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{{Short description|Korean traditional fruit or flower drinks}}
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| hangul     = 화채
| hanja      = 花菜
| rr         = hwachae
| mr         = hwach'ae
| koreanipa  = {{IPA|ko|hwa.tɕʰɛ|}}
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'''''Hwachae''''' ({{Korean|hangul=화채|hanja=花菜}}) is a general term for traditional [[Korea]]n [[punch (drink)|punch]]es, made with various [[fruit]]s or [[edible flower]] petals. The fruits and flowers are soaked in [[honey]]ed water or honeyed [[omija-cha|magnolia berry juice]].<ref name="AT">{{Cite web|url=http://www.foodinkorea.org/eng_food/korfood/korfood9_2.jsp|title=Kind of Eumcheongryu: Hwachae (Honeyed juice mixed with fruits)|website=Food in Korea|publisher=Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415182033/http://www.foodinkorea.org/eng_food/korfood/korfood9_2.jsp|archive-date=15 April 2009|access-date=21 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="Yoon">{{Cite news|url=http://koreana.kf.or.kr/viewPdf.asp?filename=2005_SUMMER_E076.pdf|title=Hwachae: Refreshing Beverages to Beat the Summer Heat|last=Yoon|first=Sook-ja|date=Summer 2005|work=[[Koreana (magazine)|Koreana]]|access-date=25 April 2013|issue=19|pages=76–79|author-link=Yoon Sook-ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170715/http://koreana.kf.or.kr/viewPdf.asp?filename=2005_SUMMER_E076.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Jung">{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-korean-drinks/index.html|title=Best Korean drinks -- from banana milk to hangover juice|last=Jung|first=Alex|date=13 July 2017|work=[[CNN Travel]]|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> In modern South Korea, [[carbonated drink]]s and fruit juices are also commonly added to ''hwachae''.<ref name="Goh">{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/toast-the-festive-season-five-cocktail-recipes|title=Toast the festive season: Five cocktail recipes|last=Goh|first=Kenneth|date=20 December 2015|work=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ro">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140718000932|title=Hwachae (Korean traditional fruit punch)|last=Ro|first=Hyo-sun|date=18 July 2014|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> Hwachae is often garnished with [[pine nut]]s before it is served.
== Types ==
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It is said that there are around thirty types of traditional ''hwachae''.<ref name="Yoon" />
=== Fruit ===
[[File:Korean pear punch-Baehwachae-01.jpg|thumb|''Bae-hwachae'' (pear punch)]]
[[File:Korean fruit punch-Milgam hwachae-01.jpg|thumb|''Milgam-hwachae'' (citrus punch)]]
[[File:Subak-hwachae.jpg|thumb|''[[Subak-hwachae]]'' (watermelon punch)]]
* ''Aengdu-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|앵두화채}}; "cherry punch") – made with [[Prunus tomentosa|Korean cherries]] and honeyed water.<ref name="Doo" /> It is associated with [[Dano (Korean festival)|Dano]], the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
* ''Bae-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|배화채}}; "pear punch") – made with flower-shaped pieces of [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Korean pear]] and honeyed [[omija-cha|magnolia berry juice]].<ref name="Doo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000864631|title=Hwachae|website=[[Doopedia]]|publisher=[[Doosan Corporation]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:화채|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Baesuk]]'' ({{lang|ko|배숙}}) – boiled pear punch.
* ''Boksunga-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|복숭아화채}}; "peach punch") – made with [[peach]] preserved in honey and sugared water.<ref name="AT" />
* ''Chamoe-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|참외화채}}; "melon punch") – made with [[Korean melon]] slices, [[cherry|cherries]], [[celery]] slices, and honeyed magnolia berry juice.
* ''Cheondoboksunga-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|천도복숭아화채}}; "nectarine punch") – made with [[nectarine]] preserved in honey and sugared water.
* ''Milgam-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|밀감화채}}; "citrus punch") – also called ''gyul-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|귤화채}}); made with [[citrus fruit]]—usually [[Citrus × natsudaidai|summer orange]]— pieces, in the fruit's juice mixed with lemon juice, sugar, and water.<ref name="Doo" /> It is a local specialty of [[Jeju Island]], where summer oranges and most other citrus fruits are cultivated.<ref name="Kim">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/08/5-cooling-korean-punches-to-soothe-your-heatstroke.html|title=5 Cooling Korean Punches to Soothe Your Heat Stroke|last=Kim|first=Dakota|date=4 August 2015|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
* ''Mogwa-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|모과화채}}; "quince punch") – made with [[Pseudocydonia sinensis|Chinese quince]] slices preserved with [[Citrus unshiu|hardy mandarin]] slices in sugar and honeyed water, consumed after 20 days.
* ''[[Omija-hwachae]]'' ({{lang|ko|오미자화채}}; "magnolia berry punch") – made with honeyed [[omija-cha|magnolia berry juice]] and decorative slices of [[Korean pear]].
* ''Podo-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|포도화채}}; "grape punch") – made with peeled [[grape]] boiled in sugared water, cherries, and honeyed water.
* ''Sagwa-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|사과화채}}; "apple punch") – made with flower-shaped pieces of [[apple]] and honeyed [[omija-cha|magnolia berry juice]].
* ''Sansa-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|산사화채}}; "hawthorn punch") – made with jellied [[Crataegus pinnatifida|mountain hawthorn]], called ''[[gwapyeon|sansa-pyeon]]'', sliced and floated in honeyed water.
* ''Sanddalgi-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|산딸기화채}}; "raspberry punch") – made with [[Rubus crataegifolius|Korean raspberries]] and honeyed water. It is associated with ''[[Yudu (festival)|Yudu]]'', the fifteenth day of the sixth lunar month.
* ''[[Subak-hwachae]]'' ({{lang|ko|수박화채}}; "watermelon punch") – made with scooped or sliced [[watermelon]] pieces, bits of other fruits, ice cubes, and honeyed watermelon juice. It is a popular summertime refreshment.<ref name="Ro" /><ref name="Lee">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/07/20/beat-summer-heat-korean-styled-watermelon-punch-subak-hwachae/|title=Beat the summer heat with a Korean-styled watermelon punch — subak hwachae|last=Lee|first=Christine|date=20 July 2017|work=[[The Daily Californian]]|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
* ''Ddalgi-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|딸기화채}}; "strawberry punch") – made with [[strawberry|strawberries]].<ref name="AT" />
* ''[[Yuja-hwachae]]'' ({{lang|ko|유자화채}}; "yuja punch") – made with [[Citrus junos|yuja]] and [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Korean pear]], both thinly julienned, and [[pomegranate]] and honeyed water.<ref name="AT" />
=== Flower ===
Flower petals are coated with mung bean starch and blanched, cooled in ice water, and drained before being put in ''hwachae''.<ref name="AT" /> Flower hwachae is usually topped with [[pine nut]]s.
* ''Jangmi-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|장미화채}}; "rose punch") – made with [[rose]] petals and honeyed [[omija-cha|magnolia berry juice]].<ref name="AT" />
* ''[[Jindallae-hwachae]]'' ({{lang|ko|진달래화채}}; "rhododendron punch") – made with [[Rhododendron mucronulatum|Korean rhododendron]] petals and honeyed magnolia berry juice.<ref name="Doo" /> It is associated with [[Samjinnal]], the third day of the third lunar month.<ref name="Yoon" />
* ''Songhwa-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|송화화채}}; "pine pollen punch") – also called ''songhwa-su'' ({{lang|ko|송화수}}) or ''songhwa-milsu'' ({{lang|ko|송화밀수}}); made with dried [[pollen]] of [[Pinus densiflora|Korean red pine]] and honeyed water.<ref name="Doo" /> It is a local specialty of [[Gangwon Province (historical)|Gangwon Province]].
* ''[[Songhwa-milsu]]'' ({{lang|ko|송화밀수}}) – traditional drink made of pine flower pollen (songhwa) and honey.
* ''Sunchae-hwachae'' ({{lang|ko|순채화채}}; "water-shield punch") – made with [[Brasenia schreberi|water-shield]] leaves and honeyed water or honeyed magnolia berry juice.
=== Noodle ===
* ''Changmyeon'' ({{lang|ko|창면}}; "noodle punch") – cool dessert for summer, consisting of noodles made with mung bean starch and omija juice.<ref name="Yoon" />
* ''Hwamyeon'' ({{lang|ko|화면}}; "flower noodle punch") – cool noodle soup almost similar to ''changmyeon'' except the addition of edible flower petals.<ref name="AT" />
=== Grain ===
* ''[[Sudan (beverage)|Sudan]]'' – ({{lang|ko|수단}}) – grain cake punch.
== References ==
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