — a fragrant pot traditionally taken to warm the stomach, dispel cold, move the channels and ease cold-related headaches and stomach discomfort.