Lemon grass lemonade ... and other fragrant refreshments. (recipes)

Lemon grass lemonade ... and other fragrant refreshments A staple herb in many Southeast Asian cuisines, lemon grass has the fragrance of lemon peel but with more complex and tantalizing floral overtones. If often adds interest to spicy curries or stir-fries, and to pungently seasoned soups and salads.

Western coks have welcomed lemon grass, using it in both Asian and nontraditional ways. These three simple refreshments each incorporate a syrup infused with lemon grass. The first is an exotic lemonade, the second a fruit salad, and the third a cool, frosty ice.

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