Kelp tea facts for kids

"Konbucha" redirects here. For the fermented beverage, see Kombucha.

Quick facts for kids
Kelp tea
Japanese kobu-cha
Type	Herbal tea
Country of origin	Japan, China, Korea
Region of origin	East Asia
Ingredients	Kelp

Korean name
Hangul	다시마차
Hanja	---茶
Revised Romanization	dasima-cha
McCune–Reischauer	tasima-ch'a

Chinese name

Simplified Chinese

海带茶

Traditional Chinese

海帶茶

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hǎidài Chá

Kelp tea is a traditional East Asian tea made by infusing kelp in hot water. It is called kobu-cha or konbu-cha (昆布茶) in Japan, haidai-cha (海带茶) in China and dasima-cha (다시마차) in Korea.

Preparation

Korea

Either dried kelp powder or julienned kelp can be used to make the tea.

Powdered tea can be made by pan-frying and pounding cleaned and dried kelp. For a cup of hot water, two to three spoons of kelp powder is used. Optionally, sugar or honey can be added.

Alternatively, around 30 grams (1.1 oz) of cleaned kelp pieces are infused in 300–500 millilitres (11–18 imp fl oz; 10–17 US fl oz) of hot water. The kelp slices are removed after infusing, and salt is added to taste.

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