Rock Sugar & Chinese Green Olive Tea

Why people make this tea

Chinese green olives are traditionally valued to clear heat, soothe the throat, generate fluids and quench thirst. Simmered with a little rock sugar, this tea is wonderfully cooling for a parched throat. A nice fact: green olives are among the highest-calcium fruits there are, well ahead of even calcium-rich figs. They are available at Chinese or Asian grocers.

Method

1. Rinse the olives and lightly crack each with the back of a knife.
2. Simmer in 1.8 L of water for 40 minutes, down to 900 ml.
3. Stir in rock sugar until dissolved.

Nourilo’s Tips

This tea is lightly sweet with a touch of astringency, but leaves a pleasant lingering sweetness afterward. It suits children and pregnant women alike. After grilled or barbecued food leaves your throat feeling dry, a cup of this soon eases the discomfort.