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Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea. The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo.
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 ...
In 1872, when Jackson began inventing tea processing machinery, the cost of tea production in India was 11 pence a pound. By 1913, improved machinery had cut the cost to 3 pence a pound. Eight thousand rolling machines took care of the tea which previously would have called for the hand work of a 1.5 million local plantation workers.
Download as PDF; Printable version ... tea to loose-leaf tea and processing techniques advanced, giving rise to the more energy efficient methods of pan-firing and ...
ISO 3103 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (commonly referred to as ISO), specifying a standardized method for brewing tea, possibly sampled by the standardized methods described in ISO 1839. [1]
White tea is often sold as Silvery Tip Pekoe in the style of the tea leaf grading system, as well as under the simple designations China White and Fujian White. [4] Some tea from the related wild Camellia taliensis in Yunnan is made using white tea processing techniques.
Kamairicha (釜炒り茶) is a Japanese green tea produced by pan-roasting or pan-firing tea leaves during the early stages of production. It is most commonly produced in the western region of Japan.
Because tea takes on aromas with ease, there can be problems in the processing, transportation or storage of tea, but this property can also be consciously used to prepare flavored teas. Commercial flavored tea is often flavored in large blending drums with perfumes, flavorings, or essential oils. Although blending and scenting teas can add an ...