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The name "gyokuro" translates as "jewel dew" (or "jade dew"). [2] According to the Japan Tea Central Association, gyokuro is defined as "a tea manufactured in the same manner as sencha from tea leaves picked from covered tea gardens that are almost completely shaded from sunlight for about 20 days using covering materials such as reed screens ...
It is a low shrub growing to 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall—rarely up to 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet)—with evergreen leaves 2–6 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long and 3–15 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) broad. The leaves are wrinkled on top, densely hairy white to red-brown underneath, and have a leathery texture, curling at the ...
Young leaves are picked in May or June, washed, and dried for two to three days in shade. [3] Dried leaves are usually cut into small pieces and steamed, and dried again. [ 3 ] To make the tea, 2–3 grams (0.071–0.106 oz) of the dried leaves are brewed for 15 minutes in 100 millilitres (3.5 imp fl oz; 3.4 US fl oz) of water which was boiled ...
A Flowering tea, green tea with jasmine flowers.. Teas blended with other additives were developed in ancient China. As far back as the Jin dynasty (266–420), ground up tea leaves were boiled with scallions, ginger, and orange peels as reported in the Guangya dictionary (c. 3rd century CE). [2]
Crush, tear, curl (sometimes cut, tear, curl) is a method of processing tea leaves into black tea in which the leaves are passed through a series of cylindrical rollers with hundreds of sharp teeth that crush, tear, and curl the tea into small, hard pellets. This replaces the final stage of orthodox tea manufacture, in which the leaves are ...
Flowering tea or blooming tea (Chinese: 香片, 工艺茶, or 开花茶) consists of a bundle of dried tea leaves wrapped around one or more dried flowers. [1] These are made by binding tea leaves and flowers together into a bulb, then setting them to dry. [ 1 ]
The jade plant is an evergreen with thick branches. It has thick, shiny, smooth leaves that grow in opposing pairs along the branches. Leaves are a rich jade green, although some may appear to be more of a yellow-green. Some varieties may develop a red tinge on the edges of leaves when exposed to high levels of sunlight.
Labrador tea is a common name for three closely related plant species in the genus Rhododendron as well as a herbal tea made from their leaves. All three species are primarily wetland plants in the heath family. Labrador tea has been a favorite beverage for a long time among the Dene and Inuit peoples.