So, you say that both red tea and black tea are not the same in China
because of the way to processes the tea are different. But, I just
wondering are they both taste the same?

myclee

"cc" > wrote in message >...
> "Dan Stromberg" > wrote in message
>
> > http://chineseteas101.com/teaclass.htm
> >
> > Is it true that black tea and red tea are two different things in China?
> > I had thought Red tea in china was what we called black tea in the West.
>
> That's not contradictory. As the site says, the process is different.
>
> Black tea :
> -leaves are heated
> -leaves are massaged by hand*
> -time of maturation in high temperature
> -leaves are massaged by hand*
> -leaves are dried
>
> Red tea :
> -leaves are displayed on baskets
> -leaves are massaged by hand*
> -fermentation
> -leaves are dried
>
> *I translate without knowing the technical term in English, but that's
> litterally what they do.
>
> Kuri