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Yuja tea

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What exactly is it?

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.

Main ingredients

Yuzu peel and flesh, sugar or honey, and water

Ordering and serving

Ask whether it is available hot or iced. Request less preserve for lower sweetness; the sugar usually cannot be removed from the prepared base.

Origins and changes

Yuzu grown along Korea’s southern coast is preserved with sugar or honey for later use. The peel-containing preserve supplies both flavor and sweetness, adjusted by dilution.

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