I saw 3 types of tea at the local Korean food market that caught my interest. They came prebrewed in plastic bottles and in boxes of tea bags: barley, corn silk and bitter melon.
I tried a bottle of Lotte brand barley tea. It tasted nutty and toasty. I enjoyed it.
I’m going to try the other two next. Does the corn silk tea taste like corn? I love corn in all of its many forms so I’m really excited for this one.
I’ve never even heard of bitter melon let alone tried it in any form. I’m very curious to try bitter melon tea even though the online description doesn’t sound appealing: “…it's weedy, alkaline taste is unlike any other like fruit or vegetable" "unmistakable astringent flavor”
Which of these is your favorite? What is it about the tea that makes you like it? Flavor? Health benefits? The tea at home that you grew up with?
by ThePietje
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Barley is the best tasting to me. Corn silk does taste like corn.
Bitter melon? Let’s just say that they named that exactly the way it tastes. They did not exaggerate, either. You could spend a lifetime trying to acquire the taste for the bitter.
That said, I haven’t tried the premade tea and didn’t know if they sweetened it or not. I’m not sure if any amount of sugar would be enough!
율무차. Yoolmoo cha.
Reminds me of my childhood hanging with my grandma
you should try roasted corn tea! i prefer it over barley and corn silk
I can not eat bitter melon but the tea version is fine