Taiwan Tea Is Made Special

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Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 Time: 7:18 AM
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All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, a warm-weather evergreen plant grown for centuries in China.  The fresh leaves of the tea plant are processed and their level of contact with oxygen determine the resulting types of tea.  GABA Tea is made by the lack of oxidation, which is replaced with nitrogen, and hence GABA is accelerated.
During oxidation, tea leaves will undergo natural chemical reactions that result in distinctive color and taste characteristics. Green tea is not oxidized at all.  The leaves are steamed, rolled and dried. Black tea is allowed to oxidize for two to four hours. Oolong tea falls somewhere between green and black teas, in that the leaves are only partially oxidized.  And, ah, what a flavour!

Tea is grown in  many tea plantations or estates around the world, resulting in thousands of varieties and flavorful variations.  Each tea takes its name from the district in which it's grown, and each district is known for producing tea with unique flavor and characteristics.  Tea is also divided by grades, determined by leaf size, region, and vintage.  Smaller sized leaves are used in tea bags while the larger sized leaves can be found in packaged loose tea.

Taiwan Tea Is Made Special starting with manually picked leaves.  Hand picking tea from Taiwan, however, has always been the exclusive way to harvest premium leaves. In the past, tea farmers would harvest the tea from leaves by clamping the stem using the index finger and thumb and breaking the leaves off with a quick flick, today, many farmers have adopted the time- and labor-saving method and attach a blade to the index finger for snipping the stem.

Taiwan Tea Is Made Special and it starts with the leaves harvested mainly as buds and young leaves. Depending on the variety, there is the choice of harvesting. The leaf surface is critical to the quality of the final product, so close attention must be paid to not damage the leaves when harvesting them.

Taiwan Tea Is Made Special

Taiwan Tea Is Made Special and placed in bamboo baskets and wilted in a hot air blowing machine to remove the moisture in the leaves and oxidize (ferment) them. The leaves turn progressively darker as they wilt under the sun and soften.

Then the baskets are relocated indoors for air and to facilitate fermentation.  Herbal teas do not come from Camellia Sinensis, but are an infusion of leaves, roots, bark, seeds or flowers of other plants. They lack many of the unique characteristics of tea and are not linked with the research on the potential health benefits of tea.  They are in a whole other world of health related beverages.

Taiwan Tea Is Made Special, however, Blooming Teas are made from the Camelia Sinensis family and have similar health benefits.  With the exception of the added flowers which makes them a hybrid of Tea and Tisane.

Go To http://www.taiwanteastore.com to buy Taiwan Tea and to learn more about how Taiwan Tea Is Made Special

About the Author

TeaMaster is an online tea review author and expert. Tea bags and loose tea from tea companies around the world are reviewed, critiqued and blogs posted. Tea accessories and teapots of all types are also reviewed. TeaMaster is an author for tea and tea related products specializing in forensic tea reviews when specific and/or scientific tea, tincture or tisane ingredients and details are requested.

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