Different varieties of Chinese tea
Perhaps you are familiar with the Chinese saying: "Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven requirements for a single day." Although tea last in the list, we can still have a value of Chinese tea.
In fact, there are thousands of varieties of Chinese tea. They are generally in accordance with procedures, quality assurance, as well as training methods and so on. However, if we consider tea in terms of quality, in fact, there are eight classes of Chinese tea. These include green tea, oolong, black, red, white, yellow, tea, and compressed.
Well, let these classes one by one.
Green Tea
Green tea is considered the most natural type of Chinese tea. In general, it is again, naturally dried and fried briefly to get rid of the smell of grass. Unlike other types of green tea, jumped fermentation.
According to some experts, green tea has a drug and the lowest content of caffeine of all kinds of Chinese tea. The smell of this type of Chinese type of medium to high, and the flavor is usually mild to moderate. Today, more than 50% of China's tea is green tea.
Oolong tea
This type of Chinese tea halfway between green tea, black tea, in the sense that it is half fermented. The Chinese also called "Qing Cha" and the typical green leaves in the middle and red around the edges, as a result of this process, the tea leaves.
Oolong tea leaves are withered and spread, in essence, a short fermentation. So fried, grilled and rolled.
Black tea
Chinese black tea produces a rich amber, when the beer. In addition, this type of Chinese tea undergo withering, then left to ferment for a long time, and then grilled. The leaves of this variety was completely oxidized after processing.
Red Tea
As the name implies, this type of Chinese tea has red leaves and red tea. This color is strongly highlighted during the fermentation. He also believed that red tea has the aroma and flavor in the middle and is now divided into three division: Kung Fu Red Tea, Ted Tea Bits, and Small Type Red Tea.
White tea
This type of Chinese tea is sometimes used as part of green tea. Perhaps because it is just away, and then roasted. Like green tea, white tea escaped fermentation. And it is caffeine.
Yellow tea
Obviously, the yellow tea has yellow leaves and yellow tea. According to some experts, this type of Chinese tea is a type of Chinese tea. The taste of tea, usually yellow, soft and refreshing.
Flower Tea
This is the only type of Chinese tea - tea flowers. There are currently divided into flower tea and sweet tea. Well, flower tea just based on the simple concept that dried flowers are used, without further processing, for tea. In the fragrance of tea, on the other hand, the use of green tea and red tea as base and mix with the scent of flowers. In general, this kind of light to medium and medium-strong aromatic flavor.
Compressed tea
The last type of Chinese tea, compressed tea. This class uses black tea as the tea base. Steam and compressed bricks, cakes, pillars and other shapes. Even compressed tea has all the characteristics of black tea. Stored for many years and decades.
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