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GREEN tea
Green tea was first discovered in China, only the wealthy and elite drank the expensive beverage.
Green tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant from which all types of tea are made. Produced primarily in China and Japan, tea leaves are picked, dried, and heat-treated to stop fermentation of the loose leaf green tea. The heat treatment for Chinese green tea consists of roasting the tea leaves in a hot roasting pan whereas Japanese green tea is steamed. After moisture is removed through the heat treatment, the tea leaves are typically rolled and dried again before ready for use. Chinese green tea produces a yellowish green liquor and toasted taste while Japanese green tea is dark green in colour and has a grassy taste.
Green tea is closer to white tea than black tea as it is non-oxidized. It differs from white teabecause it uses rolled leaves and not the buds. Its grassy taste is very similar to that of white teaand is low in caffeine and high in antioxidants compared to black tea. Jin Xian Te Jian and Hojicha are two different types of green tea.
Green tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant from which all types of tea are made. Produced primarily in China and Japan, tea leaves are picked, dried, and heat-treated to stop fermentation of the loose leaf green tea. The heat treatment for Chinese green tea consists of roasting the tea leaves in a hot roasting pan whereas Japanese green tea is steamed. After moisture is removed through the heat treatment, the tea leaves are typically rolled and dried again before ready for use. Chinese green tea produces a yellowish green liquor and toasted taste while Japanese green tea is dark green in colour and has a grassy taste.
Green tea is closer to white tea than black tea as it is non-oxidized. It differs from white teabecause it uses rolled leaves and not the buds. Its grassy taste is very similar to that of white teaand is low in caffeine and high in antioxidants compared to black tea. Jin Xian Te Jian and Hojicha are two different types of green tea.
white tea
White tea, like other tea types, comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, specifically the tea buds and youngest tea leaves of this plant. It is the least processed of all teas—the tea leaves are simply steamed and then dried. White tea has very little caffeine, 1-2% as much caffeine content as one cup of coffee, and brews a light color and flavor. Loose white teas can be appreciated for their subtlety, complexity, natural sweetness, and delicacy.
White tea is the rarest and least processed type. Its taste can be very grassy at times. Processing usually involves oxidation, or fermentation. The oxidation occurs when enzymes in the plant are either bruised, broken or crushed so that the enzymes are exposed to air. White tea is not oxidized at all, but just left to dry as is. This air drying process is called withering.
White tea gets its name from its silver-colored dried buds with their white, thread-like growths. It has the least amount of caffeine and the highest amount of antioxidants of the four main teatypes. Silver Needle is a type of white tea with a delicately sweet flavor.
The rarest and best white tea is Silver Needle tea. Silver Needle white tea comes from handpicked tea buds that are harvested only two days out of the year. This rare white tea can be re-infused two or more times. It can be added to a bath for luxurious all-over skin treatment or ground into powder to be mixed with honey for a facial mask that rejuvenates skin. Silver Needle is the best white tea for mixing with flavored or scented teas so you get all the wonderful white tea health benefits without disrupting the overall taste.
White tea is the rarest and least processed type. Its taste can be very grassy at times. Processing usually involves oxidation, or fermentation. The oxidation occurs when enzymes in the plant are either bruised, broken or crushed so that the enzymes are exposed to air. White tea is not oxidized at all, but just left to dry as is. This air drying process is called withering.
White tea gets its name from its silver-colored dried buds with their white, thread-like growths. It has the least amount of caffeine and the highest amount of antioxidants of the four main teatypes. Silver Needle is a type of white tea with a delicately sweet flavor.
The rarest and best white tea is Silver Needle tea. Silver Needle white tea comes from handpicked tea buds that are harvested only two days out of the year. This rare white tea can be re-infused two or more times. It can be added to a bath for luxurious all-over skin treatment or ground into powder to be mixed with honey for a facial mask that rejuvenates skin. Silver Needle is the best white tea for mixing with flavored or scented teas so you get all the wonderful white tea health benefits without disrupting the overall taste.
FRUIT AND HERBAL
STRAWBERRIES & CREAM TEA
Herbal tea does not contain any leaves from the Camellia plant family, so it is sometimes referred to as a tisane. Herbal teas can be broken into three categories: rooibos teas, mate teas, and herbal infusions. Herbal infusions consist of pure herbs, flowers, and fruits. They can be delicious hot or iced.
Herbal tea is any tea other than that from the actual tea bush. Herbal tea can be tisane or ptisan, both an herbal infusion originating in China and the middle east. The actual word tisane was originated from a greek word which meant to be made with pearl barley. Since herbal tea is not made from the actual tea bush, it is somewhat misleading, as it is not real tea. Herbal teas are actually created from the infusion of herbs, shrubs, bushes, roots and flowers.
There is a major difference between flavored tea and herbal tea. Flavored teas, while sometimes made from the same flower or plant as an herbal tea, is where the tea leaves from the tea plant are flavored with the flowers. The flowers are laid on top to the tea leaves which absorb flavor. Herbal teas on the other hand are the plant parts themselves, not derriving from the tea bush. To make herbal tea, you simply pour boiling water over them and steep. Once the steeping is done to taste, you strain and add sugar, honey and milk, if desired. The herbal tea that you find in stores in teabags are the same concept, broken parts of the herbal plant, placed in bags for at home infusion.
Herbal tea is any tea other than that from the actual tea bush. Herbal tea can be tisane or ptisan, both an herbal infusion originating in China and the middle east. The actual word tisane was originated from a greek word which meant to be made with pearl barley. Since herbal tea is not made from the actual tea bush, it is somewhat misleading, as it is not real tea. Herbal teas are actually created from the infusion of herbs, shrubs, bushes, roots and flowers.
There is a major difference between flavored tea and herbal tea. Flavored teas, while sometimes made from the same flower or plant as an herbal tea, is where the tea leaves from the tea plant are flavored with the flowers. The flowers are laid on top to the tea leaves which absorb flavor. Herbal teas on the other hand are the plant parts themselves, not derriving from the tea bush. To make herbal tea, you simply pour boiling water over them and steep. Once the steeping is done to taste, you strain and add sugar, honey and milk, if desired. The herbal tea that you find in stores in teabags are the same concept, broken parts of the herbal plant, placed in bags for at home infusion.
BLACK TEA
Black tea is the most popular tea worldwide, but it does not have as many antioxidants as the other types and it contains the most caffeine. It's fully oxidized. Its leaves are rolled to break up the surface so more of it is open to air. When the leaves are fully oxidized they turn completely black, hence the name. Keemun black tea is said to have a chocolate-like flavor. Darjeeling and Ceylon are other black varieties.
Black tea is a fully fermented variety of tea that comes from the same Camellia sinensis plant that oolong and green teas are made from. The process of making loose black tea involves withering then rolling of the tea leaves followed by a long period of fermentation. Then the black tea leaves are fired resulting in a loose leaf black tea with a complex yet recognisable The common name of "black" tea for the different variety of Black teas comes from the tea leaves themselves. After the leaves have been plucked and processed they turn a black color. When poured however, most Black teas will have a dark amber hue to them.smell and full-bodies, strong flavor.
- Darjeeling tea
- Nilgiri tea
- Assam tea
Black tea is a fully fermented variety of tea that comes from the same Camellia sinensis plant that oolong and green teas are made from. The process of making loose black tea involves withering then rolling of the tea leaves followed by a long period of fermentation. Then the black tea leaves are fired resulting in a loose leaf black tea with a complex yet recognisable The common name of "black" tea for the different variety of Black teas comes from the tea leaves themselves. After the leaves have been plucked and processed they turn a black color. When poured however, most Black teas will have a dark amber hue to them.smell and full-bodies, strong flavor.
