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Introduction to learning tea

What is reprocessed tea? In the Dictionary of China Tea edited by Academician Chen Zongmao, the definition of reprocessed tea is a tea product formed by reprocessing the waste raw materials of basic tea. Therefore, reprocessed tea takes green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and black tea as raw materials, and adopts certain technological methods to make use of the adsorption of tea. A large class of tea made by absorbing the fragrance of flowers to change the shape, characteristics and efficacy of tea. According to the theory of tea classification in the General History of Tea Industry, "the classification of tea should be based on the method of making tea. From this kind of tea to that kind of tea, the method of making tea is gradually innovating and changing, and the quality of tea is constantly changing, thus producing many teas with different qualities but similar. From quantitative change to qualitative change, it becomes a new kind of tea at a certain time. "

Classification of reprocessed tea: Reprocessed tea includes scented tea, pressed tea, extracted tea, fruity tea, medicinal health tea and tea beverage. Scented tea is mainly green tea, black tea or oolong tea, with strong floral fragrance (generally jasmine, osmanthus, etc. ) Through the scenting process. Mainly produced in Fuzhou, Fujian, Jinhua, Zhejiang, Shexian, Anhui, Chengdu, Sichuan, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Hengxian, Guangxi and other places. According to the types of flowers, scented tea can be divided into jasmine tea, cinnabar tea and rose tea. The scented scented tea has both shape and fragrance, which attracts the fragrance of tea, enhances the taste of tea and is delicious. Compacted tea is made of black tea, black tea or green tea with different shapes such as brick, cake, bowl and square, which are fermented, steamed and pressed. Most varieties of pressed tea are coarse and old, the color of dry tea is dark brown, and the color of soup is orange yellow. According to different raw materials, it can be divided into: green tea pressed tea: representative varieties are Yunnan Tuo tea, aromatic tea and Zhu Tong tea; Black tea pressed tea: representative varieties are rice bricks and small Beijing bricks in Hubei; Oolong pressed tea: representative varieties include Fujian narcissus cake tea and so on. Black tea pressed tea: The representative varieties are black brick, Fuzhuan tea, Xiang Jian tea and Hua Zhuan tea. Tea extraction takes finished tea or semi-finished tea as raw materials, and uses hot water to extract soluble substances in tea. Then the tea soup is concentrated and dried through a specific process. Extracted tea mainly includes canned beverage tea, concentrated tea, instant tea and tea cream. Instant tea mainly includes instant black tea, instant green tea and instant oolong tea. The concentration of this kind of beverage tea is generally 2%, which is in line with the drinking habits of most people. Fruit-flavored tea is made of tea, fruit juice, dried fruit, fruit powder, etc.

Handmade, it retains the sweetness of fruit and tastes sour and sweet. The main products produced in China are lemon black tea, litchi black tea and kiwi tea. A medicated health tea is prepared from green tea, black tea or oolong tea and herbal tea as main raw materials, and single or compound Chinese medicines with definite curative effect.

Drinking of reprocessed tea: for making scented tea, tea sets and celadon for cups and bowls should be used. The water temperature should depend on the type of tea blank. Scented tea can be brewed with about 90C water, and the ratio of tea to water is 1: 50 ~ 1: 60. Generally, you can drink it for about 3 minutes and brew it for 2~3 times. When brewing pressed tea, you must first pound the pressed tea into small pieces or broken particles, and then cook it in a wood-burning pot. Not only that, in the process of boiling, but also constantly stirring, in a long time, in order to make the tea juice fully leached. Instant tea, 1g instant tea powder is equivalent to 3-4g dry tea, so take 0.5- 1g instant tea powder at a time (generally 1g), inject about 200ml of hot water at about 85℃, and mix well to enjoy.

Storage of processed tea: The storage of processed tea can be divided into three common storage methods. Key points of scented tea storage: storage at room temperature. Because scented tea has a strong floral fragrance, low-temperature storage will inhibit its aroma, so it is not necessary to deliberately store it at low temperature, but attention should be paid to moisture prevention, and it needs to be stored in a cool, dry, odorless and sealed environment at room temperature. Key points of compressed tea storage: compressed tea has aging process during storage. Pay attention to the storage container to be clean and tidy, without peculiar smell, and keep a dry and ventilated environment. Key points of preservation of extracted tea: sealed in a clean, moisture-proof and odor-free environment.