Guilin Luo Han Guo Tea

Guilin Luo Han Guo Tea is a world-renowned "health-preserving tea drink," made from Luo Han Guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) 特产 (tèchǎn, specialty) of Yongfu County, sweet with a lingering aftertaste, a daily drink for Guilin people to entertain guests. The process involves drying Luo Han Guo into dried fruit, taking half, crushing it, putting it into a teapot, brewing with boiling water, and letting it steep for 5 minutes before drinking. It can be brewed repeatedly until the flavor fades. The brewed Luo Han Guo tea is amber in color, sweet as honey in the mouth, but completely free of sucrose; the sweetness comes from mogroside, a unique component in Luo Han Guo, with extremely low calories, making it an ideal drink for diabetics and those trying to lose weight. The tea soup also has a faint herbal fragrance, and after drinking, the throat will have a long-lasting cool feeling, especially suitable for drinking in dry seasons or after excessive use of the voice. In Guilin's teahouses or families, Luo Han Guo tea is a must-have; when guests visit, brewing a pot shows both enthusiasm and health benefits. Yongfu County, known as the "Hometown of Luo Han Guo," produces the best quality Luo Han Guo, with clear tea soup color and higher sweetness. Foreign visitors will be surprised by this natural sweetness, finding this tea drink like a "sugar-free sweet herbal tea," a healthy drink created by Guilin people from local ingredients.