Tea
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Cha)  |
| Tea is a beverage made by steeping
tea leaves in hot water to make a drink called
tea and also known as Cha The
leave of a number of members of the Camelia
sinensis family. The four basic types of tea
are Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Green
Tea and Blended Tea whereas Herbal
Tea usually refers to infusions of fruit,
flower or herbs such as jasmine, chamomile,
or chrysanthemum and etc that contain no Camellia
sinensis. |
| Benefits: Tea
contains powerful antioxidants, which may
help reducing the risk of certain cancers.
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| Black Tea |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Hong Cha)
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| Tea leaves are wilted and bruised then
allowed to fermented and oxidize in the air
before tthey are dried. Black tea is generally
stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine
than the less oxidized teas. In Chinese, black
tea is known as Red tea. Black teas
include Ceylon, Darjeeling, Pur er and etc. |
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| Green Tea |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Lu Cha)  |
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An unfermented tea that is popular in Asia
especially China, Korea, Japan and so on.
Recently, it has become more widespread in
the West. Green tea leaves are dried immediately
after picking, thus less oxidization. The
tea is greenish-yellow nin colour. |
