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A cup of good tea begins with the
tea you buy and how it is stored. There are
thousands of commercial varieties of tea, the
differences depending upon the geographic
location, the soil, the age of the leaf and the
handling. However there are only three chief
basic type of tea; green, black and oolong. |
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GREEN TEA is made by
heat-treating leaves soon after picking. |
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BLACK TEA is made by
allowing the leaves to ferment before
further processing. |
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OOLONG TEA is made
from partially fermented leaves. |
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PEKOE OR ORANGE PEKOE
refers only to a leaf size. |
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INDIA TEAS are named
after the districts in which they are grown. |
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STORE TEA in tightly
covered containers. |
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