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Everyone knows that the tea is, right? The, just on a technical level, the leaves of a plant, camellia sinensis. Anything other than the leaves of this plant is not really tea, although tea is often used as a catch-all Word to include all beverages made from different plants used today.

According to legend, tea was discovered in China long ago by chance. A few leaves of a plant nearby exploded in a cup of hot water; a pleasant drink Brown led, has been found to have a refreshing taste and the was born. But it was discovered, the tea is very refreshing, whether black, green, oolong or white. The has been proven in more recent times, to have wonderful benefits. We have all heard of antioxidants in tea, helping to combat free radicals that can damage the body. Tea is much lower in caffeine than coffee. It is refreshing, that it be used hot or cold.

There are different types of tea, starting with the same leaves. Black tea is created by bruise or crush green leaves exposed to oxidation and let it ferment, then roll the leaves and drying. This produces a beautifully colored drink and the strongest taste of all varieties of tea. The oolong tea (pronounced OH-long) is oxidized and the same as fermented black tea, but only for about half the time and the resulting product is a lighter, more reddish drink with a very clean flavor, somewhere in the force between black tea and green tea. For green tea, the leaves are heated immediately, thus interrupting the process of fermentation completely, then dried and rolled. It produces a color drink beautiful light and is supposed to have the most health benefits. Treatment of white tea is similar to that of green tea, but only unopened leaf buds are used. It has the same properties of green tea health, but its flavor is the lightest and most delicate.

Good quality tea is a wonderful drink. All rolled sheets or twisted are the best quality. more sheet, over the quality of tea. The top grades are called flower, flower gold or Tippy. Seconds, called Choppy, are the leaves that were broken into small pieces. They BREW great tea and are generally less expensive. The remains of the process of tea, called Fannings, more small particles are what is used in tea bags. It brews tea of course, but once a leaf brewed tea tasting full wonderful Darjeeling black tea, for example, it is difficult to return to a teabag for optimal flavor.

Orange Pekoe (rhymes with gecko) is a Western terminology applied to a category of black tea; the word orange in the name has nothing to do with the flavor, but could be a reference to the House of Orange Dutch using the name Orange as an implicit sea "of some sort. Pekoe can be an interpretation Westernized for a Chinese word meaning white hairs, referring at the end white down on the tea leaves.

So, the so-called herbal drinks? Herbal beverages are called herbal teas and can be prepared by various methods, generally infusion or decoction. It is incorrect to apply the term to whatever it is infused or decocted, although tea is infused in fact. Infusion is the preparation method of choice for the leaves, the flowers and buds; plant material that will release its properties easily into a drinkable beverage. Place in heated or water boiled and allowed to steep the herbs release their goodness in water and are then stretched on. The decoction is the method used for harder or denser vegetation such as roots or bark that take longer to release their flavours or the health benefits. With a decoction, plant materials are brought to a boil, simmered gently for 15 minutes or more to reduce the liquid and then put to the test.

Whatever you prefer, tea or herbal tea, for pure pleasure or for health benefits, look for the best quality. Discover your favorites among the different types of loose teas. Enjoy various herbal teas and discover new flavours. First and foremost, enjoy.

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