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Tea

Referring to any beverage made by the infusion in hot water of the dried and prepared leaves of the Camellia sinensis shrub.

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Nuwarah eliyah
Beverages; Tea

A Ceylon tea , high grown at altitudes above 4,000ft above sea-level. The tea is light with a full citrus flavour.

Oolong
Beverages; Tea

Derived from wulong, the Chinese term for black dragon. A type of tea that is semi-oxidized resulting in a brew that is between a Green and a Black Tea. These teas are renowned for their complex ...

Orthodox
Beverages; Tea

Traditional method for picking and processing teas in India without using CTC technology.

Pan-fired
Beverages; Tea

A kind of Japan tea that is steamed then rolled in iron pans over charcoal fires. Method of heating leaf and arresting enzymic oxidation of tea.

Pekoe
Beverages; Tea

A term used to describe the largest leaves used to produce whole leaf teas. Also refers to an un-distinctive blend of tea.

Plain
Beverages; Tea

A drink that is 'clean' but lacking in desirable characteristics.

Plucking plateau
Beverages; Tea

The flat top of the tea bush from which the top two leaf and bud sprouts on sprigs are plucked.

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