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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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orthodox

Beverages; Tea

Traditional method for picking and processing teas in India without using CTC technology.

pan-fired

Beverages; Tea

A kind of Japan tea that is steamed then rolled in iron pans over charcoal fires. Method of heating leaf and arresting enzymic oxidation of tea.

pekoe

Beverages; Tea

A term used to describe the largest leaves used to produce whole leaf teas. Also refers to an un-distinctive blend of tea.

plain

Beverages; Tea

A drink that is 'clean' but lacking in desirable characteristics.

plucking

Beverages; Tea

The process of harvesting and collecting tea leaves.

plucking plateau

Beverages; Tea

The flat top of the tea bush from which the top two leaf and bud sprouts on sprigs are plucked.

polyphenols

Beverages; Tea

Antioxidant compounds present in tea.

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