Tea Plants

[GlorifiedRice]

I bought a Camellia Sinensis.

BEAUTIFUL plant! Gorgeous hue of green!

I steeped a small handful of leaves in hot water and added a little sugar.

It did not taste like traditional tea, but rather what the color "GREEN" would

taste like if you could eat it. No bitterness at all.

How does it taste like tea?

Anyone else have a tea plant?

[andiesenji]

I bought a Camellia Sinensis.

BEAUTIFUL plant! Gorgeous hue of green!

I steeped a small handful of leaves in hot water and added a little sugar.

It did not taste like traditional tea, but rather what the color "GREEN" would

taste like if you could eat it. No bitterness at all.

How does it taste like tea?

Anyone else have a tea plant?

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To achieve the "tea-like" taste the leaves must be processed.

Pick the leaves and allow them to "wither" for a couple of days, but not until they are dry.

Heat them in a dry skillet, tossing them constantly, to keep them from burning. Then you have a product that is similar to oolong.

For a green-type tea, the leaves must be "fried" immediately after picking.

For the traditional "black" or "red" type tea the initial withering period must be longer but it varies according to the actual "strain" or variety of tea bush.

This site has more information on processing.

Edited April 27, 2008 by andiesenji (log)