Jujube tea

{{Short description|Traditional Chinese tea made from jujubes}}

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Jujube Tea is a traditional Chinese tea made from jujubes.{{Cite news|last=Won|first=Ho-jung|title=[Weekender] Healthful Korean tea to fit every need|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160422000853|work=The Korea Herald|date=22 April 2016|accessdate=20 August 2017}} The tea is deep ruby-brown to rich dark maroon in color and is abundant in iron, potassium, and vitamins B and C.{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-korean-drinks/index.html|title=Best Korean drinks -- from banana milk to hangover juice|last=Jung|first=Alex|date=13 July 2017|work=CNN Travel|accessdate=20 August 2017}} It is often garnished with pine nuts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110218000692|title=Korean teas, not just green|last=Oh|first=Jean|date=18 February 2011|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=17 May 2017}}

Preparation

There are two ways to make Jujube Tea: boiling dried jujubes or diluting the preserved jujubes into boiling water.{{Cite web|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000835408|title=Daechu-cha|website=Doopedia|publisher=Doosan Corporation|language=ko|script-title=ko:대추차|access-date=7 December 2009}} Preserved jujubes can be made by simmering dried—preferably sun-dried—jujubes on low heat for about eight hours to a day, until the liquid becomes sweet and syrupy.{{Cite news|last=Kim|first=Dakota|title=10 Strange and Wonderful Korean Teas|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/10/10-strange-and-wonderful-korean-teas.html|work=Paste|date=22 October 2015|accessdate=20 August 2017}} A pre-made sweet jujube syrup is also commercially available in Chinese grocery stores.{{Cite news|url=https://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/December-2014/What-The-Heck-Is-A-Jujube/|title=What The Heck Is A Jujube?|last=Turiano|first=John Bruno|date=25 November 2014|work=Westchester Magazine|accessdate=20 August 2017}}

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