Green tea
(simplified Chinese: 绿茶; traditional Chinese: 綠茶; pinyin: lǜchá; Japanese: 緑茶; ryokucha) is a “true” tea, meaning it is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis, that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East. (more…)
Tea cultivation only began in Taiwan in the mid 19th century and many teas that were produced in Fujian have been since also produced there. Since the 1970s, teas and the industry in Taiwan has developed swiftly and substantially, alongside with the emerging economy. Accordingly, the major buyers of Taiwan tea are usually in the domestic market, with very small quantity left for foreign market. (more…)
There are many varieties of Oolong tea from China and Taiwan. There following are the major varieties available in the market. (more…)
Oolong (Chinese: 烏龍; pinyin: wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese type of tea somewhere in between green and black in oxidation, ranging from 10% to 70% oxidation.[1] In Chinese tea culture, semi-oxidized oolong teas are collectively grouped as qingcha (青茶, literally: blue-green tea).[2] (more…)
Raw pu-erh and Máochá
After picking appropriate tender leaves, the first step in making raw or ripened pu-erh is converting the leaf to máochá (青毛茶 or 毛茶; literally, “light green rough tea” or “rough tea” respectively). (more…)
Pu-erh tea is traditionally made with leaves from old wild tea trees of a variety known as “broad leaf tea” (Traditional: 大 葉 Simplified: 大 叶, dà yè) or Camellia sinensis var. assamica, which is found in southwest China as well as the bordering tropical regions in Burma, Vietnam, Laos, and the very eastern parts of India. The shoots and young leaves from this varietal are often covered with fine hairs, with the pekoe (two leaves and a bud) larger than other tea varietals. (more…)
The tea leaves from China was then imported to various countries like England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Holland and the Southeast Asian countries. (more…)
Who would have thought that Tea would influence the economical, political and global changes of the world. Tea was first introduced by China. Later, similar tea leaves were discovered in India and Sri Lanka. Today’s blog is about Chinese Tea. (more…)
