Chunmee green tea, Zhen Mei, or Chun Mei is known as a type of Chinese tea produced mostly in Anhui and Jiangxi Province. The tea is famous for its hand-rolled leaves shaped, light green color, and vegetal and nuttier flavor. This article provides you with stimulating information about this special type of tea.
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Introduction
As the birthplace of tea and tea drinking culture, China is the largest tea production with various types of tea. Chunmee green tea is among the most special teas originating from this country. However, it is now no longer the only country producing this typical green tea. Vietnam, for instance, is another biggest green tea production currently. With much potential, the country is becoming a promising tea supplier in the world.
Now, let’s begin with a general understanding of this unique tea.
What is Chunmee green tea?
Chunmee Green Tea is made from the unfermented Camellia sinensis leaf, known as the tea with the appearance of the leaves like small hand-rolled shaped, light green color. It also has the English name “Precious Eyebrows Tea” because the form of the leaves resembles beautiful eyebrows. The tea naturally does contain caffeine and should be consumed in moderation by those with a sensitivity to caffeine.
Chunmee is known as one of China’s favorite teas, mostly made in Jiangxi and Anhui provinces, but nowadays is also grown elsewhere such as in Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. People say it is a special type of green tea in the world.
What does Chunmee green tea taste like?
Regarding Green Tea, there are many different flavors, depending on the production process, and there are several smells and flavors. In general, Green tea has a light, fresh, and slightly acrid taste. It can be challenging to identify green tea by ít scent only. To identify the types of green tea, we should rely on the appearance, watercolor, scent, and taste of tea. As for Chunmee Green Tea, if you are a tea lover, it is easier to recognize the difference between this tea compared to other green tea.
Chunmee is a pan-fried tea, it has a bright flavor, light tangy sweetness, and a toasty warm, with a nice well-rounded flavor and aftertaste. This ever-popular tea has light liquoring with a golden-green color with a delicate fragrance, thus it smells amazing.
If you have tried Gunpowder, you will see the strength and color of Chunmee are quite similar, but Chunmee has more smokies, and a bit more astringency and it is suitable for drinking with sugar, honey, or even milk. It has a strong flavor, thus it can be used for flavoring and scenting in some cases.
The sweet aroma of the tea can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, people usually brew them with hot water at a temperature of 90-degree. The tea leaves should be kept in the brewing teapot for three or five minutes so that the flavors and nutrients of the tea are seeping into the water.
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How is Chunmee green tea made?
In general, the steps of the green tea production line include harvesting, frying, rolling, drying, shaping, and packaging. The manufacturing process of Chunmee Green Tea is similar, however, there are some differences in the process due to the special shape of this tea, therefore it forms a distinctive process.
After plucking the fresh tea leaves, they must be dried to prevent fermentation, which stops any enzyme activity that causes oxidation. The leaves are hand-rolled and pan-fired giving the tea leaves a unique shape and flavor. The tea leaves must be stirred constantly for even drying.
At FGC, the production stage of green tea in general and Chunmee, in particular, is produced according to the following process:
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Harvesting
This is the first important step, people will choose the best time to pick young tea, only bud and 2 top leaves picked for good quality tea.. Normally, after picking, it will be processed immediately to ensure the freshness and quality of the tea.
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Frying/Steaming
This is the stage where high temperature is used to lock the fermentation process of the tea leaves so that the chlorophyll cells in the tea leaves are not destroyed by the enzyme, and the tea still retains its natural green color when brewing. This step affects the quality of the tea, helping the tea to retain vitamins, catechins, tannins, and other nutrients.
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Rolling
Rolling affects the appearance of the tea. Tea leaves are crushed about 30-35 %, then meet the requirements set for this stage. Compared with the traditional method, the roll forming machine ensures the required stamping according to the standard.
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Drying/Shaping
After rolling, the tea will go through a drying machine, drying the tea down to a moisture content of 3-5% to preserve it longer, and the leaves will be crispy. Drying tea also enhances the aroma of tea, creating a characteristic taste.
Tea is dried at a temperature of 90-100 degrees, within 30-40 minutes.
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Sorting
Semi-finished tea will be put through a grading machine to divide into different categories.
This is an important step to control the quality of the tea in the whole process.
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Upgrading
Depending on quality requirements, our tea masters at factories can be flexible in procedures, even repeating a step several times. Before packing, some teas can be sorted or extra processed to have a stronger aroma and nice appearance.
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Packing
The tea is often packed in PP/PE bags for storage or transported to our main packaging factory. We also pack our tea in various types of packages such as kraft bags, cartons, Aluminum bags, or any other types as per the client’s requirement.
Benefits of Chunmee green tea
Chunmee is a type of green tea that is loved by many people, because of the benefits they bring to health. Drinking tea is an ancient habit, tea not only helps quench thirst, but tea also has a lot of effects, if people drink tea regularly, they will clearly feel the benefits.
Whether drinking green tea or black tea, both have positive benefits for everyone’s health,
Chunmee Green tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant and contains catechins; these are responsible for many health benefits, such as aiding weight loss.
- Chunmee tea helps reduce cholesterol levels, lower the risk of developing cancer and coronary heart disease, and regulate blood sugar levels.
- In addition, it also helps to improve your immune system, increase metabolism rates and even stimulate hair growth.
- The antioxidants found in green tea work to protect cells against free radicals, which leads to fewer medical problems down the road like cancer.
- Furthermore, this typical tea has helped improve mental alertness and concentration and even increases brain activity levels.
- The catechins also fight against stress hormones which is an added benefit when you drink this beverage regularly.
For such great health benefits, Chunmee is ideal for every tea lover to drink without concern for negative effects on the body.
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Where can I buy Chunmee green tea?
At FGC, we have 15 processing factories and more than 60 tea farms in all of Vietnam, therefore we can supply any type of tea as the customer requires.
Do not hesitate to contact FGC for more details, we are always available to support you. You can send us an email at info@vietnam-tea.com, or call us directly at +84 24 7300 130 for more information, we will recommend you the right types to suit your demand and your market.
Here is some reason you should buy tea from FGC:
Stable tea sources
With over 26 years of experience, FGC owns vast tea farms in the highland central of Vietnam with more than 4,000 hectares. We have been one of the biggest Tea Companies and account for ⅕ volume of tea export from Vietnam.
Import tea from reliable sources: We always support our customers and are ready to find the best tea for you, to ensure diversity and affordability, we also source from other countries such as China, India, and Sri Lanka to blend with our tea for the most suitable products as you want.
Modern production lines with high capacity
At FGC, technology plays an indispensable role in the production line, so we invest a lot to import modern production lines from Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Therefore, our products are always good in quality.
Experienced tea experts
From tea growing to production, our expert has more than 20 years of experience in the tea industry.
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Conclusion
Chunmee green tea refers to unique tea originating from Chinese ethnic regions with typical taste and flavor. If you are a tea lover and love to explore new types of tea, the tea is ideal to enjoy. As the biggest tea manufacturer and the leading tea exporter in Vietnam, FGC is committed to being your prestigious green tea supplier. Please feel free to contact us!
Sources:
1/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun_Mee
2/ https://simplelooseleaf.com/blog/green-tea/chunmee-green-tea/
3/ Chun Mee Green Tea – Organic | ArtfulTea
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