Archive for February 26th, 2010
The steeping process for gourmet tea is called infusion. What does that mean?
During the drying process the tea leaf curls in on itself. In the cup as the hot water is poured over the curled leaves begin to unfold exposing the leaf and infusing the flavor of the tea into the water. This is the main reason that brewing with loose leaf tea is recommended. In a tea bag the leaves have insufficient room to fully unfurl.
With a good gourmet tea you may get several infusions or steepings. Each infusion may in fact bring out a new quality of the tea the previous cup hadn’t revealed.
Until next time – happy infusing.
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