Yellow Tea. Chinese Tea

Yellow Tea

Yellow tea, called huángchá (黄茶) in Chinese, is a rare and expensive variety of tea. It is produced similarly to green tea, but with an added step of being steamed under a damp cloth after oxidation, giving the leaves a slightly yellow colouring. This process also imparts a mellower and less grassy taste than is found in green teas

Varieties of Yellow Tea: Junshan Yinzhen (literally: "Silver Needles of the Gentleman Mountain"), Huoshan Huangya, Mengding Huangya and others

Yellow tea is brewed in much the same way as white tea. One tablespoon of loose tea leaf (about two grams) for five 100 ml water. The temperature of water should be controlled at 95 °C. Brew for about one minute before drinking. Yellow tea can stand up to three to five infusions. The second steeping may last for two minutes and the third should last a bit longer, etc.

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