Friday, March 09, 2007

Spring Tea is coming - talk about a new spring tea

Spring tea is on now. After a year's hibernation, tea bushes sprout new buds and leaves, first flush of tea has the highest amino acid contents of the year, so the tea tastes delicately sweet and mellow.

Pluckers are busily plucking fresh tea leaves, in China, 1st flush of spring tea are normally hand plucked. Spring is the peak season for a tea farmer.

 

Hand rolling to make the special shape of a fine green tea named "Bi Luo Chun" (Spring Snail). The best quality of this tea is from Jiangsu, where tea bushes are grown underneath loquat trees.

 

"Bi Luo Chun" (碧螺春) - a tea has the same esteem as LongJing (Dragon Well) in China. With tiny curly appearance, frosted with white pekoe, has a special fruity tone.

Posted by Helen Xu Fei at 16:54:35 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |
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1 - Liked your blog. The photo of dry leaves on this comment resembles some clonals from Darjeeling. Yes, here too First Flush is going on and its real exciting. (Comment this)

Written by: Benoy at 2007/03/25 - 16:25:16
2 - Yeap...we are all so excited for our Spring 2007 teas as well! (Comment this)

Written by: Lisa at 2007/04/04 - 13:35:23
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