how is tea made

How Is Tea Made?

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What is tea ?Tea is the second most consumed drink in the

world, surpassed only by water.The tea plant, which grows naturally in the

wild throughout much of Asia, is cultivated in a variety of settings from small family gardens to giant estates covering thousands of acres.

Step Production

1.Plucking2. Withering3. Rolling4. Oxidation5.Firing

PLUCKING

The leaves are harvested by hand, usually ranging between just the unopened bud to the top three leaves and the bud, depending on the tea being created. After plucking, the leaves are sorted for uniformity and any stems, twigs, broken leaves, etc. are removed.

WITHERING

The leaves are laid out to wilt and wither for several hours to prepare them for further processing. Without withering, they would shatter and crumble when rolled and shaped.

ROLLING

This is where thousands of varieties in tea appearance are created, and also where the process of developing flavor is started. The softened tea leaves are rolled, pressed or twisted to break the cell walls of the leaf, wringing out the juices inside.

OXIDATION

Oxidation is the process in which the oxygen in the air interacts with the now-exposed enzymes in the leaf, turning it a reddish-brown color and changing the chemical composition.

FIRING

The final step in the production process is to "fire" or heat the leaves quickly to dry them to below 3% moisture content and stop the oxidation process

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