Yujacha

Yujacha or yuja cha (citron tea) is a traditional Korean tea (herbal tea) made from the citrus fruit yuzu. Yuja (유자) fruit is thinly sliced with its peel and combined with honey or sugar, prepared as fruit preserves or marmalade. The fruit is so prepared because of its otherwise sour and somewhat bitter taste. Though the word Yuzu is sometimes translated into English as citron, the citron and the yuzu are distinct types of citrus fruits.

To prepare as a beverage, a tablespoon of yucheong (유청, thick, yellow syrupy yuja) is stirred into a cup of (usually) hot water. Yujacha can either be made at home or purchased in glass jars.

Yujacha is used as a herbal remedy for the common cold and similar winter illnesses.

Ingredients

Types of Yuja cha

Yuja cha is a Korean traditional tea made of Yuja. To make this tea, we need Yuja rind and Yujacheong. There are severalways of making Yuja cha, one is putting two or three pieces of Yuja in boiled water the other one is just boiling rind of Yuja. Another uses Yujacheong, widely and generally popular because Yujacheong is easy to store.