Tea - Processing and classification - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia - Tea
Tea is a product made from the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Processing And Classification
The main types of tea are distinguished by their processing. Leaves of Camellia sinensis, if not dried quickly after picking, soon begin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Culture
Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Preparation
This section describes the most widespread method of making tea. Completely different methods are used in North Africa, Tibet and perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - The Word Tea
The Chinese character for tea is 茶, but it is pronounced very differently in the various Chinese dialects. Two pronunciations have made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Origin And Early History In Asia
The cradle of the tea plant is in Southeast Asia. Spontaneous growth of assamica variant is observed in area ranging from Chinese provinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Cultivation
Tea is produced from leaves and leaf buds of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant. All tea varieties, such as green, oolong, and black tea, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Blending And Additives
Main article: Tea blending and additives Almost all teas in tea-bags and most other teas sold in western countries are blends. Blending m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Spreads To The World
As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured that the first Europeans to encounter ...   » Read the article