Plum blossom tea facts for kids
Type | Tea |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Ingredients | Plum flowers |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 매화차 |
Hanja | 梅花茶 |
Revised Romanization | maehwa-cha |
McCune–Reischauer | maehwa-ch'a |
Maehwa-cha (Hangul: 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. During the early spring, half-open buds of plum blossoms are picked, dried, and preserved in honey. 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. The tea can be enjoyed after one to two minutes of steeping.
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Maehwa-cha (plum blossom tea) enjoyed with hwajeon (flower pancakes)
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