Plum blossom tea

Maehwa-cha (매화차; 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]

Maehwa-cha
TypeTea
Country of origin Korea
IngredientsPlum flowers
Korean name
Hangul
매화차
Hanja
梅花茶
Revised Romanizationmaehwa-cha
McCune–Reischauermaehwa-ch'a
IPA[mɛ.ɦwa.tɕʰa]
  • Maehwa-cha (plum blossom tea) enjoyed with hwajeon (flower pancakes)
    Maehwa-cha (plum blossom tea) enjoyed with hwajeon (flower pancakes)

See also

References
  1. "maehwa-cha" 매화차. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Korean Tea Time". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 1 April 2017. 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.
  3. "maehwa-cha" 매화차. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 1 April 2017.


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