title: Kelp tea
text: # Kelp tea
  
  Kelp tea is a traditional East Asian tea made by infusing kelp in hot water. It is called kobu-cha or konbu-cha (昆布茶) in Japan, haidai-cha (海带茶) in China and dasima-cha (다시마차) in Korea.
  
  ## Preparation
  
  ### Korea
  
  Either dried kelp powder or julienned kelp can be used to make the tea.
  
  Powdered tea can be made by pan-frying and pounding cleaned and dried kelp. For a cup of hot water, two to three spoons of kelp powder is used. Optionally, sugar or honey can be added.
  
  Alternatively, around 30 grams (1.1 oz) of cleaned kelp pieces are infused in 300–500 millilitres (11–18 imp fl oz; 10–17 US fl oz) of hot water. The kelp slices are removed after infusing, and salt is added to taste.
  
  