How To Make Sakura Tea with Pickled Cherry Blossoms
Sakura tea is the perfect drink to go with Japanese sweets. This tea is made with pickled cherry blossoms and is very different than other flower or herbal teas. Try pairing it with some Japanese sweets such as wagashi or daifuku.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword cherry blossoms, drinks
Servings 1
Author Jan Chan
Ingredients
1-2pcspickled cherry blossoms
hot water
sugar (to taste)
Instructions
Using a pair of chopsticks, take out 1 to 2 salt pickled cherry blossoms from the package and remove some of the excess salt.
Place the pickled cherry blossoms in the 1st cup. Add about 1/4-1/3 cup of hot water. Let this steep for about 1 minute.
Add some hot water to the 2nd cup. Using a spoon, transfer the cherry blossom from the 1st cup to the 2nd cup. Add more hot water to make 3/4 cup. Let the tea steep for another 1-2 minutes.
The sakura tea is now ready. Adjust the strength of the tea by adding more water from the first cup (step 2). You can also add a bit of sugar to taste.