Maesil-cha (Korean: 매실차; Hanja: 梅實茶) or plum tea is a traditional Korean tea made from maesil (fresh plums), omae (smoked plums), or maesil-cheong (plum syrup).[1][2]
Most commonly, maesil-cha is made by mixing maesil-cheong (plum syrup) with hot or cold water.[2]
Sometimes, plum tea is made with plum extract, made by grating green plums, mixing it with small amount of water and juicing through hemp cloth, and sun-drying it.[3] The extract is kept in a glass container in a cool area, and mixed with hot water to make tea.[3]
Plum tea made with smoked plums are usually called omae-cha ("smoked plum tea").[citation needed]