''Daechu-cha'' () is a
traditional Korean tea made from
jujube
Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus '' Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
Description
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The tea is deep ruby-brown to rich dark maroon in color and is abundant in
iron
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,
potassium
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vitamins B
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It is often garnished with
pine
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nut
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* Nut (fruit), fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, or a collective noun for dry and edible fruits or seeds
* Nut (hardware), fastener used with a bolt
Nut or Nuts may also refer to:
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Preparation
There are two ways to make ''daechu-cha'': boiling dried jujubes or diluting the preserved jujubes into boiling water.
Preserved jujubes can be made by simmering dried—preferably sun-dried—jujubes on low heat for about eight hours to a day, until the liquid becomes sweet and syrupy.
A pre-made sweet jujube syrup is also commercially available in Korean grocery stores.
See also
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Daechu-gom
''Daechu-gom'' () is a Korean porridge (juk) that features jujubes.
Preparation
Washed and dried jujubes are boiled in water, strained, and sieved to remove the seeds. Sieved jujube is then boiled, with glutinous rice flour slurry added a litt ...
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Herbal tea
Korean tea
Traditional Korean medicine