Doncha

This article is about Korean tea. For a song, see Doncha?
Doncha
TypePost-fermented tea
Other names
  • Cheongtae-jeon
  • jeoncha
OriginKorea
Quick descriptionCoin-shaped post-fermented tea
Temperature85–95 °C (185–203 °F)
Time5‒10 minutes
Korean name
Hangul
돈차
Hanja
돈茶
Revised Romanizationdoncha
McCune–Reischauertonch'a
IPA[ton.tɕʰa]
Alternative name
Hangul
전차
Hanja
錢茶
Revised Romanizationjeoncha
McCune–Reischauerchŏnch'a
IPA[tɕʌn.tɕʰa]
Alternative name
Hangul
청태전
Hanja
靑苔錢
Revised Romanizationcheongtaejeon
McCune–Reischauerch'ŏngt'aejŏn
IPA[tɕʰʌŋ.tʰɛ.dʑʌn]

Doncha (Korean: 돈차; lit. "money tea"),[1] also called jeoncha (전차; 錢茶; lit. "money tea"),[2] is a coin-shaped post-fermented tea produced in Korea. The tea has been called cheongtae-jeon (청태전; 靑苔錢; lit. "green moss coin") in the Jangheung region in South Jeolla Province.[3][4]

  1. ^ "doncha" 돈차. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ "jeoncha" 전차. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ 이, 영근 (9 April 2014). "[국내여행]그 분을 만나러 가는 여행…장흥돈차 청태전 복원 주인공 '김수희'". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Don Tea". Slow Food Foundation. Retrieved 22 March 2017.