About / Glossary / References 2015.05.26 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.05.26 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Leaf Shoot A leaf shoot is the bud of a tea leaf before it opens from its...
About / Glossary / References 2015.05.08 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.05.08 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Blanch We have borrowed this word from cooking for use in tea preparation. In cooking, to...
About / Glossary / References 2015.05.02 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.05.02 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Tea Catechins Mistaken as tannins previously, tea catechins are a group of phytochemicals existing naturally in the leaves...
About / Glossary / References 2015.04.21 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.04.21 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Cha Bing Cha bing ( Chinese: 茶餅 ) refers to the kind compressed tea that takes the...
References 2015.04.14 by Leo Kwan · Published 2015.04.14 · Last modified 2016.04.14 Selected Bibliography General reading in English author title publisher/ publication year vol# Alan/ Iris Macfarlane Green Gold...
References 2015.04.14 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.04.14 · Last modified 2023.02.01 Selected Bibliography: Chinese Materials This page lists reference readings that are published in Chinese. To display this page properly,...
About / Glossary / References 2015.04.13 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.04.13 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Pu’er Pu’er ( Chinese: 普洱 ) is the name of a municipality in the province of...
About / Glossary / References 2015.04.08 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.04.08 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Fermentation Fermentation is a food processing method in which the metabolism of microbes alters the chemical composition...
About / Glossary / References 2015.04.05 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.04.05 · Last modified 2020.02.24 Shu Cha Shu cha ( Chinese: 熟茶 ) is a relatively new term that came about as...
About / Glossary / References 2015.03.29 by Tea Guardian · Published 2015.03.29 · Last modified 2020.02.24 First Flush A first flush is the first round of leaf buds coming out of the tea...
