Bi Luo Chun
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| Type: | Green tea |
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| Other names: | chinese 碧螺春 |
| Origin: | Suzhou , People's Republic of China |
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| Brief description: | fruity taste with a floral aroma |
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| Temperature: | 80 ° C |
| Time: | 3-5 min. |
Bi Luo Chun ( Chinese 碧螺春 , Pinyin Bì Luó Chūn ) is a Chinese green tea from the city of Suzhou , which is in Jiangsu Province , People's Republic of China . Also known under the name Pi Lo Chun , the tea is famous for its delicate appearance, fruity taste, floral aroma and striking white hairs.
The name Bi Luo Chun literally means "Jade Snail of Spring" and is based on its appearance, as it is twisted into small spirals and thus resembles the appearance of snails. In addition, the tea is harvested in spring.
history
The original name of the tea is Xia Shan Ren Xiang ( Chinese 嚇 煞人 香 , Pinyin xiàshàrénxiāng ; "frightening scent"). According to tradition, visited Emperor Qianlong during the Qing Dynasty in the 18th century, the city Suzhou . At the time, the locals referred to the tea as Xia Sha Ren Xiang, or the "frightening scent". As a result, Qianlong decided to give green tea a more civilized name - Bi Luo Chun ("Jade Snail of Spring").
Cultivation
The moderate climate, the humid air and the slightly acidic soil at Dongting Mountain on Lake Tai Hu are ideal for growing Bi Luo Chun . Due to the many fruit trees that occur between the tea bushes , the tea contains its fruity taste and its flowery aroma .
harvest
The tea is harvested only once a year - in the spring in early March to the end of spring. The Bi Luo Chun is picked, sorted and roasted by hand on the same day. Only buds with a young leaf are used. 14,000 to 15,000 buds are required for one kilogram of the finest Bi Luo Chun .
preparation
As usual with green tea, the tea is infused with hot water at around 80 ° C and left to steep for about three to five minutes so that a mild and gentle aroma can develop. The leaves allow several infusions.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Rohrsen: The tea: cultivation, varieties, history . CH Beck, 2013, ISBN 3-406-65418-5 , pp. 34 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Bi Luo Chun (Pi Lo Chun). In: Amazing Green Tea. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
- ^ How to Brew the Famous Chinese Bi Luo Chun Green Tea. In: Teavivre. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .