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Type | Tea |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Ingredients | Plum flowers |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 매화차 |
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Hanja | 梅花茶 |
Revised Romanization | maehwa-cha |
McCune–Reischauer | maehwa-ch'a |
IPA | [mɛ.ɦwa.tɕʰa] |
Maehwa-cha ( Korean: 매화차; Hanja: 梅花茶) or plum blossom tea is a traditional Korean tea made by infusing dried flowers of Korean plum in hot water. [1] [2] During the early spring, half-open buds of plum blossoms are picked, dried, and preserved in honey. [3] It is served, with ten flowers in a teapot and by pouring 50 millilitres (1.8 imp fl oz; 1.7 US fl oz) of hot water. [3] The tea can be enjoyed after one to two minutes of steeping. [3]
Some of the popular tea are Maehwa-cha, Asian plum flower tea which relieves neurotic sensitivity and Bori-cha, Roasted barley tea that helps digestion.
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Type | Tea |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Ingredients | Plum flowers |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 매화차 |
---|---|
Hanja | 梅花茶 |
Revised Romanization | maehwa-cha |
McCune–Reischauer | maehwa-ch'a |
IPA | [mɛ.ɦwa.tɕʰa] |
Maehwa-cha ( Korean: 매화차; Hanja: 梅花茶) or plum blossom tea is a traditional Korean tea made by infusing dried flowers of Korean plum in hot water. [1] [2] During the early spring, half-open buds of plum blossoms are picked, dried, and preserved in honey. [3] It is served, with ten flowers in a teapot and by pouring 50 millilitres (1.8 imp fl oz; 1.7 US fl oz) of hot water. [3] The tea can be enjoyed after one to two minutes of steeping. [3]
Some of the popular tea are Maehwa-cha, Asian plum flower tea which relieves neurotic sensitivity and Bori-cha, Roasted barley tea that helps digestion.