Green Tea

Green Teas, or Lü Cha, are not oxidized. Chinese greens are gently pan-fried to stop the enzymatic oxidation process; while in Japan, fresh leaves are quickly steamed.

“The best quality tea must have creases like the leathern boot of Tartar horsemen, curl like the dewlap of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by a zephyr, and be wet and soft like a fine earth newly swept by rain.” - Lu Yu

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A side-by-side comparison of Lui'An Gaupian leaves and steeped tea. On the left, the leaves are long and narrow, and only barely curled into loose tubes. On the right, the steeped liquid is pale yellow.
Liu'An Guapian
$6.00
A side-by-side comparison of Lui'An Gaupian leaves and steeped tea. On the left, the leaves are long and narrow, and only barely curled into loose tubes. On the right, the steeped liquid is pale yellow.
A close-up of Lui'An Guapian leaves. They range in color from dark green to light green. They are long and narrow, and only slightly rolled into tube form. They have a Meets EU Standards certification.
A side-by-side comparison of Lui'An Gaupian leaves and steeped tea. On the left, the leaves are long and narrow, and only barely curled into loose tubes. On the right, the steeped liquid is pale yellow.
A close-up of Lui'An Guapian leaves. They range in color from dark green to light green. They are long and narrow, and only slightly rolled into tube form. They have a Meets EU Standards certification.

Liu'An Guapian

$6.00

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Liu’An Guapian has an unusually fresh, grassy taste and fragrance. Its leaf quality is equally unusual: dark green, very flat, long-leaf needles from the Dabie Mountains of western Anhui. This tea contains notes of the crispness of green beans and the sweetness of walnuts. It is mellow, making for a fantastic accompaniment tea to sip with a sandwich or a bowl of rice.

Liu’An Guapian appealed to us because of its truly refreshing quality and so earned its place on our menu as another ambassador from the Middle Kingdom. It is a truly satisfying thirst quencher!