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Korean-style serving of Plum tea

매실차 · Plum tea

Plum tea

매실차

What exactly is it?

Green-plum syrup diluted with water makes a sweet, tart fruit drink. It is closer to a fruit cordial than a leaf tea, with a pale golden or brown color. More water softens both sweetness and acidity.

Main ingredients

Green-plum syrup and water; optional ice

Ordering and serving

The syrup already contains sugar. Choose another drink for an unsweetened option, or ask for more water for a lighter taste.

Origins and changes

The drink uses syrup made by preserving green plums with sugar. That syrup can be diluted in cold or hot water and is used in cooking as well as drinks.

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Plum tea

매실차

Main ingredients
Green-plum syrup and water; optional ice
Flavor and character
Green-plum syrup diluted with water makes a sweet, tart fruit drink. It is closer to a fruit cordial than a leaf tea, with a pale golden or brown color. More water softens both sweetness and acidity.
How to eat it
The syrup already contains sugar. Choose another drink for an unsweetened option, or ask for more water for a lighter taste.
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Yuja tea

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Main ingredients
Yuzu peel and flesh, sugar or honey, and water
Flavor and character
Sweetened yuzu preserve dissolves in water to make a sweet, tart drink. Strips of peel provide fragrance and a little bitterness. Unlike a leaf infusion, it starts with a preserve already containing sugar or honey.
How to eat it
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