Oh, I tried one of the Upton Green Tea Tuo-chas and it was definitely not
puery... just plain green tea.


"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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> (hugo de naranja) writes:
>
> > I've seen green Pu Erh mentioned several times in this group. My
> > original understanding was that Pu Erh, like black or oolong tea, was
> > a product of some kind of fermentation,
>
> Unlike black and oolong, which are oxidized, Puerh really is fermented.
>
> > and thus by definition something other than green. Of course the
> > process seems to take it in a different direction than either black
> > or oolong, but still... Can someone unpack this for me? Not a life
> > or death matter, just curious.
>
> For a good explanation, see
>
> http://www.pu-erh.net/greenpuerh.html
>
> /Lew
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