Barley tea

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Barley tea
TypeHerbal tea
Other names
  • Bori-cha
  • dàmài-chá
  • mugi-cha
  • be̍h-á-tê
OriginEast Asia
Quick descriptionTea made from roasted barley
Temperature100 °C (212 °F)
Time5–10 minutes
Barley tea
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
dàmài chá
Wade–Gilesta4 mai4 ch'a2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationdaaihmahk chàh
Jyutpingdaai6 mak6 caa4
Korean nameHangul보리차Literal meaningbarley teaJapanese nameKanji麦茶Kanaむぎちゃ

Barley tea is a

roasted-grain-based infusion made from barley. It is a staple across many East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea. It has a toasty, bitter flavor.[1]

In Korea, the tea is consumed either hot or cold, often taking the place of drinking water in many homes and restaurants.[2][3] In Japan, it is usually served cold and is a popular summertime refreshment.[4] The tea is also widely available in tea bags or bottled in Korea and Japan.[3][4]

Etymology

In

China
, barley tea is called dàmài-chá (大麦茶; 大麥茶) or mài-chá (麦茶; 麥茶), in which dàmài (大麦; 大麥) or mài (麦; 麥) means "barley" and chá (茶) means "tea".

In Japan, barley tea is called mugi-cha (麦茶), which shares the same Chinese characters as Chinese mài-chá (麦茶; 麥茶), or mugi-yu (麦湯; むぎゆ), in which yu (湯; ゆ) also means "hot water".

In Korea, barley tea is called bori-cha (보리차), in which the native Korean bori (보리) means "barley" and Sino-Korean cha (차; 茶) shares the same Chinese character meaning "tea".

In Taiwanese Hokkien, barley tea is called be̍h-á-tê (麥仔茶), in which be̍h-á (麥仔) means "barley" and tê (茶) means "tea".

History

The

Heian Period.[5][6] Samurai began to consume it in Sengoku period.[7][6] During the Edo period, street stalls specializing in barley tea became popular among the common people.[8][9][6]

Availability

Roasted barley grains
A tea bag for a jar of barley tea

The tea can be prepared by boiling roasted unhulled barley kernels in water or brewing roasted and ground barley in hot water. In

PET bottles
.

Bottled tea

Bottled barley tea is sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, and in vending machines in Japan and Korea. Sold mostly in PET bottles, cold barley tea is a very popular summertime drink in Japan.[4] In Korea, hot barley tea in heat-resistant PET bottles is also found in vending machines and in heated cabinets in convenience stores.[10]

Blended barley and similar teas

In

memil-cha
(buckwheat tea).

Roasted barley tea, sold in ground form and sometimes combined with chicory or other ingredients, is also sold as a coffee substitute.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Allan, M. Carrie; Allan, M. Carrie (22 May 2016). "What's better than a tall glass of iced tea? One with booze stirred in". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8048-4271-6
    . Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Won, Ho-jung (22 April 2016). "[Weekender] Healthful Korean tea to fit every need". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Beseel, Casey (16 July 2015). "Japan's barley soda is so weird in so many ways, yet so right in one 【Taste test】". RocketNews24. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ 源順, 和妙類聚抄, 承平(931AD - 938AD)
  6. ^ a b c http://www.mugicya.or.jp/history/ 全国麦茶工業共同組合, 麦茶の歴史
  7. ^ 北野大茶湯の記, 16 century
  8. ^ 人見必大, 本朝食鑑, 1967
  9. ^ 達磨屋活東子 達磨屋五一, 燕石十種, 第五 寛天見聞記, 1857 - 1863
  10. ^ 이, 주현 (28 November 2016). "웅진식품, '하늘보리' 온장 제품 출시…동절기 포트폴리오 강화" [Woongjin Food launches hot 'Haneul Bori', augmenting winter portfolio]. The Asia Economy Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  11. ISBN 978-1-85166-103-9
    .
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