Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 20 - White Tea (白茶 | Bái Chá)

In this video, So Han discusses fresh White Tea. White tea is raw tea, or tea that never undergoes the Sha Qing process, which would lock in an oxidation level by denaturing the enzyme Polyphenol Oxidase. Being uncooked, White Tea will continue to oxidize, slowly, as it ages. There are many grades of White Tea, typically organized by bud content. All bud teas, called dān yá 單芽 ("Single Bud"), like White Hair Silver Needle, are the highest grade. The middle grade is yī yá yī yè 一芽一葉 ("One Bud, One Leaf"), such as Bai Mu Dan. The lower grade is called yī yá liǎng yè 一芽兩葉 ("One Bud, Two Leaves"), such as Shou Mei. Though it originates in Fujian, White Tea is made in many other regions of China, including Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.

The teas featured in this episode include:
-Silver Needle - An all-bud Fujianese White Tea: https://westchinatea.com/30g-2018-sil...
-Inner Sun - A middle grade Sichuanese White Tea: https://westchinatea.com/30g-inner-sun/
-Wild Purple White - A leafy Yunnan White made from seed-propagated purple-leaf plants: https://westchinatea.com/30g-wild-pur...

West China Tea is currently holding a fundraiser to Save the Tea House: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-t...
Like many businesses, West China Tea is feeling the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis, and is having to pay rent on a tea house that currently can't service customers normally. Help them keep the Tea House alive by donating to the fundraiser at the above link!

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Music by: B. Glenn Copeland (www.SongCycles.com)

Production Credits:
Directed by: Erik Duemig
Director of Photography: Jacob Berardi
Edited by: Henry Arrambide
Assistant Edited by: Jacob Berardi
Sound by: Erik Duemig