Type | Herbal tea |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Ingredients | Maesil (plums), maesil-cheong (plum syrup), or omae (smoked plums) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 매실차 |
---|---|
Hanja | 梅實茶 |
Revised Romanization | maesil-cha |
McCune–Reischauer | maesil-ch'a |
IPA | [mɛ.ɕil.tɕʰa] |
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]
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]
Type | Herbal tea |
---|---|
Country of origin | Korea |
Ingredients | Maesil (plums), maesil-cheong (plum syrup), or omae (smoked plums) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 매실차 |
---|---|
Hanja | 梅實茶 |
Revised Romanization | maesil-cha |
McCune–Reischauer | maesil-ch'a |
IPA | [mɛ.ɕil.tɕʰa] |
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]
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]