Sejak (Korean세작; Hanja細雀; lit. "thin sparrow"), also called dumul-cha (두물차; lit. "second flush tea"),[1] refers to nokcha (green tea) made of young, tender leaves and buds hand-plucked after gogu ("grain rain", 20–21 April) but before ipha ("advent of summer", 5–6 May).[2][3] Also called jakseol (작설; 雀舌; lit. "sparrow tongue") as the tea leaves are plucked when they are about the size of a sparrow's tongue,[2] sejak is best steeped at a temperature of 60–70 °C (140–158 °F).[4]

Sejak
Sejak green tea from Hadong County
TypeNokcha (green tea)
Country of origin Korea
IngredientsSecond-flush tea leaves
Korean name
Hangul
세작
Hanja
細雀
Revised Romanizationsejak
McCune–Reischauersejak
IPA[se.dʑak̚]
Alternative name
Hangul
두물차
Hanja
두물茶
Revised Romanizationdumul-cha
McCune–Reischauertumul-ch'a
IPA[tu.mul.tɕʰa]
Epithet
Hangul
작설
Hanja
雀舌
Revised Romanizationjakseol
McCune–Reischauerchaksŏl
IPA[tɕak.s͈ʌl]

References

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  1. ^ Brother Anthony of Taizé; Kyeong-hee, Hong (2007). The Korean Way of Tea: An Introductory Guide. Seoul: Seoul Selection. p. 13. ISBN 9788991913172.
  2. ^ a b Richardson, Lisa Boalt (2016) [2014]. Modern Tea: A Fresh Look at an Ancient Beverage 차 상식사전 (in Korean). Translated by 공, 민희. Seoul: Gilbut Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 9791160500370.
  3. ^ Jackson, Julie (14 June 2013). "Green as far as the eye can see". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ Kim, Young-mann, ed. (2004). "Tradition - The Way of Tea: A Lifestyle Aesthetic for Learning the Depth and Enlightenment of Life". Pictorial Korea. Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service. p. 26. OCLC 704162423.