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Tea culture

Boricha on the table, green tea in the hills — not every meal is soju.

The default pot

Home water is often roasted barley tea 보리차 or corn tea, served cold or hot, unsweetened. Ceremonial green tea is a different register. Soju pages get the tourists; barley tea is what children drink with rice.