Píngshuǐ Zhūchá

Classification and Origin

Category: 圆炒青 (yuán chǎoqīng) — eliluhlaza “eliyindilinga eligazingiwe”, ngokungafani ne-长炒青 (cháng chǎoqīng), “elide eligazingiwe”, okwenziwa ngalo i-眉茶 (méichá, i-Chunmee) eneqabunga “elifana neshiya”. Uma i-méichá isongwa ibe yimichilo emincane egobile, i-zhūchá igoqwa ibe yizimbulunga eziqinile — 珠 (zhū) isho “iparele”.

i-gunpowder (“itiye lesibhamu”).

ngokomlando i-Píngshuǐ yayingeyona nje indawo eyodwa yokutshala, kodwa yayiyisikhungo esikhulu sokuhweba nokucubungula — kwakuza kuyo i-maocha eluhlaza evela ezifundeni ezinamagquma zesifundazwe, lapho yayicwengisiswa khona ukuze ifinyelele ezingeni lokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe futhi kwakhiwe “iparele” layo eliyingqayizivele. Kungaleso sizathu-ke igama lomkhiqizo elanamathela kuso sonke isigaba — 平水珠茶, ngegama lesikhungo semakethe, hhayi ingadi ethile.

Origin: indawo yase-Píngshuǐ (平水) emaphethelweni edolobha lase-Shaoxing (绍兴) enyakatho yesifundazwe sase-Zhejiang (浙江).

Type: itiye eliluhlaza (炒青绿茶 — eliluhlaza eligazingiwe).

Brewing

kwanele ukufaka iqabunga elincane kunalokho okubonakala ngevolumu — izimbudumbudu zinzima futhi ziyovuleka — bese uphisa ngamanzi ashisayo, kodwa hhayi abilayo kakhulu, ukwandise isikhathi njengoba “amaparele” evuleka.

kuthathwa itiye eliningi, amanzi abilayo noshukela, bese umuthi wokuqala omfishane uvame ukuchithwa.