Green Tea: Lu An Melon Seed
Lu An melon seed, often written Liu An Gua Pian and sometimes with an apostrophe Lu'An Melon Seed, and sometimes just Guapian tea, is a famous style of green tea from Anhui, China. The name "melon seed" originates from the fact that the dry leaves have an oval shape resembling melon seeds.
This style of tea is unusual, especially among more desireable varieties of tea, in that it uses the second leaf on the branch and does not include any tips, buds, or higher leaves. The central vein of the leaf is removed, and the leaves are then pan-fired over low heat and shaped into their final form.[1]
1.Liu An Gua Pian Tea (Liu An Melon Seed Tea) Chinese Tea Culture, www.chinese-tea-culture.com, Retrieved Nov. 3, 2009.
Examples of this style of tea: (2 including sub-styles - hide)
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| Organic Lu’ An Melon Seed | Drink The Leaf | Anhui, China | 0 |
| Imperial Republic Gua Pian Full Leaf | Republic of Tea | Anhui, China | 0 |
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