한국의 디저트 (Korean desserts series) : 차 (cha/tea)

Hey guys! The 2nd subject of KNOREA is Korean desserts.

Have you ever been in Korea?

or Have you seen those desserts before on Korean movies or dramas?

So from now, We are going to learn about Korean desserts.

Actually, It's just not for tips of tourism.

We would be Known about Korean culture, right? :D

Here's a Menu, but not existed in real lol..

In Korea, There's so many desserts like in your country as you know.

But, these desserts, choosing considered of popoularity to people all over the world

, are that you should eat when you visit korea.

For U guys, especially, I added the traditional desserts category like Ddeok n' jeontong-gwaja.

Just for your wide acknowledge about Korean desserts culture.

So, Let's see one by one.

From 차 category :)

<녹차(Nok-cha) : Green tea>

Many korean people loves nok-cha.

They make it so cold, then they enjoy to drink it. especially teens and youth.

Recently, they use this Nok-cha flour in many dishes and also desserts.

for example, Nokcha Ice cream and Nokcha cake or muffin.

left : Dunggule cha / right : Bori cha

<둥굴레차(Dunggule cha) : Tea of Solomon's seal>

Usually, We drink it instead of the mineral or sparkling water.

Yeah, for after meal and every day life.

Dunggule cha smells like 보리차(Bori-cha).

But, Dunggule cha has more light flavor than Bori cha.



<보리차(Bori-cha) : Barley tea>

It also uses instead of mineral water, the water for every day life.

Generally, in refrigerator of the ordinary korean house,

there's 1 or 2 bottles of bori-cha though they has the water purifier.

I don't know why it is.

I think It's just culture to korean mothers for
purpose to keep their kids healthy as they drink this cha.

Bori cha helps a digestive process actively

and also protect from diarrhea and high fever.

Driking dunggule cha is obviously great for the skin.

<오미자차(Omijacha) : tea of schisandra chinensis>

It's my favorite tea among all the korean tea.

Commonly, People makes Omijacha cold and then drink it.

Omija tastes like berries and cherries,

but it has more light flavor than berries and has own scent.

I can't explain that, I think you have to drink it, if you want to know this flavor.

Omija has so necessary nutrition for men.

It helps your stamina and protect it from wasting it away.

<유자차(Yujacha) : Citron tea>

Yuja is kind of Orange and lemon, But, we never eat it raw.

People only use it for tea.

Mixing with sugar and honey, so when it gets sticky like jam,

then we drink it as putting them into the hot water.

Yujacha tastes like boiled Lemonade :)

But, It's more sweet and It has less sourness than lemonade or orange juice.

When you see the Yujacha-mix in the bottle,

you might think that "it's lemon jam.".

Don't eat it to spread on slices of bread! lol

You just have to prepare hot water :D

<율무차(Yulmucha) : Job's-tears tea >

Korean people loves yulmucha.

Because of its sweet, aromatic and nutty flavor.

You can find it so easy.

The most easy way to find it, is "Find Tea vending machine!".

In korea, there's so many vending machine.

Most of those, the vending machines, are "Tea vending machine".

....What? How does it work?

 

If you find like this machine, then you choose what you want to drink.

then you put the coins like all the vending machine.

Finally, it makes Tea or coffee, just in 1 minutes less.

Many tea vending machine is called 커피 자판기(keopi japangi/coffee vending machine),

Definitely, Because Most beverages sold from that are kind of COFFEE.

When you walk in the street or enter any building,

you could find it so easy.

and Moreover, In the tourism bus also. :)

Maybe in there, Small sized one is placed.

<홍차(Hongcha) : Black tea, or just Tea>

Hongcha is not original tea in korea.
But, Most korean people loves it so much.

When you want to order in the Korean cafe,
If you say "홍차 주세요. (Hongcha juseyo. / Hongcha please.)",
then they make and bring the HOT black tea.

But, When you want to drink Cold version,
You have to say "아이스티 주세요. (Ice tea juseyo. / Iced tea please.)".

In korea, There are so popular 2 kind of flavor of Iced tea,
It's lemon and peach.

So when you order Iced tea, you should say with their flavor.


레몬 아이스티 주세요. (Lemon Ice tea juseyo. / Iced tea with lemon flavor please.)

복숭아 아이스티 주세요. (Bok-sung-a Ice tea juseyo. / Iced tea with peach flavor please.)




How was it?

It's helpful to enjoy your korean desserts?

In next, Ddeok n' jeontong gwaja edition will be followed.


Enjoy your own way to get known Korea~

Thank you for reading :D