I began trying to see what I could find when googling Korean tea and found an interesting article about taking in the chi of the season. I have added a link to this article but would just like to point out the respect the Koreans have for the time of year, the necessity for different energies at different times of the year and the experience of enjoying a small cup of a combination of natural herbal, nutty or fruity flavors as opposed to the sometimes large amounts of coffee that I personally am often known to consume.
The article mentions, in addition to pine nuts, apples and jojoba flavors and a variety of other fruits of the particular season we may be in at the time, the actual pieces or cuttings of fruit that is added to the tea in order to make the most of the nutritional benefits and combinations of chi that is injested for each cup of tea which the article talks about but include "warming the body from the core and reinvigorating the weary traveler"
Although juicing is very popular these days and has been for the last 2 decades or so around the world, there are different benefits that come from infusing herbs and fruits as well as adding nuts to the equation which is just another reason and way to add new variety into our social and personal enjoyment of sharing or curling up with a hot drink.
It's all about respecting and raising the consciousness while deciding what we put into our precious bodies.
I hope you enjoy the article.
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