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Welcome back, tea lovers! In today's special turorial, we're blending tradition with a twist as we create a luxurious Osmanthus Green Tea wit...
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Hey there! Have you ever wondered why black tea is called black tea? Well, it's actually because it's a fully fermented tea, named for the red color of its dr...
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The Chemical Composition of Tea-Part 3: Aromatic Substances and SugarAromatic substances in teaAromatic substances in tea leaves are the general term of volatile substances in tea leaves. In the total...
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Chemical Components Related to the Quality of Tea Leaves Part 2Alkaloids in teaAt present, the alkaloids found in tea are mainly caffeine, theobromine, theophylline and adenine as well as guanine and ...
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In the fresh tea leaves, moisture accounts for 75% -78%. Dry matter may be as high at 22%-25%.The dry matter of tea leaves is made up mostly by 93.0% -96.5% organics with 3.5% -7% inorganic components...
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How will we store our teas?Tea is one of the most popular beverages in both East and West. In order to keep this tradition alive, it needs proper storage methods that can preserve its flavor without l...
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What is Chinese Tea Classification?Tea is the most popular beverage in both Western and Eastern cultures, derived from processed young shoots of a plant called Camellia sinensis. It can be classified ...
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Russian Tea CultureThe Russian people have been drinking tea for centuries and it is one of the most common beverages in their diets,there are 82% of Russians drink it daily. The beverage has been aro...
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When Robert Fortune first began working as a gardener at the Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden, his passion for botany and tea was born. This job left him with an lifelong addiction to these two pursuits...
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England's first tea drinking queen, Catherine of Braganza was an Portuguese princess who came to England with Charles II. She became his wife in 1662 and introduced this new fashionable drink which th...
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Tea has been a part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. Lu Yu, a Scholar from the Tang Dynasty in China, wrote an influential book on tea called "The Classic of Tea" in 760 AD. This book introd...
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Tea History of IndiaChina is the original home of tea.In 1788,the British botanist Joseph Banks reported to East India Company that certain parts of north-eastern India were ideal for tea growing and ...
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The British East India Company established in 1600 supplied tea to Britain and its colonies, which included North America.Although tea taxes were high, tea was highly popular in the British North Amer...
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"In the fifteenth century," says Okakura Kakuzo冈仓天心, “Japan ennobled tea into a religion of estheticism—teaism".The Japanese had been drinking tea for centuries before the Heinan period(平安時代,794-1159A...
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The Tea Horse Road is the most famous trade route in Chinese history.It was used for exchanging tea leaves (tea cakes) for strong horses,which were then used in battle or as transportation.What is The...
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Tea has been a soothing drink for centuries, originally used as an aid to meditation by Buddhist monks who were constantly on the move. When these holy men traveled from country-to-country teaching th...
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What Chinese Jasmine Tea?The Chinese jasmine tea is loved by consumers all over the world for its fresh and pleasant aroma. The flavor of this beverage can be describe as sweet with notes that resembl...
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What is Puer Tea?With a history that dates back centuries, puer teas have been used for their curative properties and post-fermented qualities. They're also sometimes known as "aged" or dark tea becau...
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White Tea KnowledgeWhite tea is a kind of special rarity in Chinese teas. With pekoe on its tender leaves, the boiled white tea has silver-colored pieces that look like they're wearing "white clothes"...
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What is Chinese Green Tea?Chinese green tea has been around for a long time. It was first discovered by ancient Chinese and it's the most popular type of teas known as "National Drinks in China".There...