Re: The least processed tea is ...?

Lars <Lars@xxxxxxxx> writes:

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:21:35 -0700, Jenn <jefferysmom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

And I chopped them up because each leaf was about 1.5" by 3"..
Must have been some helluva leaf. Maybe an oolong type?

Is there such a thing, as an Oolong leaf?

I thought Oolong was only a method of processing.

You're right technically. But the people who manufacture oolong
generally don't use any old tea leaves; they tend to choose certain
cultivars, and within a tea shoot they tend to use the big leaves far
from the growing tip rather than "two leaves and a bud."

/Lew
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