China's tea culture is over 4,000 years old, and it is China that has given the world the best and most valuable tea varieties. He also taught to drink tea aesthetically, turning the ceremony into a real meditative ritual.
To thoroughly study Chinese tea , some have little life, but by analyzing the basic classification, even an ignorant person can understand what's what.
The most interesting thing is that all the variety of teas arises in the process of cultivation and processing, and initially the raw materials are mined from one tea bush & ndash; Cam & eacute; llia sin & eacute; nsis, although more than 250 species are known. Both premium exclusive, sold at closed auctions, and artificially flavored tea bags & nbsp; can be made in the same tea factories.
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Chinese tea processing methods
Depending on the method of processing the tea leaf, a drink is obtained that has different properties: it can be translucent or dark in color, light or viscous in taste, smell like flowers or give off smoky notes. The main thing in tea classification & ndash; is the oxidation state of the sheet.
By fermentation distinguish:
❖ Белый чай
Refers to the elite and most expensive. Only non-decayed white pile buds and the first soft green leaf are collected by hand. It is dried in an oven at low temperatures, preserving all useful and aromatic substances as much as possible. It has a delicate fruity floral aroma and an exquisite subtle taste with honey notes. Exclusive. Dear.
❖ Green tea
Has more than 1000 species. The most popular tea in China. Undergoes minimal fermentation (up to 10-15%), has a bright bouquet of taste and aroma. After oxidation and drying, it retains all natural valuable substances, tones and invigorates due to the high caffeine content. In China, green tea is considered the & laquo; elixir of youth and beauty & raquo; due to the content of catechins with powerful antioxidant properties.
❖ Yellow tea
Refers to low fermented teas (up to 20%). An additional step & ndash; many hours of languishing, contributing to the yellowing of tea leaves and their acquisition of a complex velvety taste and unusual aroma. It is made only from dense juicy buds of the highest quality. Premium class. Very expensive.
❖ Чёрный чай
In China, it is called red , because the infusion of fully fermented leaves is dark brown, with burgundy notes. Refers to fully fermented teas (up to 90%), has a dense aroma with nutty, prunes and smoky notes and a tart viscous taste with a long pronounced aftertaste. In China, he is especially loved in the cold season, saying that he & laquo; awakens the heat in the heart & raquo;.
❖ Tea Улун
It is sometimes also called turquoise tea. They are grown on high-altitude plantations, where wet fogs fight the sun for the right to own tea bushes. They are semi-fermented teas, incorporating the properties of green and black teas. Leaves from oolong bushes are partially fermented: along the edges and in places on the surface, remaining intact inside. This approach allows you to create a unique tea with black strength and a delicious green fragrance.
❖ Tea Пуэр
If you heard about & laquo; tea drunks & raquo;, then this is about fans of the Puers. This tea is produced using a special technology in which the withering stage (in a large moist heap) is considered the most important. There are shen puers, the so-called green, and shu puers & ndash; black teas. This is the only type of tea that, when properly collected and stored, can be stored for years, each time increasing its taste and its cost. Collectible.
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