HUE TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE LIQUOR
The color of tea ranges from pale gold to dark purple-black. As one might imagine, dark, thick black and pu-erh teas brew the darkest color. Slender, needle-like black tea leaves produce red-hued coppery colors. Oolong teas from China are golden/greenish/blue, while Taiwanese oolongs tend toward tawny golden brown. Chinese green teas are light yellow or pale green, and Japanese green teas surprise with vivid yellow-green or emerald green colors. White tea has been likened to the clear color of the full moon.
The Master List: Color
Amber, Artichoke, Burnt sienna, Burnt umber, Copper, Forest, Golden, Pine, Russet, Silver, Straw, Wheat, Yellow
The Master List: Clarity
Bright, Clear, Dark, Matte, Medium, Opaque, Pale, Sparkling, Tinged copper, Tinged golden
White, Yellow, or Green Tea Color and Clarity Descriptors
Color
Amber, Artichoke, Forest, Golden, Pine, Russet, Silver, Straw, Wheat, Yellow
Clarity
Bright, Clear, Dark, Matte, Medium, Opaque, Pale, Sparkling, Tinged golden
Oolong Tea Color and Clarity Descriptors
Color
Amber, Burnt umber, Golden, Russet, Silver, Straw, Wheat, Yellow
Clarity
Bright, Clear, Dark, Matte, Medium, Opaque, Pale, Sparkling, Tinged copper, Tinged golden
Black and Pu-erh Tea Color and Clarity Descriptors
Color
Amber, Burnt sienna, Burnt umber, Copper, Golden, Russet
Clarity
Bright, Clear, Dark, Matte, Medium, Opaque, Sparkling, Tinged copper
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About the Authors
Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss have owned and operated Cooks Shop Here, a purveyor of fine tea and other specialty food products since 1974. Mary Lou is also the author of Green Tea and coauthor of Hot Drinks with Robert. When not traveling to source teas and other ingredients for their shop, they make their home in western Massachusetts, where Robert’s lively food radio program can be heard each week. The Heisses’s deep respect for and passionate interest in artisan food products, traditional foods, and the history and evolution of world cuisines bring a global perspective to their work.
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INDEX
A
Adams, Samuel
African teas. See also individual countries
Alishan oolong tea
Ambangulu Estate
Anhui province, China, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Antioxidants, 8.1, 8.2
Anxi, China
Aracha, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2
Argentina, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2
Arita, Japan, 4.1, 7.1
Artisan teas, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 9.1
Assam bush (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)
climate preferences of
cultivating
growing habit of, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
history of, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1
Assam tea
climate and, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
growing regions for
history of, 1.1, 1.2
Indian Black Tea, Corn, and Mushroom Soup
Kama Black
production of, 4.1, 4.2
quality of
Savory Chinese Marbled Eggs (Cha Ye Dan)
Auctions, 4.1, 4.2
Australia
Azukebachi
B
Bai Hao Jasmine (Silver Needles Jasmine)
Bai Hao oolong tea
Bai Hao Yin Zhen (Flowery White Pekoe or Silver Needle), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1
Bai Ji Guan (White Cockscomb)
Bai Mudan (White Peony), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1
Baisao
Balfour, Eve
Bamboo Tips (Zhu Ye Qing), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Bancha
Bangladesh, 4.1, 4.2
Banks, Joseph
Baozhong oolong tea, 4.1, 4.2
Barak Valley, 4.1, 4.2
Basket-firing
Beeng cha, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1
Bergamot
Bi Lo Chun. See Green Snail Spring
Biodynamic Agriculture method
Bizen, Japan
Black tea
antioxidants in, 8.1, 8.2
Chinese
classic leaf styles of
color and clarity descriptors for
defined
discovery of
flavor (taste) components of
Indian, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Indonesian
Kenyan
manufacture of
Nepalese
oxidation in, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Sri Lankan, 4.1, 4.2
steeping time for
storing
styles of, 3.1, 5.1
Tanzanian, 4.1, 5.1
Vietnamese
water temperature for brewing
Blooming Heart
Blue tea. See Oolong tea
Bohea, 4.1, 4.2
Boston Tea party, 1.1, 1.2
Böttger, Johann Friedrich
Brahmaputra Valley, 4.1, 4.2
Branded tea
Brewing
caffeine levels and
measuring for
methods for
steeping time for
tips for
water for
yield and
Brick tea, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1
Bruce, C. A.
Bruce, Robert
Buddhism, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 7.2
Burundi
Butter tea, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
C
Caffeine
Cai Xiang
Cake, Green Tea Chiffon, with Walnuts and Crystallized Ginger
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)
Camellia sinensis
alternative nomenclature for
var. assamica (Assam bush), 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1
var. cambodi (Java bush), 2.1
var. shan, 4.1
var. sinensis (China bush), 2.1, 2.2, 4.1
Cameroon
Campbell, A.
Caravans, 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1
Catechins, 3.1, 4.1, 8.1
Catherine the Great, Empress (Russia), 4.1, 7.1, 7.2
Ceramics
American
Chinese, 7.1, 7.2
European
Japanese, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Korean, 4.1, 7.1
Russian
Ceylon tea, 4.1, 5.1
Ceylon Tea Museum
Chabana flower arranging
Chae Won-Hwa
Chainik
Chakvi Tea Press Factory
Champagne oolong tea
Chanoyu, 1.1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Chaoqing
Chasens
Chawans
Cha Ye Dan (Savory Chinese Marbled Eggs)
Cheviet
China
black teas of
character for tea in, 1.1, 8.1
consumption of tea in
distribution system in
famous teas of, 4.1, 4.2
green teas of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
growing regions of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
history of tea in, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
leaf styles in
oolong teas of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
protection policy of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
pu-erh teas of
seasons of tea in
tea culture in
tea production in, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Western trade with, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 4.1
white teas of
yellow teas of
China bush (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis), 2.1, 2.2, 4.1
Chinese Lantern
Chingwo
Chinoiserie
Choi Beom-sul
Chōjirō
Chongja ware
Chong Yak-yong
Ch’o Ui
Chung-ch’a
Chutney
Cinnamon Tea (Roi Gui)
Clams in Sweet White Miso and Green Tea Broth
Clarity descriptors
Color descriptors
Concentrates
Confucianism, 1.1, 4.1
Congo
Cooking tips. See also Recipes
Corn, Indian Black Tea, and Mushroom Soup
Craigmore Estate Nilgiri white tea
Creaming
CTC (cut-tear-curl) tea
grades of
manufacture of, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
price of
Curled Dragon Silver Tips (Pan Long Yin Hao)
D
Da Hong Pao (Royal Red Robe), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1
Dan Gui
Dan Yan tea
Daoism
Darjeeling Planters Association
Darjeeling tea
autumnals, 4.1, 5.1
Castleton Garden
climate and
estates by valley
history of, 1.1, 4.1
logo for
Nepalese tea blended with
production of, 4.1, 4.2
seasonal flushes of, 4.1, 4.2
terroir and
Dayeh tea
Decaffeination
Demeter-International e. V.
De Milde, Ary
Desserts
Green Tea Chiffon Cake with Walnuts and Crystallized Ginger
Green Tea Pot de Crème
Lapsang Souchong and Jasmine Tea Ice Cream
White Tea Snow Sorbet
Devens, Richard
De Worms, Solomon and Gabriel
Dhool, 3.1, 3.
2
Diancha fa
Dimbula tea, 4.1, 5.1
Display teas, 3.1, 6.1
Dong Han
Dong Ting Bi Lo Chun
Dorghon
Double-Dragon with Pearl
Dragon Pearls, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1
Dragon Well. See Longjing tea
Duck Breasts, Spicy Oolong-Smoked
Dutch East Indies Company
Du Yu
Duyun Mao Jian
E
Earl Green
Earl Grey, 3.1, 5.1
Echizen, Japan
EFTA (European Fair Trade Association)
Eggs, Savory Chinese Marbled (Cha Ye Dan)
Eisai, Myoan, 1.1, 4.1
Eishunnji Temple, 7.1, 7.2
Elizabeth, Empress (Russia)
England
history of tea in, 1.1, 1.2
India and, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
organic standards in, 9.1, 9.2
tea production in
trade with China, 1.1, 1.2
English East India Company, 1.1, 1.2
Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP)
Ethiopia
Europe
organic standards in, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
tea culture in
F
Fair trade
Famille rose
Famille verte
Federation of Korean Tea Masters Society
Fencai
Fenghuang Dan Cong oolong tea, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Fermentation, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1
FINE
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Wares, 7.1, 7.2
Flavonoids
Flavor (taste) components
Flavored tea
FLO (Fairtrade Labelling Organisation) International
Flower arranging
Flower-scented tea, 3.1, 3.2
Flowery White Pekoe. See Bai Hao Yin Zhen
Formosa Fancy Silvertips
Fortune, Robert, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1
Free radicals
Fresh tea
Fruit-infused tea
Fujian province, China
black teas of, 4.1, 4.2
green teas of
oolong teas of, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2
white teas of, 3.1, 4.1
Fukamushi Sencha, 4.1, 4.2
Fukujuen Tea Research Center
Fulu oolong tea
Fur Trip (Xin Yang Mao Jian)
G
Gaiwans, 1.1, 6.1, 7.1
Gan lu
Genmaicha
Georgia (country)
Germany
history of tea in
organic standards and certification in, 9.1, 9.2
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