Vrieties of Te
Coming from the sme plnt
s green or blck te, white te
is the one with the lest humn
eect during production. Only
the youngest nd most frgile
buds re hrvested by hnd
nd left to dry under the sun.
No oxidiztion or heting is
done to preserve the full nturl
chrcter of the white te. The
nme derives from the fuzzy
white ppernce of the young
te leves.
White Te
BODUM® CANTEEN, p.80
One of the most known vrieties
of te is blck te. It is mde
from the teplnt camellia
sinensis/assamica nd mongst
the most populr in Europe nd
North Americ. After hrvest,
the te lefs re llowed to
oxidize to the fullest, so tht
the freshly plucked lefs slowly
turn brownish nd drker. The
lvour is usully stronger, thn
other types of te, but cn
lso vry from light nd lorl
himlyn irst lush to strong
nd mlty ssm tes.
Blck Te
PAVINA, p.78
The freshly plucked lefs of the
te plnt camellia sinensis must
be heting directly fter hr-
vest, to prevent the lefs from
oxidiztion nd becoming blck
te. Trditionlly heting in iron
pns in Chin, the Jpnese
hve developed hot wter
stem heting to prevent the
te from burning. Both methods
crete distinct lvour for
ech region, tht cn vry from
light, lorl, sweet to full bodied
nd slightly tosted.
Green Te
BISTRO, p.82
9096°C
195205°F
2–3min
7080°C
158175°F
1–2min
7080°C
158175°F
4–6min
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