"kuri" > writes:

> "Mydnight" > wrote in message
>
> > I know 'hei' and 'hong'. The reason I made this post was because many
> > people are not calling it hei cha any longer and just referring to it
> > as it's own category because it is quite different than black tea.
>
> Puer is the archetype of hei cha, it cannot be different. The definition of
> hei cha is *processed like puer*.
> Puer existed before the other teas classified as black. If what you mean is
> that the other ones shouldn't be in the same category (and for that, you may
> have a point), puer should keep the *hei cha* title and and others should
> get another name for their class.
>
> I wonder if you get more differences inside the *hei cha* class that inside
> the * lu cha* one.

Maybe not yet, but I have a feeling that a lot of new teas will
develop in the world of hei cha now that scientists and engineers are
giving it attention. Whether this turns out to be a good thing or a
bad thing ... we'll see.

/Lew
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