Maesil-cha

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Maesil-cha

Korean plum tea


Maesil-cha (Korean: 매실차; Hanja: 梅實茶) or plum tea is a traditional Korean tea made from maesil (fresh plums), omae (smoked plums), or maesil-cheong (plum syrup).[1][2]

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Preparation

Most commonly, maesil-cha is made by mixing maesil-cheong (plum syrup) with hot or cold water.[2]

Sometimes, plum tea is made with plum extract, made by grating green plums, mixing it with small amount of water and juicing through hemp cloth, and sun-drying it.[3] The extract is kept in a glass container in a cool area, and mixed with hot water to make tea.[3]

Plum tea made with smoked plums are usually called omae-cha ("smoked plum tea").[citation needed]

See also


References

  1. Won, Ho-jung (22 April 2016). "[Weekender] Healthful Korean tea to fit every need". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. "maesil-cha" 매실차. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. 정, 동효; 윤, 백현; 이, 영희, eds. (2012). "매실차의 건강기능 효과". Cha Saenghwal Munhwa Daejeon 차생활문화대전 (in Korean). Seoul: Hong Ik Jae. ISBN 9788971433515. Retrieved 9 June 2017 via Naver.



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