From Leaf to Cup: Six Chinese Tea Styles and How They Are Made
Dark Tea | Pu-erh in the Pot
Dark tea, or hei cha, involves microbial fermentation and is not simply another name for fully oxidised black tea. Pu-erh offers a useful way into the distinction: ripe styles use a wet-piling process, while raw styles follow a different production and ageing path. The photograph shows brewed pu-erh; it illustrates the family without identifying the production history of the particular leaves in the pot.
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