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What type of leaves are needed for white tea?
Young leaves.
Why is it important to fix green tea leaves?
What is withering?
Leaving the tea leaves out so that they lose water
What is bruising tea leaves do?
It oxidizes the leaves so that the flavor and smell of the tea changes.
Why is it important to dry tea leaves at the end?
If you don't dry the leaves, they will go bad.
What is fixing or fixation in tea making?
It is stopping the processes inside the tea leaf so that the flavor doesn't change.
What does rolling do to the tea leaves?
It changes the flavor and smell of the tea leaves.
What tea has the most steps?
What tea can take the longest to make?
Pu'er tea can take decades to ferment and age.
How are teas oxidized?
They are left in a warm, humid area for a few hours.
What tea involves the least steps?
White tea
What does roasting do to the flavor of tea?
It gets rid of the grassy flavor. It adds sweet flavors.
What flavor does white tea have?
floral, sweet, grassy, delicate, refreshing
What are the two types of pu'er tea?
What does oxidation do to the color of the tea leaf?
The leaves change to a darker color the longer they oxidize.
What are the steps to making black tea?
What flavor does green tea have?
grassy, bitter, sweet, refreshing, floral, delicate, light, nutty
Which tea is oxidized the least?
White tea
What is the difference between yellow and green tea?
Yellow tea goes through a yellowing process.
What is the flavor of pu'er tea?
fragrant, pungent, bitter, harsh, earthy, woody
What flavor does oolong tea have?
floral, fruity, woody, nutty, complex, refreshing, earthy
Do you drink the tea the first time you pour water into the tea leaves?
No, you pour it out.
What is the darkest of the teas?
Dark Tea (pu'er)
What tea is the most common around the world?
Black tea
Name the 6 different types of teas
white, green, yellow, oolong, black, and pu'er (dark)