How Tea Is Made: From Fresh Leaves to Your Cup
Quick Answer Tea is made by harvesting the young leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) and carefully processing them. The main steps are withering, rolling, oxidation (or preventing oxidation), drying, and sorting. The way these steps are performed determines whether the tea becomes green, black, oolong, yellow, white, or another style. Despite the many varieties of tea, they all begin with the same plant. It All Starts With Fresh Tea Leaves Every true tea begins with Camellia sinensis. While there are many cultivars grown around the world, the journey starts the same way: harvesting fresh leaves. The quality of the finished tea depends on many factors, growing conditions, including the season, weather, the age of the leaves, and how...
