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The Steven and Chris show sends a smart shopper to look into tea at the Tea Emporium. Shabnam Weber gives us a guide on how to buy and brew a good cup of tea: click here


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Green Tea

Green teas are the teas that are primarily consumed in Asia. Japan for example only produces green tea. The leaves are placed for 20 to 30 seconds in large iron basins heated to about 100 Celsius. This operation destroys the enzyme that causes fermentation. The leaves, then, remain green. In Japan, this process is accomplished by exposing the leaves to steam.

The leaves are then rolled. As for black tea, the smaller and more tightly rolled the leaf, the more robust the tea, as more components are released.

The drying process allows some evaporation of the water contained in the leaves to prevent mould.

Finally, sorting is the step where the grades are separated out. Just as for black tea, the process uses sieves or screens of different calibers.

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