''Sejak'' (), also called ''dumul-cha'' (),
refers to ''
nokcha
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from ''Camellia sinensis'' leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China, and since then ...
'' (green tea) made of young, tender leaves and buds hand-plucked after ''
gogu'' ("grain rain", 20–21 April) but before ''
ipha'' ("advent of summer", 5–6 May).
Also called ''jakseol'' () as the tea leaves are plucked when they are about the size of a
sparrow
Sparrow may refer to:
Birds
* Old World sparrows, family Passeridae
* New World sparrows, family Passerellidae
* two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae:
** Java sparrow
** Timor sparrow
* Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hedg ...
's tongue,
''sejak'' is best steeped at a temperature of .
References
Green tea
Korean tea
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