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WHAT IS TEA? DEFINITION:

tea, n. [D. thee; Malay teh ; Chin. dial. t'e, for Mandarin ch'a, tea.]
1. a white-flowered evergreen plant, Thea sinensis, grown in China, India, Japan etc.
2. its dried and prepared leaves, used to make a beverage.
3. the beverage made by soaking tea leaves in boiling water.


White Teas

Assam White
White tea grown in the Assam region is rare; it produces a light body and a naturally sweet malty, flavor.

Ceylon White
Much pricier than black tea from the same area, this Sri Lankan tea brews to a golden copper with flavors of honey and pine.

Darjeeling White
The tea leaves used in this brew are unusually fluffy and light; they produce a pale golden liquid with a mellow flavor.

Shou Mei
This tea’s leaves are plucked later, giving it a darker color and a stronger flavor, reminiscent of Oolong.

Silver Needle
The highest grade of white tea, Silver Needle can be recognized by its fleshy, bright-colored leaves, liberally covered by tiny white hairs. Grown almost exclusively in the Fujian Province of China, it has a mild, soothing, lightly sweet taste.

White Peony
The next grade down from Silver Needle, White Peony tea utilizes more leaf and fewer buds. It brews darker, and has a fruitier flavor, than Silver Needle.


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