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Sejak (Korean: 세작; Hanja: 細雀; lit. "thin sparrow"), also called dumul-cha (두물차; lit. "second flush tea"), [1] refers to nokcha (green tea) made of young, tender leaves and buds hand-plucked after gogu ("grain rain", 20–21 April) but before ipha ("advent of summer", 5–6 May).
Although tea from the Camellia sinensis plant is not as popular as coffee in South Korea – with the annual South Korean tea consumption at 0.16 kg (0.35 lb) per capita, compared to 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) for coffee [10] – grain teas are served in many restaurants instead of water. [11] [12] Herbal and fruit teas are commonly served, both hot and ...
The different words for tea fall into two main groups: "te-derived" and "cha-derived" (Cantonese and Mandarin). [2]Most notably through the Silk Road; [25] global regions with a history of land trade with central regions of Imperial China (such as North Asia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East) pronounce it along the lines of 'cha', whilst most global maritime regions ...
In Korea, barley tea is called bori-cha (보리차), in which the native Korean bori (보리) means "barley" and Sino-Korean cha (Korean: 차; Hanja: 茶) shares the same Chinese character meaning "tea". In Taiwanese Hokkien, barley tea is called be̍h-á-tê (麥仔茶), in which be̍h-á (麥仔) means "barley" and tê (茶) means "tea".
Mint (mint tea), made from various mints, especially peppermint and spearmint. It is also commonly mixed with green tea, as in Maghrebi mint tea. Korean mint tea is one popular pure mint herbal tea. Mound of termites tea in Merauke; Moringa; Mountain tea, common in the Balkans and other areas of the Mediterranean region.
Omija-cha (Korean: 오미자차) or magnolia berry tea is a traditional Korean tea made from dried Schisandra berries—omija in Korean. [1] Omija means "five flavors", which are sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and pungency. [2] The tea can be made by boiling dried magnolia berries in water on low heat, then adding honey. [3]
Yuja-cha (Korean: 유자차) or yuja tea is a traditional Korean tea made by mixing hot water with yuja-cheong (yuja marmalade). [1] Yuja tea is popular throughout Korea, especially in the winter. [2] This tea is created by curing yuja into a sweet, thick, pulpy syrup. [3] It does not contain caffeine. [2]
Tea ceremony is a ritualized practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. [1] The original term from China (Chinese: 茶道 or 茶禮 or 茶艺), literally translated as either "way of tea", [2] "etiquette for tea or tea rite", [3] or "art of tea" [4] among the languages in the Sinosphere, is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and ...