Fo Cha Buddhist Tea3CFO Harvest: Spring 2023
Origin: China / Zhejiang / Zhoushan / Taohuadao
Height: m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal:
A good Buddhist Tea (Chinese Focha), grown and processed on Taohuadao or Peach Flower Island. Focha originally comes from the neighbouring Island of Putuoshan. Processed in the style of Biluochun. The mountain of the same name on this island is one of the four sacred buddhist mountains and is dedicated to Guan Yin (Avalokiteshvara), hence the name Buddhist tea. Fo Cha is processed like Bi Luo Chun and sometimes also carries this name.
Category:
Mao Jian (incl. Bi Luo Chun) Mao Jian (hairy tip) are green teas that are twisted into a spiral- or snail-like shape and which usually show a lot of down on their leaves (or, depending on the tea varietal, this can also be very little). The most famous of this type is the Bi Luo Chun, whose name is often used for other teas of this category, too. The plucked leaves for Mao Jian can consist of one or two leaves and a bud or sometimes only of a single bud. The leaves are rolled by hand in the wok or by a rolling machine. During the rolling process the hairy side of the leaves turns towards the outside and the leaves obtain their form. The tea is then dried in the wok or by hot air. The differences between the various Mao Jian result from their origin and from the tea plant varietal used, however, they all have beautiful, fruity-sweet aromas and a typical tart green tea note in common.
