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:
	Red Peony	Drink The Leaf	China	0
	Lung Ching	Harney and Sons	China	0
	Pi Lo Chun Organic Green Tea	Teavana	China	1
	Savoury Lapsang Souchong	The Tea Set	China	0
	Sensual Keemum	The Tea Set	China	0
	Surprising Gunpowder Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	Celebrity Lung Jing Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	Luxury And Delicate Sencha Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	Chill Out Zhen Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	Chic Bamboo Macha Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	Luxurious Silver Needles White	The Tea Set	China	0
	Delicious Oolong	The Tea Set	China	0
	#170 - China Oolong Restaurant Style	Tealuxe	China	0
	Original Green Tea	Ahmad Tea	China	0
	Russian Caravan	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	1
	Sky Between the Branches	Republic of Tea	China	0
	Dragon Well Full Leaf	Republic of Tea	China	0
	ZG84: Organic Green Tian Mu Qing Ding	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	Feng Huang Dancong "Huang Zhi Xiang"	Rishi Tea	China	0
	ZG85: Dao Ren Top Pekoe Organic	Upton Tea Imports	China	0

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