1. GreenTea Wilting: after picking, the first step of tea making is to remove a part of the liquid content from the tea leaves, this tea processing step is called wilting.
2.Steamed or Pan Fried
This step is the crucial technique for quality and important goals: to get the proper color, smell and taste of Green Tea by completely destroying the activity of enzymes in fresh leaves and stop the enzymatic oxidation of polyphenols; to give off grassy smell in order to release the aroma; to evaporate part of the water in the fresh leaves to soft the leaves and enhance toughness to make the next step rolling easier;
3. green Tea Rolling: In the process of rolling, the loose tea leaves will be rolled to form the desired shape. This rolling tea making process also allow the aroma of the tea leaves to easier dissolve in hot water.
4. Drying
After the rolling process, the tea leaves needs to be dried. The purpose is to evaporate the moisture that is left in the loose tea leaves and to consolidate the shape of the tea. The result is that the tea will be more convenient for storing and its aroma is intensified.
After the above processing step, A cup of green liquor, fragrant and sweet light taste tea can be brewed.