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* Oolong whose oxidation is stopped somewhere in-between. |
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* Oolong (烏龍茶) whose oxidation is stopped somewhere in-between. |
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Black tea is usually named after the region of origin: Darjeeling?, Assam?, Ceylon?, etc. Most green teas however have kept their traditional Japanese or Chinese names: Genmaicha?, Hojicha?, Pouchong?, etc. Green teas reputedly contain greater levels of antioxidant?s than black teas. |
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Black tea is usually named after the region of origin: Darjeeling?, Assam?, Ceylon?, etc. Most green teas however have kept their traditional Japanese or Chinese names: Genmaicha? (玄米茶), Houjicha? (焙じ茶), Pouchong? (包種茶), etc. Green teas reputedly contain greater levels of antioxidant?s than black teas. |
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* Lapsang soochong is a strong black tea, which is dried over burning pine, and so winds up with a strong smoky flavor. |
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* Lapsang souchong (正山小種 or 煙小種) from Fujian, China is a strong black tea, which is dried over burning pine, and so winds up with a strong smoky flavor. |
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The English word "tea" came from t'e (茶) in Amoy (廈門 Xiamen, Fujian) from southern China. The British shipped tea from southern China to Europe via the sea route. One can tell by which trade route each culture was first exposed to tea based on what tea is called in each language. For example, tea is known as "chai" in Russian, Farsi (Iranian), and some northern European languages. That indicates that they didn't get their tea via the sea. They most probably got their tea via the land route through the [Silk Road]? in the north. Tea is called "cha" in Mandarin. In Ireland, or at least in Dublin, the term "cha" is sometimes used for tea. Recently in the United States many coffee houses have begun to serve a milky, sweet, spiced tea called "chai" purported to be Indian. |
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The English word "tea" came from t'e (茶) in Amoy (廈門 Xiamen, Fujian) from southern China. The British shipped tea from southern China to Europe via the sea route. One can tell by which trade route each culture was first exposed to tea based on what tea is called in each language. For example, tea is known as "chai" in Russian, Farsi (Iranian), and some northern European languages. That indicates that they didn't get their tea via the sea. They most probably got their tea via the land route through the [Silk Road]? in the north. Tea is called "cha" (茶) in Mandarin. In Ireland, or at least in Dublin, the term "cha" is sometimes used for tea. Recently in the United States many coffee houses have begun to serve a milky, sweet, spiced tea called "chai" purported to be Indian. |
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