Overseas Network 2015-10-10 15:42:33
Xu Yaoliang Tea Garden. (Photo source: "Today's News Network")
Overseas Network, October 10 According to Taiwan media reports, Xu Yaoliang Tea Garden, which has been passed down from the third generation, follows the grandfather's tea formula "head water, two fragrances, and three appearances", carefully makes the leaves sucked by the little green leafhopper, allowing the tea to ferment on the tea tree to turn into sweetness, becoming the "Oriental Beauty Tea" with a unique honey fragrance.
When I came to Boss Xu’s tea garden, the first thing that caught my eye was the whole neatly arranged tea trees. The greenness contrasted with the blue sky and was accompanied by the slight autumn wind. You can feel the artistic conception of the ancients’ lyrics with tea without waiting for the water to boil a pot of tea. When I first visited the tea garden, I walked into the group of "tea-picking girls" wearing straw hats and sleeves, listening to the "girls" talking to each other in Hakka dialect. They still picked the tea with a neat and were bitten by the little green leafhopper. They put it into the bamboo basket on their waists and sent it back to the tea shop after a bumper harvest. They prepared to make a popular tea "Oriental Beauty Tea" after a series of baptisms.
Oriental Beauty Tea is usually called "Pengfeng Tea". Its production season is mostly from mid-May to the end of June, and from October to the end of December. Due to its special growth environment, the production areas are mostly located in Longtan, Guanxi, Emei, Beipu, Hsinchu, Miaoli and other places. In addition, the latitude relationship is the secret to creating a refreshing fragrance of tea.
However, how can you make a great outlet and feel the unique tea charm of Oriental Beauty Tea? The boss said that the water temperature of the Oriental Beauty Tea does not need to be too high, the water temperature is about 70 to 80 degrees Celsius. The reason is that the water temperature is too high, and the tea leaves are prone to be too bitter and too thick. The amount of tea needed to soak once is about half of the teapot. Pour out after the first soak for about one minute, pour out after the second to fourth soak for about 30 to 40 seconds, and take about one minute after the fifth soak. Generally, Oriental Beauty Tea can be brewed more than 5 times. In addition, if you feel the weather is hot and want to drink herbal tea, you can also choose the cold brew method. Just soak the tea in room temperature boiling water, then put it in the refrigerator and take it out and enjoy the coldness, which will become a sweet oriental beauty tea.
To make a pot of excellent oriental beauty tea, you have to put a lot of effort into making the tea. Boss Xu said that the first stop of the picked tea must be exposed to the sun for 2 to 3 hours, and the leaves of the tea can be destroyed by sunlight, so that the aroma can be produced. During this period, you must also pay attention to whether the tea is sunburned. After the sun reaches a certain level, you can put it indoors and let it sit. Then there is a series of stirring, and the tea leaves are fully fermented through the rubbing process, which will produce a sweet taste. Then, the tea leaves are fried with a sautéed machine to remove the flavour and stop fermenting and retain the aroma. This is also the most important key in the entire process.
and then put the tea leaves in the bag. After all the moisture in the tea stem is released to the leaves, it starts to knead to increase the texture of the tea leaves and release the tea aroma. After kneading, unwrap it, and the leaf shape will be firm and smooth. Finally, the oriental beauty tea, which is initially made, preserves the aroma, has uniform and bright lines, and is full of tea fragrance.
When it comes to his own tea, boss Xu Yaoliang is full of confidence and pride. He has been growing tea for 36 years. He insists on never spraying pesticides, insists on using organic fertilizer to plant, and weeding in a fully manual way, so that the little green leafhopper, the greatest hero of Oriental Beauty Tea, can grow in a good environment. Recalling his hard work from scratch, and he has won numerous awards in various places so far, Boss Xu said: "You must do things in the most pragmatic way. It is better to do it all than you think." Only by experiencing bitterness can you be happy in your life.
In addition, in addition to Oriental Beauty Tea, Boss Xu uses Oriental Beauty's tea to make the patent-applied "白花博花" by making black tea. Because its special tea fragrance combines the characteristics of Oriental Beauty Tea and black tea, and the texture is smooth and not irritating, and has a fruity sweet taste, it is also very popular among the people.
