Kelp tea is a traditional

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n tea made by infusing

kelp Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera. Despite its appearance, kelp is not a plant - it is a heterokont, a completely unrelated group of organisms. Kelp grows in "underwat ...

in hot water. It is called ''kobu-cha'' or ''konbu-cha'' () in Japan, ''haidai-cha'' () in China and ''dasima-cha'' () in Korea.

Preparation

Korea

Either dried

powder or

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kelp can be used to make the tea. Powdered tea can be made by pan-frying and pounding cleaned and dried kelp. For a cup of hot water, two to three spoons of kelp powder is used. Optionally, sugar or honey can be added. Alternatively, around of cleaned kelp pieces are infused in of hot water. The kelp slices are removed after infusing, and salt is added to taste.

References

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