At the table
Sip the strained drink warm or cooled. Do not chew the hard shell or seeds; let a hot serving cool first.
The plain fruit-and-water recipe contains no tea, coffee, dairy or honey. Check blends and sweeteners separately; a sweet taste or the name alone does not establish a sugar-free product.
Rock sugar is optional. Commercial or mixed herbal versions can contain other ingredients; their recipe is not necessarily the same as this plain infusion.
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- Specification
- Break dried monk fruit into pieces, simmer in water and strain out the shell, seeds and pulp. Rock sugar may be added to taste. Rock sugar is optional. Commercial or mixed herbal versions can contain other ingredients; their recipe is not necessarily the same as this plain infusion.
Ingredients
Dried monk fruit and water; optional rock sugar.
Origin & regional roots
Hong Kong · Guangxi
Associated with Hong Kong. Associated with Guangxi.
About this regional connection
Hong Kong: Southern herbal-drink context. Guangxi: Guilin/Yongfu fruit-growing and locally brewed drink evidence; not an exclusive recipe.
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请问你们有罗汉果茶吗？
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Story & history
Monk fruit infusion
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Monk fruit is grown around Guilin, including Yongfu. Dried fruit is brewed into a sweet drink locally and also used in southern Chinese herbal-drink traditions; it is distinct from purified monk-fruit sweetener.