Tea processing | tea production
TealeafprocessingmethodsforthesixmostcommontypesofteaTeaprocessingisthemethodinwhichtheleavesfromtheteaplantCamelliasinensisaretransformedintothedriedleavesforbrewingtea.Thecategoriesofteaaredistinguishedbytheprocessingtheyundergo.Initsmostgeneralform,teaprocessinginvolvesdifferentmannersanddegreesofoxidationoftheleaves,stoppingtheoxidation,formingtheteaanddryingit.Theinnateflavorofthedriedtealeavesisdeterminedbythetypeofcultivaroftheteabush,thequalityofthepluckedtealeaves,andthemannerandqua...
Tea leaf processing methods for the six most common types of teaTea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.
The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. In its most general form, tea processing involves different manners and degrees of oxidation of the leaves, stopping the oxidation, forming the tea and drying it.
The innate flavor of the dried tea leaves is determined by the type of cultivar of the tea bush, the quality of the plucked tea leaves, and the manner and quality of the production processing they undergo. After processing, a tea may be blended with other teas or mixed with flavourants to alter the flavor of the final tea.
History[edit] An 1850 British engraving showing tea cultivation and tea leaf processingThe history of tea processing corresponds intimately with the role that tea played in Chinese society and the pre...