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Black tea
A cup of black tea
Type
Tea
Country of origin
China[1]
Region of origin
East Asia
Colour
Red as brewed beverage
Ingredients
Tea leaves
Related products
Tea
Black tea
Traditional Chinese
紅茶
Simplified Chinese
红茶
Literal meaning
Red tea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
hóngchá
IPA
[xʊ̌ŋ.ʈʂʰǎ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
hùhng-chàh
Jyutping
hung4-caa4
IPA
[hoŋ˩.tsʰaː˩]
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
âng-tê
Black tea (also literally translated as red tea from various East Asian languages) is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, yellow, white and green teas. Black tea is generally stronger in flavour than other teas. All five types are made from leaves of the shrub (or small tree) Camellia sinensis, though Camellia taliensis is also used rarely.[2][3][4]
Two principal varieties of the species are used – the small-leaved Chinese variety plant (C. sinensis var. sinensis), used for most other types of teas, and the large-leaved Assamese plant (C. sinensis var. assamica), which was traditionally mainly used for black tea, although in recent years some green and white teas have been produced.
First originating in China, the beverage's name there is hong cha (Chinese: 紅茶, "red tea") due to the color of the oxidized leaves when processed appropriately.[1] Today, the drink is widespread throughout East and Southeast Asia, both in consumption and harvesting, including in China, Japan, Korea and Singapore.[5] Similar variants are also available in South Asian countries.
While green tea usually loses its flavour within a year, black tea retains its flavour for several years. For this reason, it has long been an article of trade, and compressed bricks of black tea even served as a form of de facto currency in Mongolia, Tibet, and Siberia well into the 19th century.[6]
^ abHeiss, Mary Lou; Heiss, Robert (2011). The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide. Potter. ISBN 978-1607741725.
^"Laoshu Dianhong (Old Tree Yunnan)".
^"Yunnan da Bai Silver Needles – Tea Trekker".
^Liu et al. (2012)
^Nanien, Yuniar; Aria, Cindyara; Sri, Haryati (14 November 2019). "Important to learn about Indonesian tea diversity: Expert". en.antaranews.com. Antara News. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^Bressett, Ken. "Tea Money of China". International Primitive Money Society Newsletter (44, August 2001).
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