Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Last Updated: Sep. 6, 2010

Tea (Chinese 茶) is a beverage made from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The words for tea in many languages come from the root cha or chai. Tea is usually classified according to its level of oxidation--a process that darkens the leaves and changes the color. Fully oxidized tea is called black tea, unoxidized tea is called green tea (white tea is also unoxidized), and partially oxidized tea is called oolong tea. Another class of tea, pu-erh, is usually considered as a category of its own.

When the word "tea" is used by itself it usually refers to the tea plant. However, the word "tea" is also used together with other terms to describe other drinks made from steeping other plants in water. Teas that do not come from the Camellia sinsensis plant are usually referred to as "herbal teas", "herb teas", or "tisanes".

In most parts of the world, nearly all tea consumed is black tea. Outside of southeast Asia, the term tea is often assumed to mean black tea.

Listings of this style of tea: (2136 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Mao Jian Green Tea	LeafSpa	China	0
	Sencha Tea	LeafSpa	China	0
	Silver Needle White Tea	LeafSpa	China	0
	Keemun	Admari Tea	China	0
	Huang Shan Mao Feng (Spring Harvest)	Admari Tea	China	0
	Milk Scented Kinsen Oolong Tea	Stash Tea	China	0
	Big Red Robe	California Tea House	China	1
	White Monkey Paw	Utopian Tea	China	1
	Big Red Robe Oolong	Jing Tea	China	0
	English Breakfast	Harney and Sons	China	1
	Lung Ching Dragonwell	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	1
	Lion Mountain Keemun	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	0
	Decaffeinated Lu Cha	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	0
	Golden Congou	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	0
	Keemun Fancy	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	0
	Lapsang Souchong	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	1
	Phoenix Mountain Oolong	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	1
	Oolong Tea	Wei-Chuan	China	1
	2006 Nan Qiao Factory Raw Puerh Cake | Sheng Jia Ji Beeng Cha	Canton Tea Co	China	0
	2005 Lao Tong Zhi Raw Puerh Brick | Sheng Pu Erh	Canton Tea Co	China	0

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