Maesil-cha (매실차; 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]

Maesil-cha

Cold maesil-cha (plum tea) with pine nuts
Type	Herbal tea
Country of origin	Korea
Ingredients	Maesil (plums), maesil-cheong (plum syrup), or omae (smoked plums)

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

• Maehwa-cha – plum blossom tea
• Maesil-ju – plum wine
• Suānméitāng – Chinese sour plum drink

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