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:
	Iron Goddess of Mercy	Utopian Tea	Fujian, China	1
	Great Buddha's Palm	Utopian Tea	Fujian, China	0
	Green Spiral	Utopian Tea	Fujian, China	1
	Snow Leopard®	Peet's Coffee and Tea	Fujian, China	1
	Ti Kwan Yin	Peet's Coffee and Tea	Fujian, China	0
	Iron Goddess of Mercy	Cha Cha Tea	Fujian, China	0
	Tie Guan Yin Special Edition, traditional charcoal roast	Life in Teacup	Fujian, China	1
	Yongchun Fo Shou (Bergamot) Oolong Superior Grade	Life in Teacup	Fujian, China	1
	White Peony White Tea | Fuding Bai Mu Dan	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Yongchun Fo Shou (Bergamot) Oolong Charcoal Roast	Life in Teacup	Fujian, China	0
	Lapsang Souchong Black Tea Grade II	Life in Teacup	Fujian, China	0
	Silver Needle White Tea | Fuding Bai Hao Yin Zhen	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Yellow Gold Oolong Tea | Huang Jin Gui Wu Long	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Iron Buddha Oolong Tea | Tie Guan Yin Wu Long	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Superior Iron Buddha Oolong Tea | Xi Ping Tie Guan Yin	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Big Red Robe Oolong Tea | Da Hong Pao Wu Long	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Original Lapsang Souchong Black Tea | Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Bai Lin Gong Fu Black Tea	Canton Tea Co	Fujian, China	0
	Lapsang Souchong No. 210	Kusmi Tea	Fujian, China	0
	Tarry Souchong	Kusmi Tea	Fujian, China	0

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