What kind of tea does green tea belong to?

Green tea is a kind of non-fermented tea, which is made by picking fresh tender leaves, deactivating enzymes, shaping and drying.

According to different processing methods, green tea can be divided into four types: sun-dried, fried, baked and steamed. Sun-dried green tea includes Dianqing, Qian Qing, Qing Chuan, Yueqing and Guiqing. Fried green tea includes West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Mengding Gan Lu, Duyun Maojian and other varieties.

Characteristics of green tea

The main characteristics of green tea are green in appearance, green in soup and green in leaf bottom, that is, three green characteristics. Green tea is one of the six major teas. It's not fermented, and the tea is cold. It is made by picking fresh tender leaves, deactivating enzymes, rolling and drying. It is fresh, tender and refreshing, with fresh, mellow and soft taste, and the soup is light green, sweet and refreshing. However, green tea is not suitable for its low foam resistance.

The brewing frequency of green tea is relatively low. Even the top-grade green tea has no taste after three or four times of water, and its color has faded, so it is usually about three bubbles, but these three bubbles also concentrate the essence of tea. The aroma of green tea is mellow and refreshing, and the most remarkable characteristics of green tea taste are fresh, tender, refreshing, fresh, mellow, sweet and refreshing.