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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. |
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| 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. |
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| The color of the tea is often a deep amber color, with a flavor that is said to be fruity with some slight spiciness and woodiness. Like similar teas such as China’s pu’erh, tteokcha is said to give the body a feeling of lightness. | | The color of the tea is often a deep amber color, with a flavor that is said to be fruity with some slight spiciness and woodiness. Like similar teas such as China’s pu’erh, tteokcha is said to give the body a feeling of lightness. |
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| + | == Further information about Korean tea == |
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| + | * [[Korean tea]] |
| + | * [[Korean tea ceremony]] |
| + | * [[Jeoncha]] |
| + | * [[Woojeon]] |
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| + | == Weblinks == |
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| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejak Wikipedia: Sejak] |
| + | * [http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130614000762 Korea Herald: “Green as Far as the Eye Can See.”] |
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| + | [[Category:Korean tea]] |
| + | [[Category:Hei Cha]] |
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