Plum blossom tea

Maehwa-cha (Korean: 매화차; Hanja: 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

Type	Tea
Country of origin	Korea
Ingredients	Plum flowers

Korean name
Hangul	매화차
Hanja	梅花茶
Revised Romanization	maehwa-cha
McCune–Reischauer	maehwa-ch'a
IPA	[mɛ.ɦwa.tɕʰa]

Gallery

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  Maehwa-cha (plum blossom tea) enjoyed with hwajeon (flower pancakes)

See also

• Maesil-cha, Korean plum tea
• Suānméitāng, Chinese sour plum drink