Tea made from lotus leaves, flowers, roots, seeds, or fruit
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Lotus tea is an infusion made from lotus leaves, flowers, roots, fruit, seeds, or embryos. It is known as liánchá (莲茶, 蓮茶, [ljɛ̌n.ʈʂʰǎ]) in Chinese and yeoncha (연차, 蓮茶, [jʌn.tɕʰa]) in Korean. It is also known as trà seninVietnamese.
Lotus leaf tea, called yeonnip-cha (연잎차[jʌn.nip̚.tɕʰa]) in Korean, is a tea made from young leaves of lotus.[1] Leaves for lotus tea are often heat-treated (either by steaming or roasting) before being dried.[1] Sometimes, fresh leaves are also infused as tea. 6–12 g (0.21–0.42 oz) of dried leaves or 15–20 g (0.53–0.71 oz) or fresh leaves are simmered in 600 ml (21 imp fl oz; 20 US fl oz) of water over low heat to produce two to three cups tea.[2]
Lotus flower tea, called yeonkkot-cha (연꽃차, [jʌn.k͈ot̚.tɕʰa]) or yeonhwa-cha (연화차, 蓮花茶, [jʌn.ɦwa.tɕʰa]) in Korean, is a tea made from lotus flower.[3] Often, a fresh whole flower is used to make tea. In Korean temple cuisine, this type of lotus flower tea symbolizes the blossoming of Buddhist enlightenment.[4] Otherwise, 4–8 g (0.14–0.28 oz) of dried petals can be simmered in 600 ml (21 imp fl oz; 20 US fl oz) of water over low heat to make two to three cups or of tea.[2]
Lotus seed tea, called yeonbap-cha (연밥차, [jʌn.bap̚.tɕʰa]), yeonssi-cha (연씨차, [jʌn.s͈i.tɕʰa]), or yeonja-cha (연자차, 蓮子茶, [jʌn.dʑa.tɕʰa]) in Korean, is a tea made by infusing lotus seeds, which are steamed and dried.[2] For two to three cups of tea, 5–10 g (0.18–0.35 oz) of lotus seeds are simmered in 600 ml (21 imp fl oz; 20 US fl oz) water over low heat.[2]
Lotus root tea, called yeongeun-cha (연근차, 蓮根茶, [jʌn.ɡɯn.tɕʰa]) in Korean, is a tea made by infusing dried lotus root (rhizome) slices or mixing lotus root powder in hot water.[6] Lotus root powder for tea can be made by either by drying lotus root juice, or grinding dried lotus root slices into powder.[2]
