Yujacha (Citron Tea)
Three times as much vitamin C as lemons
Since citrons are high in vitamin C, with three times as much as lemons, they are efficacious for shaking off a cold or fatigue.
| Ingredients: 600 gm citrons 500 gm sugar Some pine nuts |
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Preparation:
- Rub citrons with salt, wash in water, and dry, then cut crosses into them and peel.
- Remove the remaining white pulp from the peeled citrons to make a clear tea and divide each citrons into two or three sections.
- Slice citron peel into thin strips.
- Arrange alternate layers of citron sections and sliced peel, covering each layer with sugar.
- Leave at room temperature until the sugar has completely dissolved, then bottle and put in the refrigerator. It will become juicy in a week.
- Spoon out 1 tablespoon of the sugared citron, with juice, per cup of boiling water to make tea. A few pine nuts would be nice.
Courtesy of Korea National Tourism Organization
 Japan (Tokyo & Kyoto) |
 The Spirit of Old Japan |
