''Ujeon'' (), also called ''cheonmul-cha'' (),
refers to ''
nokcha
Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the ''Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the Tea processing#General, withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in t ...
'' (green tea) made of young, tender leaves and buds hand-plucked before ''
gogu'' ("grain rain", 20–21 April).
The delicate tea has sweet, soft, and subtle flavor profile, and is best steeped at a temperature of .
Korean ''ujeon'' is equivalent to Chinese ''
mingqian'' ("pre-
Qingming") and Japanese ''
shincha'' ("new tea").
References
Green tea
Korean tea
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