In the field No. 3 of Space, Li Youran stood in the field and carefully looked at the row of Longjing tea trees that were planted some time ago. The tea trees were planted in a pattern of two plants in each clump and the distance between the clumps was more than 30 centimeters, so there were 15 rows in the row.
Cong, the size is pocket-sized.
Nurtured by space land and streams, the tea trees regained their vitality in a very short period of time and grew rapidly. Now they are lush and green, and the green rows are really eye-catching.
The branches of the tea tree sprout countless new buds and leaves, which are picked to become tea. When you get closer and smell it, the fragrance is fragrant, and the first impression should be good.
So far, the high-end tea leaves on the market are all picked by hand, and those cut by machines can only be used as raw materials for low-end tea.
Moreover, most of the tea pickers are women. The reason is very simple. Their fingers are thin and dexterous. As a result, many folk songs praising tea picker girls have been produced in various places, which are very popular and widely circulated.
Li Youran had no choice but to find someone else to do it for him, so he could only go out in person and become a young tea-picking boy. Although his fingers were not delicate enough, he had good hand speed and accurate positioning. He was a good hand at catching fish and so on. He probably also picked tea.
It won't be bad.
Standing beside him, Li Youran watched with great interest as Li Youran walked around the tea tree. Liao Ling was also there, standing on the corner of Ang Ang as usual, stretching and shrinking his neck, looking around, and chirping twice from time to time.
, looking very relaxed and content.
These two guys can't be of any help this time. Liao Lianbai has a sharp beak, which is excellent for picking tea. However, there is no way to teach it such a complicated job, especially when it needs to identify old leaves.
Young Ye and Liao Lian's head is only a little bit big, but I'm afraid my IQ is far from meeting the requirements.
"This silly bird." Li Youran muttered angrily as he stood there looking around contentedly.
"Chirp, silly bird, chirp, silly bird." Lianwei flapped his wings and called, his voice clear and accurate, showing his extremely high language talent.
Li Youran felt angry and funny... It's not easy for this guy to learn well. He can learn these words as soon as he opens his mouth. It seems that he really needs to pay more attention in front of him.
He picked up a small bamboo basket from the field ridge and prepared to start picking tea.
"Chirp, silly bird." Loulou shouted to Li Youran. The little guy's enthusiasm for learning was high, and he repeatedly memorized the new word he had just learned.
"Go, shut up. If I ask you, I'll put you in a cage." Li Youran was a little annoyed and tapped Liao Liao several times with his finger.
Liao Leng finally felt threatened, so he shrunk his neck and closed An's mouth.
Ang Ang was much more sensible... he just blinked... and didn't say anything.
The lesson is over... Li Youran holds the bamboo basket on his left and right, and uses his right hand to pinch the buds and leaves of the tea tree. His posture looks very amateurish, but it doesn't matter, as long as he can pick good tea.
The top-quality tea leaves on the market require the buds to be discarded, but that is a matter of the real world. In such a high-quality environment, there is no need to waste it like this. The young leaves on the branches are already fragrant enough.
So Li Youran adopted the method of picking tea with one bud and two leaves. At this time, his quick hand speed showed a great advantage... In the eyes of Ang Ang and Liao Lang, they only saw the shadow of a hand flying among the tea trees.
Ang'ang was so excited to see it that he spread his wings and shouted twice...Liao Ling couldn't hold it in anymore and started to comment and comment.
Fresh leaves were sprinkled into the bamboo basket like raindrops. Although there were only thirty tea trees, due to their vigorous growth, there were many tender leaves. Several layers were quickly spread on the bottom of the basket. Li Youran stopped and weighed the basket.
It is estimated that it weighs more than two kilograms, which can make four taels of green tea.
There is a very particular process for making green tea. I am afraid that I can’t do it well, but there are talented people in the store, such as Chen Chuanzhong. When we chatted before, I learned that in addition to cooking hot and cold dishes, Chef Chen also learns how to make green tea.
He is very accomplished in making noodles, especially in ramen. He is the chef who can play well with the legendary red and white noodles. In addition, because he likes to drink tea, it is said that he has also dabbled in tea making.
With such good fresh tea leaves, it is natural to ask him for further processing, otherwise it would not be a treasure.
Chef Chen was found in the office by Li Youran. He asked him to sit down on the sofa and took out a... small basket and handed it to him.
"Master Chen, these are freshly picked leaves. What do you think of it?" Li Youran said.
What Boss Li could bring out was absolutely unparalleled. Chen Chuanzhong had already had this impression in his mind, so he took the small basket and looked at it carefully with great interest.
In the basket are some tender green tea trees. Before you even get close, you can already feel the lingering fragrance. The fragrance is pure and there is no trace of odor.
Chef Chen took out a small amount from the basket, put it on the palm of his hand and observed it. After a moment, he nodded with satisfaction and said:
"This tea is quite good. Although it has one bud and two leaves, as long as it is made well, I feel it will not be inferior to the top-quality green tea with all buds on the market."
"Then we have to trouble Master Chen. Can our kitchen make it?" Li Youran said with a smile.
Chen Chuanzhong himself is also a tea lover, so he happily accepted the job. He said that although the ready-made tools in the kitchen are not very professional, they are not too problematic.
Next, he and Li Youran talked about the production process of green tea. Compared with black tea and other teas that require fermentation, the production of green tea is quite simple. It mainly includes three steps: killing, rolling and drying.
Greening plays a decisive role in the quality of green tea. Through high temperature, the characteristics of enzymes in fresh leaves are destroyed to prevent the leaves from turning red. At the same time, part of the water in the leaves is evaporated, making the leaves soft and creating conditions for rolling and shaping. With the moisture
Through evaporation, the low-boiling aromatic substances with grassy aroma in the fresh leaves evaporate and disappear, thereby improving the aroma of the tea.
Rolling is a process for shaping the shape of green tea. By using external force, the leaves are broken and lightened, rolled into strips, reduced in size, and easier to brew. The rolling process of making green tea can be divided into cold rolling and hot rolling. The so-called cold rolling
Kneading means rolling the green leaves after cooling them; hot kneading means rolling the green leaves while they are hot without cooling them down, which is suitable for older leaves. Of course, for this small basket of tender and fresh leaves, cold kneading is naturally suitable.
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The last step is drying. The purpose of drying is to evaporate the water, organize the shape, and give full play to the aroma of the tea. The drying process of green tea is generally dried first to reduce the water content to meet the requirements for pot frying, and then fried and dried.
At present, many tea factories have adopted the method of machine-made tea, which greatly improves the efficiency. However, for high-end tea products in the tea market, traditional hand-made tea is still the main method. Although the efficiency is low, the overall taste is better.
It is obviously a grade higher than machine-made tea.
After listening to Chef Chen's introduction, Li Youran felt that he had learned a lot and benefited a lot. His expectations for this first batch of space tea also increased greatly.