Taiwansk Yan Xiaozhong Hongcha台湾烟小种红茶

Classification and Origin

Alt Names: Tarry Lapsang Souchong (Chingerezi), Formosa Lapsang (Chingerezi), Taiwan Lapsang Souchong, Lapsang Souchong Crocodile (dzina la malonda pa misika ina).

Category: Tii wofuka wofiyira wapamwamba ku Taiwan. Ndi kusintha kwa dera la ukadaulo wa Fujian wa Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng (正山小種).

Coordinates: Pafupifupi 23°54' N, 120°41' E.

Origin: Dera la Míng Jiān (名間鄉, Míngjiān Xiāng), m’boma la Nántóu (南投縣, Nántóu Xiàn), pakati pa Taiwan. Mtundu wamakono wa “tarry” (ndi kufuka kwa utsi) unapangidwa m’zaka za m’ma 1980.

Type: Tii wofiyira (紅茶, Hóngchá) — wokwanira oxidized, wofuka (煙燻, Yānxūn) pamwamba pa nkhuni za paini ndi utsi wa paini. Ndi wa gulu la tii wofuka (煙茶, Yānchá).

Botany and Raw Material

Zitsamba zazitali (mpaka 2 m) zokhala ndi masamba akuluakulu, olimba, owoneka ngati dzira lobwerera ndi kutalika kwa 10–15 cm, wobiriwira wowala. Ziphuphu zazisamba zazing’ono zingakhale ndi ubweya wochepa m’mphepete mwa mitsempha yapakati.

Cultivar: Amagwiritsidwa ntchito ma hybrid otengera mtundu wa Assam (Camellia sinensis var. assamica), makamaka mitundu ya ku Taiwan yosankhidwa ndi Research Station for Tea Improvement. Mtundu wa Assam umapereka tsamba lalikulu, lolimba, loyenera kwambiri kufuka kwambiri.

Picking: Kumachitika makamaka m’chilimwe, pamene polyphenols m’masamba ali ochuluka, zomwe zimatsimikizira kukoma kokwanira kuti athe kupirira kufuka kwambiri. Kututa kwa makina kumaloledwa.

Raw Material: Pa mtundu wa “tarry,” masamba okhwima, akuluakulu amasankhidwa — ola lachitatu ndi lachinayi kuchokera pamwamba pa mphukira (yotchedwa “souchong wakale”). Masamba okhwima kwambiri ndi okhuthala amapirira bwino kufuka kwanthawi yayitali ndipo amamwa bwino mankhwala onunkhira a utsi.

Terroir

Altitude: Minda ili pautali wapakati — 200–500 m pamwamba pa nyanja.

Climate: Ya subtropiki, yachinyezi. Kutentha kwapakati pachaka 22–25 °C. Mvula yapachaka — 1500–2000 mm. Kusiyana kwakukulu kwa kutentha pakati pa kutentha kwa masana ndi kuzizira kwausiku kochokera kumapiri kumathandizira kuti masamba a tii azikhala ndi zinthu zonunkhira.

Soil: Nthaka za alluvial m’mphepete mwa mtsinje wa Zhuóshuǐ Xī (濁水溪), zolemeretsedwa ndi mchere, kuphatikizapo tinthu ta quartz zomwe zinatulutsidwa kuchokera ku mapiri a Yùshān (玉山). Acidic ya nthaka — pH 4.8–5.2.

Dera la Míng Jiān (名間鄉), m’boma la Nántóu, pakati pa Taiwan. Ming Jian lili kumapiri a kumadzulo kwa Central Mountain Range.

Mitundu iwiri ya paini ya ku Taiwan imagwiritsidwa ntchito pofuka: Pinus morrisonicola (paini yoyera ya ku Taiwan, 台灣五葉松) ndi Pinus taiwanensis (paini yofiira ya ku Taiwan, 台灣二葉松). Nkhuni zawo ndi utsi zimakhala ndi mafuta apadera, osiyana ndi paini ya Masson ya ku Fujian (Pinus massoniana), zomwe zimapangitsa khalidwe lapadera la Lapsang ya ku Taiwan.

Production

Masamba otutidwa amayalidwa kuti ataya chinyezi choyambirira. Mkhalidwe wapadera: kufota kumachitika pamwamba pa utsi wozizira wa paini yoyera ya ku Taiwan (Pinus morrisonicola) yongodulidwa kumene pa kutentha pafupifupi 60 °C, zomwe pa siteji iyi zimayamba kupanga mawonekedwe a utsi.

Masamba ofota amapotozedwa pamanja kapena pogwiritsa ntchito makina osindikizira kuti awononge makoma a maselo ndi kutulutsa madzi a maselo.

Kuthira kokwanira kwa tsamba la tii m’malo olamulidwa. Pa siteji iyi, theaflavins ndi thearubigins amapangidwa, omwe amapanga maziko a kukoma ndi mtundu wa tii wakuda.

Kukazinga mwachangu mu wok (njira yachikhalidwe) kuti aletse njira za oxidative.

Masamba amatha kupatsidwa mawonekedwe osiyanasiyana, kuphatikizapo tinthu tating’ono.

Gawo lalikulu ndi lofunikira. Tii amafukidwa pa kutentha kwakukulu (pafupifupi 110 °C) pamwamba pa nkhuni za paini zoyaka pang’onopang’ono. Nthawi ya siteji iyi pa mtundu wa “tarry” ndi pafupifupi maola 9 — yayitali kwambiri kuposa ya ku Fujian (~6 maola).

Pa siteji ya kufuka kotentha, utsi wa paini (rosin) umawonjezeredwa, zomwe poyaka zimatulutsa mankhwala onunkhira kwambiri, omwe amapatsa tii mawonekedwe a “tarry” — wautsi, wamafuta. Uku ndiye kusiyana kwakukulu kwa ukadaulo ndi Chzhènshān Xiǎozhǒng wachikale wa ku Fujian, kumene utsi sawonjezeredwa.

Chinyezi chimachepetsedwa mpaka chosachepera 3%, kutsimikizira kukhazikika pa nthawi yayitali ya kusunga.

Tii womalizidwa amasungidwa kwa miyezi yosachepera itatu kuti akhazikitse ndi kugwirizanitsa fungo lake. Pa nthawiyi, zonunkhira zaukali kwambiri zimafewetsedwa, ndipo mawonekedwe ake amakhala ozungulira.

Organoleptic Profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: Masamba akuluakulu, opotozedwa a bulauni lakuda kapena akuda, nthawi zina owoneka ngati granules. Angakhale ndi kunyezimira pang’ono kwamafuta chifukwa cha kudikirira kwa zinthu zoyaka za utsi.

Dry Leaf Aroma: Fungo lamphamvu, lotsogolera la utsi, utsi wa paini, phula ndi zofuka. Limalumikizidwa ndi moto wa conifer, nyama yofuka, poyatsira moto wofuka.

Liquor Aroma: Lamphamvu, losanjikiza: pansi pake pali fungo la utsi ndi utsi wokhala ndi mafuta a guaiacol (utsi-nkhuni) ndi creosote. Potsegula, mafuta odabwitsa okoma a longan wowuma, vanila ndi caramel yakuda amatha kuwonekera.

Liquor Color: Wofiira wakuda, ruby kapena konyaki, wokhala ndi kutentha kwakuya.

Spent Leaves: Masamba akuluakulu, olimba a bulauni lakuda. Samatseguka kwathunthu chifukwa cha njira yowonjezera.

Taste: Kokhuthala, kodzaza, kwamafuta. Kununkhira kwa utsi ndi kotsogolera, kothandizidwa ndi kutsekemera kwachilengedwe pang’ono komanso kumwa kwamphamvu, kotentha. Kuphwanyika kuli pakati. Thupi la infusion ndi lathunthu, lolimba, lokhala ndi mawonekedwe a velvet. Oyesa amawona mafuta a shuga ya bulauni, caramel, mkungudza, sinamoni ndi balere wokazinga.

Chemical Composition

Zizindikiro zazikulu: guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) — fungo lalikulu la utsi-nkhuni; creosol — kutulutsa utsi wozama; longifolene — sesquiterpene kuchokera ku nkhuni za paini, chomwe chili chodziwika bwino cha mtundu wa Taiwan. Mosiyana ndi a ku Fujian, methylchavicol (estragole) ikhoza kusowa.

Zomwe zili m’gulu la tii wofiyira wa mtundu wa Assam ndi pafupifupi 3.5–4.5%, zomwe zimapereka mphamvu zolimbitsa thupi.

Amapanga thupi ndi mtundu wakuya wa infusion. Kuchuluka kwawo kwakukulu kumadza chifukwa cha oxidation yathunthu ya tsamba lalikulu la Assam.

Minerals: Potaziyamu, magnesium, kashiamu, phosphorous, ayironi. Mapangidwe a mchere amalemeretsedwa ndi nthaka za alluvial za dera la Ming Jian.

Polyphenols: Chiwerengero chonse chachikulu. Zinthu za oxidation ya catechins — theaflavins — zimapezeka mochuluka kwambiri poyerekeza ndi Lapsang wachikale wa ku Fujian, zomwe zimapereka kuwala ndi moyo wa infusion.

Vitamins: B₁, B₂, PP — pang’ono.

Health Notes

Kuchuluka kwa polyphenols ndi theaflavins kumateteza maselo ku kuwonongeka kwa ma free radicals.

Kuchuluka kwa caffeine kumalimbikitsa dongosolo la mitsempha yapakati, kumawonjezera kukhazikika ndi mphamvu. Tiiyu mwachikhalidwe amatengedwa ngati chakumwa chabwino cha m’mawa.

Chifukwa cha oxidation yathunthu, thupi lolimba ndi khalidwe la utsi, tii mwachikhalidwe amalimbikitsidwa m’nyengo yozizira. M’mankhwala achikhalidwe aku Taiwan, tii wofuka amatengedwa ngati “wotenthetsa” (溫性, Wēnxìng).

Kafukufuku wina amasonyeza kuti polyphenols a tii wofiyira amatha kuletsa kutupa, kutha kutsekereza ma enzyme ena oyambitsa kutupa.

Mwachikhalidwe, tii wofiyira amagwiritsidwa ntchito kuthandizira kugaya chakudya, makamaka pambuyo pa chakudya cholemera, chamafuta. Mawonekedwe okhuthala, amafuta a tii wofuka amayenderana bwino ndi zakudya za nyama.

Theaflavins amathandizira kuchepetsa mlingo wa cholesterol ndi kusunga kumangika kwa mitsempha.

Brewing

3–4 g pa 250–300 ml ya madzi otentha, kutsikira kwa mphindi 3-5. Njira imeneyi imalimbikitsidwa ndi oyesa ambiri ngati yoyenera pa mtundu uwu wa tii — tsamba lalikulu losweka limapereka msanga kukoma kwake ndipo silifuna kuthira mobwerezabwereza.

Tii amaphatikizana bwino ndi mkaka — mkhalidwe wake wamphamvu wa utsi satayika ngakhale akakonzedwa ndi mkaka. Amagwiritsidwanso ntchito pophika: monga maziko a supu, sosi ndi marinades.

Tea Amount: 5–7 g pa 150–200 ml ya madzi (njira yothira) kapena 3–4 g pa 250–300 ml (njira ya ku Ulaya).

Teaware: Miphika yadothi ya kuchokera ku Yixing (宜興紫砂壺) ndi chisankho chabwino, popeza dongo lamaphokoso limayamwa ndipo m’kupita kwa nthawi limabweza fungo la kufuka, ndikulitsa kuya kwa kukoma. Gaiwan kapena kettle ya porcelain imagwiranso ntchito. Ndibwino kuti mugawire miphika ya Yixing yosiyana ku tii wofuka, kuti “musaipitse” mitundu ina ndi fungo la utsi.

Water Temperature: 95–100 °C. Madzi otentha kwambiri ndi ofunikira kuti atsegule kwathunthu kukoma ndi fungo lakuthwa la tii wofuka.

Storage

Container: Chotengera chosindikizidwa, chosawoneka bwino ndi chofunikira. Chidebe chachitsulo chotsekedwa mwamphamvu, mtsuko wa ceramic wa tii kapena phukusi la vacuum. Ndikofunikira kuteteza fungo la utsi kuti lisatayike ndi kuteteza kuti lisapitirire ku zakudya zina.

Light: Kutetezedwa ku kuwala kwadzuwa.

Shelf Life: Pakasungidwe bwino, tii amasunga khalidwe lake kwa nthawi yayitali — kuyambira zaka 3 mpaka 5 kapena kuposerapo. Zitsanzo zakale (zaka 10+) zitha kukhala ndi zovuta komanso kufewetsa, ndipo zimayamikiridwa ndi osonkhanitsa.

Malo owuma, ozizira pa kutentha kosaposa 15 °C ndi chinyezi chochepera 35%. Pewani kusintha kwakukulu kwa kutentha.

Kuti musunge kwanthawi yayitali, phukusi la vacuum kapena kugwiritsa ntchito zotulutsa mpweya ndi koyenera.

Comparison

Lapsang Souchong woyambirira wa ku Fujian kuchokera kudera la Tóngmù (桐木關) m’mapiri a Wuyi. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito zipangizo za mitundu yakumaloko (var. sinensis, yotchedwa “bohea”). Kufuka ndi kosakhwima — pamwamba pa nkhuni za paini zoyaka pang’onopang’ono popanda kuonjezera utsi. Mlingo wa oxidation ndi wokwera (~92%), nthawi ya kufuka ndi yaifupi (~6 maola). Mawonekedwe ake ndi okometsera: longan, zipatso zouma, utsi wopepuka. Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng wachikale ndiye kukongola; Taiwan Tarry ndiye mphamvu.

Dzina lofala la tii wofuka waku Taiwan wokhala ndi kufuka kochepa, popanda kuonjezera utsi. Mlingo wa oxidation ukhoza kukhala wochepa (~78%), nthawi ya kufuka ndi yaifupi (~4 maola). Mawonekedwe ake ndi ofewa, okhala ndi mafuta a maluwa ndi zipatso.

Tii wodziwika wofiyira kuchokera ku Anhui. Safukidwa. Mawonekedwe ake ndi ochepa, ngati orchid, okhala ndi mawu a zipatso zouma ndi utsi wopepuka. Kufananiza kukugogomezera momwe njira ya kufuka imasinthira khalidwe lalikulu la tii wofiyira.

Mtundu wamakono wopanda kufuka kuchokera kumudzi wa Tongmuguan, wodziwika monga “Jīn Jùn Méi” (金駿眉, Jīn Jùn Méi) ndi mitundu yofananira. Chotsutsana kwathunthu ndi mtundu wa “tarry” — wofewa, wa maluwa-uchi, wopanda mawu a utsi. Amasonyeza mitundu iwiri ya miyambo imodzi.

Price and Authenticity

Price Category: Taiwan Yān Xiǎozhǒng weniweni ndi tii wapamwamba kwambiri chifukwa cha ntchito yovuta yamanja yofuka, kugwiritsa ntchito zipangizo zapadera, kupezeka kochepa kwa paini ya ku Taiwan komanso kupanga kochepa. Mtengo wapafupifupi wa retail ndi 28–45 USD pa 100 g kwa chinthu chabwino.

Tii opangidwa m’madera ena (kuphatikizapo Fujian wakumtunda) otsanzira mtundu wa Taiwan, kapena tii wofiyira wopangidwa ndi “utsi wamadzimadzi” (kununkhira kopangira) m’malo mwa kufuka kwa chilengedwe, amawononga ndalama zochepa kwambiri — 12–18 USD pa 100 g.