''Jujube Tea'' is a
traditional Chinese tea made from
jujube
Jujube (UK ; US or ), sometimes jujuba, 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. It is often confused wit ...
s.
The tea is deep ruby-brown to rich dark maroon in color and is abundant in
iron
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,
potassium
Potassium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol K (from Neo-Latin ) and atomic number19. It is a silvery white metal that is soft enough to easily cut with a knife. Potassium metal reacts rapidly with atmospheric oxygen to ...
, and
vitamins B and
C.
It is often garnished with
pine
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nuts.
Preparation
There are two ways to make ''Jujube Tea'': 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 Chinese grocery stores.
References
{{Herbal teas
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Traditional Chinese medicine