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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Hand Roasting Green Tea – Wenzhou, China
Hand Roasting Long Jing. The metal pot is heated by electricity and green tea has short contact time with the heated surface. The color change is the indication of the roasting degree. The aroma is non descriptive...
Green Tea Roasting Table – Wenzhou, China
Roasting Table for Long Jing. The tea on the right is before roasting; it is fresh and very green. On the left is the roasted tea, it is a bit brownish and drier
Village Tea V – Zhouzhang, China
Typical comfortable chair to sit and enjoy a tea
Village Tea IV – Zhouzhang, China
Restaurant in the village. Large thermos are always available, tea and teacups on the background.
Village Tea III – Zhouzhang, China
Tea and a thermos with hot water to brighten the Autumn afternoon.
Tea set at the hotel – Shanghai, China
Hotel setup for tea. Electrical kettle, two teacups and tea. The tea offers a good refreshment coming from an overseas trip.
Gamro or Sweet Dew Tea – South Korea
The Gamro Tea ( aka Sweet Dew Tea) is made with the leaves of hydrangea serrata . It has a peculiar sweet (sugarless) and refreshing taste. The instructions on the package indicate that aroma and flavor varies with the length of the brewing time. First put boiling water into a teacup and put one leaf of the tea. After soaking for few seconds a yellow color develops, then greenish. Taste the tea until the flavor develops to your taste, them take the leaf out and enjoy the tea. It can be replenished.
An alternate method is the use of a teapot and transferring the tea after few minutes, then replenishing with hot water.
Two tea leaves of the Gamro Tea. The shape and size of the leaves is not uniform. The leaves are very delicate. The color is light green brown.
This was my first can of Gamro tea purchased in Seoul, South Korea. A store was distributing small samples of the tea. After tasting could not resit and purchased two cans. It is a very unusual tea.
