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Tea

Referring to any beverage made by the infusion in hot water of the dried and prepared leaves of the Camellia sinensis shrub.

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raw

Food (other); Tea

A term describing bitter tea.

rolling

Food (other); Tea

The process of crushing the leaves to activate certain enzymes and initiate fermentation; also results in the curled appearance of the final tea leaf.

self-drinking

Food (other); Tea

A term describing full-bodied tea that does not need to be blended.

souchong

Food (other); Tea

Large leaf teas harvested from the third and fourth leaf of the tea plant.

stalk

Food (other); Tea

A term describing teas that contain pieces of stalk from poor plucking.

tarry

Food (other); Tea

Another term describing smoky teas, defined above.

tat

Food (other); Tea

A wire mesh or burlap apparatus used to lay the leaves out for withering and fermentation

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