Drinking tea is my favorite hobby these days.  Do you want to learn more about the different types of tea there are?
Sure! What are the different types of tea?
I'll start off with Chinese tea - it is made with leaves of tea plants and just plain old boiled water.
Chinese tea sounds so exotic, does it have a certain kind of flavor?
It comes with all sorts of flavors depending on the type of tea leaf that is being used.  Tea originated from China and Chinese tea is still processed today based on methods from ancient China?
What are some of those methods from ancient China?
Pu'er tea
Pu'er or pu-erh is a variety of fermented tea produced in the Yunnan province of China. Fermentation in the context of tea production involves microbial fermentation and oxidation of the tea leaves, after they have been dried and rolled. This process is a Chinese specialty and produces tea known as 黑茶 "hēichá" (literally, 'black tea') commonly translated as 'dark tea"'." This type of tea is different from what is known as "black tea" in English, which in
Chinese tea
Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants ("Camellia sinensis") and boiled water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is consumed throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.
History.
The practice of drinking tea has a long history in China, having originated there. Although tea originated in China, during the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have