Yujacha

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Yujacha
Hangul 유자차
Hanja 柚子
Revised Romanization Yujacha
McCune–Reischauer Yujach‘a

Yujacha or yuja cha (citron tea) is a traditional Korean tea (herbal tea) made from the citrus fruit yuzu. Yuja (유자) fruit is thinly sliced with its peel and combined with honey or sugar, prepared as fruit preserves or marmalade. The fruit is so prepared because of its otherwise sour and somewhat bitter taste. Though the word Yuzu is sometimes translated into English as citron, the citron and the yuzu are distinct types of citrus fruits.

To prepare as a beverage, a tablespoon of yucheong (유청, thick, yellow syrupy yuja) is stirred into a cup of (usually) hot water. Yujacha can either be made at home or purchased in glass jars.

Yujacha is used as a herbal remedy for the common cold and similar winter illnesses.[citation needed]

Ingredients

  • 600 grams of citrons
  • 500 grams of sugar
  • Pine nuts (an optional garnish)[1]

Types of Yuja cha

Yuja cha is a Korean traditional tea made of Yuja. To make this tea, we need Yuja rind and Yujacheong. There are severalways of making Yuja cha, one is putting two or three pieces of Yuja in boiled water the other one is just boiling rind of Yuja. Another uses Yujacheong, widely and generally popular because Yujacheong is easy to store.

Origin of Yuja in Korea

Yuja first came to Korea in the age of Silla, the second year of king 문무 (Munmu). A person named 장보고 (Jangbogo) was carrying Yuja from China to Korea, then a sudden storm hit the boat when he was about to arrive at the Southern coast of Korea. That shock crushed Yuja and the seeds went into the bottom of the man’s coat. All the way he went through wearing his coat in Southern part of Korea the Yuja tree became prevalent later.

How to make Yuja cha

To make Yuja cha, first split the peel and inside of the Yuja and preserve them separately in sugar. After a while boil the inside in water. Then slice the peel and pour the boiled water in a cup. In addition, there we need a table spoon of Yujacheong, which is made of marinated Yuja in honey and stored in a glass of jar for four or five months. In past, people used to marinate Yuja in late fall and drink it as a tea with hot water in winter and cold water in summer. People now have jars of Yujacheong at home and drink Yuja cha whenever they want.

How to make Yujacheong

First, wash Yuja in warm salt water and dry it. When it is dried, cut it in half and cut into slices in about 0.5 cm thickness. Then get a glass jar, first put 5 cm thickness of prepared Yuja into the jar and cover it with sugar or honey. Repeat this until the jar is full and keep it in a cool place. Generally two or three days after storing, it is edible.

Benefits of Yuja cha

Yuja cha is good for colds, coughs, headaches and chills because it contains a lot of vitamin C, which is effective in preventing colds and fatigue recovery.[citation needed] It can also help people recover from colds quickly, by causing perspiration to bring down a fever. It also helps soothe the inflammation in throats and coughs.[citation needed]

Similar teas

Other popular hot Korean teas include daechucha (jujube tea), googijacha (goji berry tea, also known as Chinese matrimony vine tea), insamcha (ginseng tea), nokcha (green tea), omijacha ("five-taste" tea, from the fruit of Schisandra chinensis), sangangcha (ginger tea), and yulmucha (Job's Tears tea).[2]

Both boricha (roast barley tea) and oksusucha (roast corn tea) are also served cold.[2]

A similar marmalade-like drink concentrate is made from calamansi in the Philippines.

References

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