| Tea Name: | Buckwheat tea |
| Tea Type: | Herbal tea |
| Tea Image: | Memil-cha (buckwheat tea).jpg |
| Tea Origin: | East Asia |
| Tea Quick: | Tea made from roasted buckwheat |
| Tea Time: | 2‒4 minutes |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 메밀차 |
| Hanja: | 메밀茶 |
| Rr: | memil-cha |
| Mr: | memil-ch'a |
| Koreanipa: | pronounced as /ko/ |
Buckwheat tea, known as memil-cha (Korean: 메밀차) in Korea, soba-cha (Japanese: そば茶) in Japan, and kuqiao-cha in China, is a tea made from roasted buckwheat.[1] Like other traditional Korean teas, memil-cha can be drunk either warm or cold and is sometimes served in place of water.[2] [3] Recently, tartari buckwheat grown in Gangwon Province is popular for making memil-cha, as it is nuttier and contains more rutin.
Buckwheat is husked, cooked, and dried then pan-fried without oil.[4] [5] For one part of buckwheat, ten parts of water are used. of roasted buckwheat is added to water and infused for 2–4 minutes.