Oh mi ja wha chae (Oh mi ja punch)

 

  3 tablespoons oh mi ja* (Maximowiczia chinensis)

  200 ml (about 3/4 cup) water

  1/2 cup sugar

  400 ml water

  1/4 Asian pear

  1 tablespoon pine nuts

Wash oh mi ja, drain, add 200 ml(3/4 cup) of cold water, let sit for over night.
Strain(I use coffee filter, a cheese cloth will not work~),  discard the fruits and keep the water.

Add 1/2 cup of sugar to 400 ml water, stir well. Mix with oh mi ja water.

Peel pear, slice, cut out the shape with a cookie cutter.

It can be kept in the fridge for up to a week or two.
Just add lots of ice or water, and serve.
It's sweet and sour and the color is pretty... a wonderful drink for the summer.
Kids love it, too~^^

* Oh mi ja is one of the ingredients from Chinese medicine.
It is good for thirst quench and relieving exhaustion.
When it's boiled or in warm water, they taste bitter and very sour, so soak in cold water.