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Gunpowder tea
Gunpowder
| Image:Twinings Gunpowder tea in pile.jpg
Image:Gunpowder tea in pile.jpg
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| Type:
| Green
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| Other names:
| Lo Chu Ch?a, Zhu Cha, 珠茶
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| Origin:
| Zhejiang ProvinceChinaand others
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| Quick description:
| Popular worldwide. Creates a crisp, very transparent, with a blant flowery character.
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Chinese Gunpowder tea more correctly named Zhu Cha is a green teafrom the Anhui Provincein China.
The tea takes its name from the grey-green rolled-leaf balls, however in Chineseit is called 珠茶 (zhūchá, "pearl tea" / "bead tea," not to be confused with Boba tea). Gunpowder tea is exported to the Maghrebwhere it is used in the preparation of traditional North African mint tea. The Moroccan tea-ritual is at the heart of any social gathering, from an informal visit to a neighbour to lavish soirees with dignitaries. A minimum of two cups need to be drunk as not to offend the host.
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Gunpowder tea production dates back to the Tang Dynasty(AD 618 ? 907) but it was first introduced to Taiwanin the 1800s.
When buying Gunpowder it is important to look for shiny pellets, which indicate that the tea is relatively fresh.
Varieties
- Temple of Heaven Gunpowder or Pinhead Gunpowder
- A common high grade variety of Gunpowder with a better color and infusion.
- Formosa Gunpowder
- A Gunpowder style tea grown in Taiwannear Keelung, it is claimed to have its own characteristic aroma, different from that of Zhejiang ProvinceGunpowder grown in mainland China.
- Ceylon Gunpowder
- A Gunpowder variant grown in Sri Lanka, usually at altitudes exceeding 6,000 feet, see Green Ceylon teas.
References
- Gunpowder at FMLTea
- Gunpowder pictures
- Gunpowder and other tea information
- A little more information on Formosa Gunpowder
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It uses material from the Wikipedia article Gunpowder tea.
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