Wuniu Morning Tea [Zhejiang Yongjia Specialty]

What is Wuniu Morning Tea? Authentic Zhejiang Yongjia specialty: Wuniu Early Tea

Summary:Do you want to know what Wuniu Early Tea is? This article is a detailed introduction toZhejiang Yongjia specialty - Wuniu Early Tea. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Wuniu Early Tea. The full text takes about 10 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Wuniu Early Tea and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Wuniu Early Tea? How did the history of Wuniu Morning Tea come about? How to make Wuniu early tea and distinguish its authenticity? The awards and honors of Wuniu Morning Tea

Introduction to Wuniu Early Tea

Wuniu Early Tea is a famous ancient Chinese tea that was lost for hundreds of years. It was restored in 1985. Wuniu Morning Tea Yongjia Wuniu Morning Tea is a newly created famous tea in recent years, named after its main production in Wuniu Town, Yongjia. It is a tea variety in China that sprouts very early and can be harvested in early March. The "Wuniuzaolongjing" processed with it has a flat appearance, a mellow and fragrant taste, and a green color, making it a precious tea

What are the nutritional values of Wuniu morning tea

The dried sample of tea with one bud and two leaves contains approximately 4.2% amino acids, 17.6% tea polyphenols, and 3.4% caffeine, slightly higher than the physical and chemical indicators of other green teas. The superior ecological environment, precious early sprout varieties, and exquisite craftsmanship have given birth to the high-quality tea "Yongjia Wuniu Zao". Regular consumption of this tea can have various effects such as anti-cancer, weight loss, digestion, removing greasiness, refreshing the mind, diuresis, and clearing heat

This variety sprouts very early, and the spring bud germination period is generally in late February and early March; The germination density is high, the buds and leaves are plump, green, and rich in amino acids. The amino acid content of fresh spring tea leaves is about 4.2%, and the fuzz is moderate. Strong tenderness; Good stress resistance and high yield, suitable for making green tea, especially flat type premium tea. The tea produced has superior quality, fragrant and mellow, making it a rare early spring green tea. Flat and smooth in appearance, straight and even in appearance, with exposed buds and slight hairs, and a tender green and glossy color; The internal aroma is high and fresh, the taste is sweet and refreshing, the soup color is clear and bright, the leaves are tender and plump at the bottom, and they are evenly distributed into flowers. Suitable for promoting early growth tea varieties in Zhejiang Province, especially in flat tea producing areas

Two hundred years ago, Wuniu was a wild tea tree that grew on the Changjialing Ridge between Banling Village in Oubei Town and Lingxia Village in Wuniu Town, downstream of the Nanxi River in Yongjia County. During the Spring Festival visit, Mr. Jin Zehong, an old man from Longtou Village in Oubei Town, passed through this ridge and saw that a cluster of tea trees on the hillside grew particularly lush and sprouted early. Mr. Jin brought this cluster of tea trees back with soil for planting. As this tea tree could be harvested before and after the Spring Equinox (one bud, two leaves, three leaves), about 15 days earlier than other varieties, it was named "Wuniu Early". Also, because this tea was first discovered in Lingxia, local farmers habitually called it "Lingxia Tea". After several years of development, Lingxia tea has become widely planted in the areas of Luodong and Wuniu, becoming the dominant variety in the local area. In 1988, "Wuniuzao Longjing" passed the provincial new product appraisal in Hangzhou and was officially named "Yongjia Wuniuzao". In 1994, the Wuniuzao tea base centered on Wuniu Town covered 80 hectares of tea gardens and radiated to surrounding towns and villages. That year, there were 533.33 hectares of Wuniu Early Tea Garden in Yongjia County, with a yield of about 60 tons. Since 1995, he has continuously received various honors. He won two awards, the Gold Award at the 2nd China Agricultural Expo and the Gold Award at the Hong Kong Quality Food Expo, and has won the Gold Award at the Zhejiang Agricultural Expo for several consecutive years since 2001. In 2002, it was awarded the National Green Food Usage Certificate and the Gold Award at the Provincial Agricultural Expo. In 2002, it was awarded the title of Zhejiang Famous Trademark, and in 2003, it was awarded the title of Zhejiang Green Agricultural Product. Among them, "Three and Five Morning Tea" was awarded the title of Wenzhou Famous Brand

The production method of Wuniu Early Tea

The characteristics of Yongjia Wuniu Early Tea are both early and good, with plump buds and slightly visible leaves. The requirements for raw materials are very strict, and the production time is from the end of February to mid April, within more than 50 days. Rainwater extraction and valley rain end. The standard for special grade fresh leaves is one bud, one flavor, one bud, and two leaves for initial development. Tea pickers go up the mountain to search for tea, pick tea as soon as they see buds, with uniform length and size, without fish leaves, tea stems, or other impurities. Only by collecting over 22000 golden buds can we produce a 500g premium product, which can be described as' who knew that every tea in the cup was hard-earned '

Fresh leaf spreading: It is a characteristic of the processing technology of Wuniu Zao famous tea. The fresh leaf spreading is placed on a ventilated, cool and clean bamboo cover, with a thickness of 1000 grams per square meter. The recommended time is to reduce the weight of the fresh leaves by 20%. When the fresh leaves feel soft, the leaf color turns dark, and there is a slight floral fragrance, it should be processed within 12 hours to achieve no accumulation, no heating, no redness, and no breakage. To master the principles of graded green distribution and batch payment system

Green pot and welded pot: There are 16 techniques in operation, including shaking, overlapping, pulling, stretching, and grinding. The techniques change from time to time as the fresh leaves return to their roots and the tea leaves in the pot become tender and mature. The purpose is to make the finished product flat, smooth, and neat in appearance, with uniform length and size, exposed buds, slightly white hairs, a tender green color, and no impurities such as yellow flakes or tender stems

Second burning. Take several pieces of tea leaves, ignite them with fire. Genuine tea leaves have a rich aroma. Crush the ashes with your fingers and smell them carefully to smell the tea fragrance; Fake tea leaves have a peculiar odor but no tea aroma. It is best to compare the authentic tea leaves and the tea leaves to be identified by burning them together

Three bubbles. Take a small amount of tea leaves to be identified and a small amount of genuine tea leaves, brew them twice with boiling water, and carefully examine the soup. Soak for 10 minutes each time. After the leaves are fully soaked, place them in two white porcelain water dishes and carefully observe the leaf shape, veins, serrations, and other characteristics. True tea leaves have obvious reticular veins, with the main veins directly shooting towards the top and the lateral veins extending to 2/3 of the leaf edge and bending upwards, forming an arc shape that combines with the upper branch veins. The back of the leaves has white velvet hairs, with prominent serrations at the edges and sparse serrations at the base. The leaf veins of fake tea leaves are not obvious. Generally, the lateral veins are directly exposed to the edges, and some have white hairs on both sides. The leaf edges have obvious or thick serrations

The award-winning honors of Wuniu Morning Tea

Since 1995, it has continuously received various honors. He won two awards, the Gold Award at the 2nd China Agricultural Expo and the Gold Award at the Hong Kong Quality Food Expo, and has won the Gold Award at the Zhejiang Agricultural Expo for several consecutive years since 2001. Among them, "Three and Five Morning Tea" has won the title of well-known brand in Wenzhou City