I-Bai Lin Gong Fu Tea

I-Bai Lin Gong Fu yiluhlobo lwethini elenziwe ngesandla, olukhethekile lwetiya elivela e-Fujian, e-China. Ihluke kakhulu kumatekisi omnyama akhiqizwa umshini abajwayele ukuwasebenzisa kakhulu itiye. I-Jennifer Wood ye-Canton Tea Company yabelane ngobuchwepheshe bayo kwi-Bai Lin Gong Fu itiye elimnyama ku-interview. Nakhu okwakushoyo ngaye ngalolu hlobo lwetiyi lobuciko:

Lindsey: Ngabe yini ngempela i-Bai Lin Gong Fu itiye ?

UJennifer: I-Bai Lin Gong Fu yikhiqizi elenziwe ngezandla, elilodwa leqabunga elimnyama.

(AmaShayina abiza itiye elimnyama 'itiye elibomvu ' ngenxa yombala wokuphuza utshwala / ukumnika.) Itiye ikhiqizwa ngobuncane balimi baseZheng He County, esifundazweni saseFujian eChina.

I-Bai Lin Gong Fu yenziwe kusukela ehlathini elincane le-Fuding Da Bai Cha ("Big White") itiye lezinhlobonhlobo. Le varietal isetshenziselwa ukwenza i-Yin Zhen ("Isiliva Sesiliva") itiye elimhlophe kanye netiyi eliluhlaza elisetshenziselwa ukwenza i-Jasmine Pearl. I-Bai Lin Gong Fu ine-fuzz ehlukile yezinwele ezincibilika ze-golden-orange ezimboza amaqabunga amaqabunga.

Lindsey: Yini enye eyenza i-Bai Lin Gong Fu iyingqayizivele?

UJennifer: I-Bai Lin Gong Fu ayidlangalaleni, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa nama-black teas. Nakuba kungavamile futhi kunzima ukuthola, kuyamangalisa ukuthi kuyabiza.

Lindsey: Kungani i-Bai Lin Gong Fu eyaziwa kakhulu e-US?

UJennifer: Njengama teas amancane amaShayina amancane angaziwa, i-Bai Lin Gong Fu iyigugu elifihliwe. Okuyinhloko ngoba lokhu kukhiqizwa ngamanani ambalwa futhi isidingo sasekhaya saso sinamandla kakhulu.

Amancane kuphela, izinkampani zetiyi zengcweti ezingayithola.

Ukukhiqizwa kwemakethe enkulu kanye nokuthunyelwa kwetheyi elimnyama elivela eSri Lanka, eNdiya nase-Afrika konke okwenziwe ukubhuqwa kwemfuno yamakhadi amnyama ajwayelekile eChina. Nakuba zihlala zithandwa kakhulu e-China, amatekisi amnyama aseChina avame ukulahlwa yiziqu zetiye zamazwe omhlaba, abaye bajabulela amathrekhi aluhlaza okomlando , ama teas ezimhlophe nama- oolongs .

Kodwa eminyakeni embalwa edlule, amatekisi amnyama afana ne-Bai Lin Gong Fu ayelokhu ekhula ethandwa eYurophu nakwezinye izindawo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-Bai Lin Gong Fu inqobe enye ye-accolades ephezulu kwi-Guild of Good Fine Food 2010 I-Great Taste Awards (efana ne-UK's award-winning food award version ye-Oscars).

Lindsey: Iyini i-Bai Lin Gong Fu enambithayo?

UJennifer: Lithande kakhulu ngokungafani nama-black teas, okuvame ukusetshenzwa ngendlela ebizwa ngokuthi i-Crush, Tear and Curl ( itiye le-CTC ) ukukhiqiza flavour ezinzima, tannic. I-CTC teas yenza amaphesenti angu-95 weti elimnyama elikhiqizwa emhlabeni. Bahamba nge-oxidation esheshayo futhi enamandla lapho amaqabunga amasha angenziwa khona itiye elimnyama eliqediwe ngaphakathi kwehora noma ngaphezulu. Ama-Chinese amnyama ama-black teas afana ne-Bai Lin Gong Fu ahlanganiswa kancane kancane ukuze enze ama-flavour amaningi anzima futhi ahlakaniphile.

Ithimba le-Bai Lin Gong Fu lenziwe ngesandla ngobuciko futhi ukunambitheka nokuphuza utshwala kubonisa amakhono obucayi, amakhono obuciko abathintekayo ekukhiqizeni. Iyakuthandeka okumnandi, ebushelelezi kanye ne-toasty, ngamanothi we-caramel no-ukhilimu. Iphunga elimnandi, elicebile nelenelisayo. Kuyinto enkulu ukuyikhetha ekuseni noma ntambama, kulula kakhulu futhi uthethelele ukuphuza, futhi kungathathwa ngisho nobisi.

Lindsey: Igama elithi "Bai Lin Gong Fu" livela kuphi?

UJennifer: I-Bai Lin ibhekisela emzaneni lapho leli teyi likhulile khona, kanti uG Gong Fu kusho okungenani 'Ubuchwepheshe obukhulu' (njengoba kwenza ekwenzeni i-Kung Fu), ngokubhekisela ekwakheni ikhono elidingekayo lokwenza leli teyi. I-Bai Lin ingenye yezilwane ezintathu ezidume kakhulu zeG Gong Fu ezikhiqizwa esifundeni saseZheng He, ezinye ziyiTan Yang noZheng He, zombili zibhekwa njengezinga eliphansi kodwa zifanelekile ukubizwa ngokuthi uG Gong Fu. I-Gong Fu nayo isetshenziselwa ukuchaza indlela ekhethekile yokwenza itiye, besebenzisa umfutho omncane ngamaqabunga amaningi nokwenza ama-infusions amaningi.

ULindsey: Kwenzeke nini lapho kuqala?

UJennifer: I-Bai Lin Gong Fu ingenye yama-teas aqala ukukhiqizwa eChina. Izinkomba zokuqala ezikuyo zizungeze ngo-1760. Ukukhiqizwa kwetiye ngaphambilini ngaphambi kwalokho kwakugxile emaqeleni aluhlaza kanye nama-oolong.

Lindsey: Ingabe kukhona okunye ongathanda ukwabelana nge-Bai Lin Gong Fu?

UJennifer: Yebo, kancane kancane. Okhohlisayo wase-Australia uPeter Foster uthi uthengile konke ukukhiqiza itiye le-Bai Lin maphakathi no-80s. Wathengisa e-UK, eNingizimu Afrika nase-Australia njengendlela yokwelapha okuyisimangaliso, ezenza imali engu-30 million. Ithiye kamuva itholakale ukuthi itiye ejwayelekile yaseTshayina neFoster yalahlwa ngamanye amazwekazi ... kodwa kungakafiki ngaphambi kokuthola imvume evela kuDuchess yaseYork (owayesanda kuvezwa ngenxa yokunyathelisa), kanye ne-jockey ne-tax dodger Lester Piggott. Uze waxhasa iqembu le-Chelsea Football ngo-1987 - ngokuqinisekile, elinye lezikhathi ezimbalwa igama lesikhumba esincane esaziwayo se-artisan liye lavela kumahembe e-franchise enkulu yemidlalo. Ngokudabukisayo, ukukhwabanisa kwamathikithi amancane kuqhubeka namhlanje.