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