关于茶的英文介绍

关于茶的英文介绍

Have you ever wondered how the tea in your everyday cuppa gets from the plantation to your cup? Can you tell a Darjeeling from a Ceylon, an oolong from a white? Do you know why they are different?

Now you have a chance to find out everything you ever wanted to know about tea! Due to popular demand, The United Kingdom Tea Council is partnering with 2 of the country's leading experts and offering a series of one day seminars for anyone who wants to discover more about our favourite beverage.

An eastern Asian evergreen shrub or small tree(Camellia sinensis) having fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped white flowers and glossy leaves.
The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a hot beverage.
An aromatic, slightly bitter beverage made by steeping tea leaves in boiling water.
Any of various beverages, made as by steeping the leaves of certain plants or by extracting an infusion especially from beef.
Any of various plants having leaves used to make a tealike beverage.
Chiefly British
An afternoon refreshment consisting usually of sandwiches and cakes served with tea.
High tea.
An afternoon reception or social gathering at which tea is served.
Slang Marijuana.
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Tea is a beverage made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis) in hot water for a few minutes. The processing can include oxidation (fermentation), heating, drying, and the addition of other herbs, flowers, spices, and fruits.
There are four basic types of true tea: black tea, oolong tea, green tea, and white tea. The term "herbal tea" usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs (such as rosehip, chamomile, or jiaogulan) that contain no C. sinensis. (Alternative terms for herbal tea that avoid the word "tea" are tisane and herbal infusion). This article is concerned exclusively with preparations and uses of the tea plant C. sinensis.
Tea is a natural source of caffeine [1], theobromine, theophylline [2], theanine, and antioxidants, but it has almost no fat, carbohydrates, or protein. It has a cooling, slightly bitter and astringent taste.
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