Isitshalo seTiye: Camellia Sinensis

I-Species Species eyodwa inesibopho samaThanda ethu athandekayo

Cishe yonke itiye oyithandayo ivela ezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo ezibizwa ngokuthi yiCamellia sinensis . Kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zalesi sitshalo futhi ngasinye sinesici esisiza ukuchaza amathimba ethu ayizintandokazi, kufaka phakathi itiye elimnyama, itiye elihlaza kanye ne-oolong.

Ukwethulwa 'kweTe Plant'

I-Camellia sinensis (ebizwa ngokuthi i- cam-MEHL-ee-ah sin-INN-sis ) isitshalo esetshenziselwa ukwenza ama-teas, kuhlanganise itiye elimhlophe, itiye elihlaza, i-oolong, itiye elimnyama, itiye eliphuzi kanye ne-pu-erh.

Akusetshenziselwa ukwenza "ama- herbal teas ," njenge-chamomile, i-mint, ne-rooibos.

Isitshalo setiyi kucatshangwa ukuthi sisuka eduze nesifunda saseYunnan saseChina. Igama elithi Camellia sinensis liLatini elithi " camellia yaseChina ". Ngenxa yokuxhunywa kwayo nesiphuzo, lesi sitshalo godu sibhekwa ngokuthi isitshalo setiyi, isihlahla setiyi, noma umuthi wetiye.

I-Camellia sinensis iyisihlahla esihlala njalo esihlahleni esihlahleni esihlala esihlathini. Amaqabunga ahlaza okwesibhakabhaka anemiphetho enamathele futhi afana nesimo esifanayo kanye nosayizi eqabeni le-bay.

Izinhlobo zeZitshalo zeThee

Izinhlobo ezimbili zesitshalo zinezinhlobo ezithile zetiyi .

Kukhona izinhlobo eziyisikhombisa zesitshalo, uCamellia sinensis cambodiensis , owaziwa nangokuthi 'i-Java bush'. Akuvamile ukusetshenziselwa itiye nakuba isetshenziselwa ukulimala izilimo zezitshalo.

Ukuhlakulela uCamellia sinensis

Nakuba izitshalo zetiye zivame ukukhula ezindaweni ezishisayo, ezinye izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zesitshalo setiyi nazo zikhula kahle ezindaweni ezipholile, njengalapho iPacific Northwest.

Ithi ikhulile emhlabeni jikelele futhi amathikithi wesifunda ngasinye anamaphrofayli ahlukile okuthakazelisayo. Lokhu kwaziwa ngokuthi i-terroir.

Ezindaweni eziningi zezitshalo zetiyi nezitshalo, izitshalo zetiyi zigcinwa njengezihlahla, kodwa zizokhula zibe izihlahla ezincane uma zingashiywanga. Abanye bathi izitshalo zetiye ezide kakhulu zinezimpande ezinkulu, ezenza itiye ecebile kakhulu, ene-flavorful.

Yeka Indlela Ukuvunwa Ngayo Imbewu

Izitshalo zihlonyelwe amaqabunga azo nokuvuna kufanele kwenziwe ngesandla. Esikhundleni sokuthatha wonke amaqabunga, kuphela amaqabunga, amaqabunga aphezulu 'aphulwa' (igama lomkhakha wetiyi lokuvuna).

Ngesikhathi sokuhlwitha, abasebenzi bafuna amaqabunga amancane phezulu kwesitshalo, ikakhulukazi labo abanamasu (amancane, amaqabunga ayingxenye). Bayoqeda iqembu lamaqabunga awaziwa ngokuthi 'amahlumela.' I-flush ihlanganisa ingxenye encane yesitshalo kanye namaqabunga amabili kuya kwahlanu kanye ne "tip." Ukuqhuma kwamabili noma abathathu nje kuphela kwaziwa ngokuthi 'i-golden flush.'

I-flush 'esetshenziselwa ukukhishwa itiye ihluke kunokuba ' imfucuza 'esetshenziselwa ukuchaza amatafula aseDarjeeling , okubhekisela esikhathini sonyaka amaqabunga avunwa.

Ezikhathini ezingavamile, amahlumela nezimbali zesitshalo nazo ziyasetshenziswa. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile, izitshalo zigcinwa zingahlwanyeli ukuze amandla azo aqondiswe emaqabunga abalulekile.

Ithi ivunwa ngesikhathi sezishisayo zonyaka lapho izitshalo zikhula ziqinile. Ezingxenyeni ezisenyakatho, lokhu kuyindwangu yenyanga ezine kuphela. Ezindaweni ezishisayo kakhulu, zingase zibe nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili zokuvuna njalo.