Afternoon Tea Party

Green tea has long been used by the Chinese as medicine to treat headaches, body ache, poor digestion, and improve well-being and life expectancy.
Green tea leaves are potent in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Unlike other types of tea, green tea is processed differently. In green tea, the leaves are not allowed to oxidize but instead […]

Hui Ming Tea
Native Ci-mu Mountain, Jing-ning County
Appearance yellowish green, firmly rolled
Brew clear-green, orchid fragrance
Hui Ming Tea is a traditional Chinese green tea. Because its producing area is out-of-the-way, it […]

Legend:
1. Zhejiang
Cloud and Mist
Dragon Mountain
Dragon Well *
Green Peony
Green Top
Gunpowder Tea *
Hui Ming Tea *
Jing Mountain Tea
Purple Sprout
Rock Tea
White Tea
Zen Tea
2. Anhui
Da Fang
Green Fire
Hou Kui *
Mao Feng *
Sunflower Seed
Tunxi Green Tea *
3. Jiangsu
Bi Luo Chun *
Rain Flower
4. Jiangxi
Cloud and mist
Emerald green
Eyebrow tea
Twinwell green tea
5. Fujian
Shiting Green Tea
Tianshan Green Tea
6. Hunan
Guzhang mao jian
Rocky […]

Longjing tea (Simplified Chinese: 龙井茶; Traditional Chinese: 龍井茶) is a famous variety of green tea from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality. Longjing is divided into seven grades: Superior (qiqiang), Special (queshe), and then 1 down to 5.
Longjing tea leaves are pan […]

Black Tea
With Black tea, the leaves are spread out and partially dried and fully oxidized. It is a hearty, amber-colored brew.
Green Tea
Green tea skips the oxidizing step. It is simply withered and then dried (sometimes roasted). It has a more delicate taste and a pale green brew
Rooibos
Rooibos is only grown in a small area in […]

Mao Jian Green Tea

Type

Green

Caffeine

Low

Origin

Anhui

Aroma

Sweet and soapy

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Gunpowder tea (珠茶; pinyin: zhū chá) is a form of green Chinese tea produced in Zhejiang Province of China in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet. It is believed to take its English name from the fact that the tea resembles gunpowder pellets used for cannons (see Etymology, below). This […]

This is a relatively low grade variety of Chinese green tea. One of the world’s oldest tea brands, the “Twinings Tradition” began in the early 1700s and over the centuries its popularity and influence have grown with the rising popularity of tea. Steeped in history (a pun!), today Twinings offers a range of recognizable brews, […]

Mugicha ist ein japanisches Getränk.
Mugicha wird außer Oolong Mugicha (Oolong Tee mit gebratener Gerste) völlig aus gerösteter, ungeschälter Gerste zubreitet. Hierzu wird die Gerste, ähnlich einem Tee, mit heißem Wasser aufgebrüht.
Das entstehende Getränk kann heiß oder kalt genossen werden. Es hat eine hellbraune Farbe und ein leicht süßes, herbes Aroma, mit einem deutlichen Gerstengeschmack im […]

Mugicha (麦茶) is the Japanese name for a type of tisane made entirely from roasted barley (except Oolong Mugicha). Next to green tea it is one of the most popular beverages in Japan. It is popular in Korea, too. (Where it is called bori cha, 보리차). It is regarded as a summer beverage, and […]