Ukukhula Nokuvuna Camelia Sinensis
I-Camelia Sinensis (isitshalo setiyi) ijabulela isimo sezulu esifudumayo nesomuncu ngamazinga okushisa aphakathi kuka-10 kuya ku-35 C. Kudinga inani eliphakeme lemvula futhi likhetha inhlabathi ejulile, elula, enomsoco futhi egcwele kahle. Ngezimo ezifanele, isitshalo setiyi sizokhula kuphi ukusuka kolwandle kuze kufike ku-2100m.
Izitshalo ezincane ezitshalwe kancane zishiywa zingasetshenziswanga iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokukhipha izihlahla noma ukukhipha, kodwa uma sezikhulile ngokwanele, ziyakunywelwa ukuba zigcinwe ngaphansi kwemitha ephezulu.
Lokhu kusetshenzwa njalo kusho ukuthi njengoba kuvela amahlumela amasha (eyaziwa ngokuthi 'i-flush'), abonakala kalula kulabo abaqoqi. Yilawa amaqabunga amancane aluhlaza asetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni itiye. Ama-plucks ahlukene aveza izimfanelo ezahlukene zetiyi; eDarjeeling, i-first flush ibhekwa njengcono kakhulu; e-Assam, kuyesibili.
Amahlumela amancane afakwa kancane phakathi kwesiphakamiso somunwe wesithupha nesisemkhatsini nasendleleni yokuhamba phansi, ukunyakaza okuphansi, ukuphulwa nokuphonswa phezu kwehlombe kumaqabunga emhlane. Kuxhomeke endaweni nendawo yetiyi, ukuhlunga kungenzeka njalo ezinsukwini ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-14. Ngenxa yokuthi amaqabunga amancane atholakalayo eDarjeeling adinga ama-22,000 ama-kilo wetiyi, noma i-Assam lapho ekhudlwana, eyi-10 000, lo msebenzi omkhulu. Ngesinye isikhathi isisebenzi esinolwazi sizosebenzisa ama-shears, futhi kukhona imishini yokunciphisa amahlumela, kodwa njengoba lezi zizohlanganisa neziqu ze-stem nezinkuni, okhiqiza itiye eliphansi.
Uhlelo lokuxhuma kanye nokuhlolwa kwekhwalithi
Amaqabunga abese ethathwa efektri, asakaze ematayini amakhulu kanye nama-racks futhi ashiye ukuvuna emoyeni ofudumele. Uma usumile, amaqabunga e-flaccid aphulwa ngama-rollers ukuze akhiphe ama-juice nama-enzyme esitshalo, lapho, lapho ehlangana nomoya, i-oxidise.
Amaqabunga aphukile afakwa emkhathini opholile, omuncu wamahora amaningana ukuvotela noma uketshezi kuze kube sekugcineni amaqabunga aphendule ngegolide, futhi i-oxidisation iphelile.
Ekugcineni, amaqabunga oxidised omisiwe ngokuphelele, okuyinto ngokuqhubekayo shintsha umbala amaqabunga kuya black. Itiye manje "yenziwe." Ithiye lizobe lihlelwe zibe yizilinganiso ezihlukahlukene ngaphambi kokuba lilinganiswe futhi lipakwe emathisini etiyi, ezinye zetiyi ezikhululekile kanye nalokho okusele izikhwama zetiyi. Ngandlela-thile, i-Factory Tea Tasters izohlola ukunambitheka kwetiyi futhi iqiniseke ukuthi ingcolisiwe, futhi uma iselisiwe, amasampuli azothunyelwa kubathengi ukuze bahlolwe ngekhwalithi futhi kunjalo, intengo.
Izinhlobo Tea
Le ndlela yokucubungula ihlukahluka kuma teas ahlukene:
- Ithi elihlaza : iqabunga elinyanyekile ligobile futhi ligoqwe ngaphambi kokumisa ukuvimbela amaqabunga ukuba aphule futhi abangele uketshezi.
- Ithimba elimhlophe : amafihlethi aphakanyiswe ngesandla futhi ashaka ukuze umswakama wemvelo uqhume ngaphambi kokuma. Ayikho i-oxidation eyenzekayo.
- I-Oolong Tea : isiphambano phakathi kweti elimnyama neluhlaza, elinomsoco omfushane kakhulu, okwenza itiye elimnandi kakhulu kodwa elinama-nuances amahle omnyama.