Herbal
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Native to the Philippines and Malaysia, Lemongrass is a popular culinary and medicinal herb today. It makes a delicious tea, with a mildly sweet, zesty lemon flavour which is refreshing and not overpowering. In Kerala, this herbal tea is called Chukku Kaapi. Lemongrass grows abundantly and can be harvested several times in a year. Today, most Lemongrass comes from Argentina and Chile.
Lemongrass tea is especially popular in Togo, the Congo and Mexico. Now, it is quickly gaining popularity in the UK and Europe.
As a culinary herb, Lemongrass is excellent with poultry, fish and beef. It is widely used in Thai cooking. The growing awareness of Thai food in the West is largely responsible for Lemongrass's growing popularity as a tea and medicinal herb.
