What You Need to Know
Cheong is a name for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves. In Korean cuisine, cheong is used as a tea base, as a honey or sugar substitute in cooking, as a condiment, and also as an alternative medicine to treat the common cold and other minor illnesses.
Steps
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Yuja-cheong (Korea): Base for traditional tea
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Maesil-cheong (Korea): Sweetener in sauces
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Honey citron tea (China): Cold remedy