Chinese Olive, Dried Pear and Golden Monk Fruit Tea

Why people make this tea

When the weather turns dry — and especially if you’ve been eating a lot of fried food — a sore, uncomfortable throat comes easily, all the more so for anyone with chronic throat irritation. Nourilo reaches for Chinese olives (qing lan) and monk fruit, both traditionally used to soothe the throat, generate fluids and clear heat. Autumn is snow-pear season, and because dried pear keeps well he always has some on hand — it makes a clear, sweet, moistening tea or soup that helps with phlegmy, dry coughs. Research also notes that some trace elements in Chinese olives are associated with countering the effects of alcohol, so this tea is a nice one for regular drinkers too.