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'''Tteokcha''' (떡차/rice cake tea), also known as byeongcha (병차/餠茶/cake tea) is a variety of post-fermented tea prepared as a tea brick. | '''Tteokcha''' (떡차 / rice cake tea), also known as byeongcha (병차/餠茶 / cake tea) is a variety of post-fermented tea prepared as a tea brick. | ||
Tea bricks, or cakes, were introduced to Korean from China during the third century BCE. The name byeongcha is the Korean pronunciation of this variety of tea's Chinese name, bingcha. | Tea bricks, or cakes, were introduced to Korean from China during the third century BCE. The name byeongcha is the Korean pronunciation of this variety of tea's Chinese name, bingcha. | ||