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[[File:Woojeon.jpg|thumb|Woojeon tea]] | [[File:Woojeon.jpg|thumb|Woojeon tea]] | ||
'''Sejak''' (세작, 細雀/ "Thin sparrow tongue" | '''Sejak''' (세작, 細雀/ "Thin sparrow tongue"), dumul-cha (두물차) or jakseol (작설/雀舌/"sparrow tongue") is a grade of [[green tea]] produced from the tender, soft, young buds that have been hand-picked after the mid-April rains, known in Korean as gogu (곡우/穀雨) and before early May's ipha (입하/立夏) which marks the beginning of summer in traditional East Asian culture. | ||
Sejak tea can be produced from any green tea harvested within the periods between gogu and ipha. Sejak is the second pluck of green tea leaves after [[woojeon]], which is the first pluck that takes place on or before gogu. Tea farms across Korea produce sejak tea including the farms on Jeju island, Hadong county, and Boseong county. | Sejak tea can be produced from any green tea harvested within the periods between gogu and ipha. Sejak is the second pluck of green tea leaves after [[woojeon]], which is the first pluck that takes place on or before gogu. Tea farms across Korea produce sejak tea including the farms on Jeju island, Hadong county, and Boseong county. | ||