Tea Name: | Persimmon leaf tea |
Tea Type: | Herbal tea |
Tea Image: | Gamnip-cha 2.jpg |
Tea Origin: | Korea |
Tea Names: | Gamnip-cha |
Tea Quick: | Tea made from Oriental persimmon leaves |
Tea Time: | 15 minutes |
Korean name | |
Hangul: | 감잎차 |
Hanja: | 감잎茶 |
Rr: | gamnip-cha |
Mr: | kamnip-ch'a |
Koreanipa: | pronounced as /ko/ |
Gamnip-cha or persimmon leaf tea[1] [2] is a traditional Korean tea made from the dried leaves of Oriental persimmon.
Young leaves are picked in May or June, washed, and dried for two to three days in shade.[3] Dried leaves are usually cut into small pieces and steamed, and dried again. To make the tea, 2- of the dried leaves are brewed for 15 minutes in of water which was boiled and cooled to . A drop of maesil-ju (plum liquor) or yuja-cheong (yuja marmalade) can be added to the tea when served.