Making Tea Lesson

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Module 1: The origins and attributes of the tea plant


Make some briefing notes for Miranda on the history and origins of tea using the following resources.


 * Royal Botanic Gardens Kew resource on tea plant
 * Search Wikpedia for Tea information

Information on tea types: The following information taken from Wikipedia Tea page. Types of tea vary, depending on how it has been processed. Three predominant types are black, green and oolong. There are also white and other types too. The difference is caused by the level of oxidation that is allowed to happen to the tea once it is picked. Green tea is only minimally oxidised, while black tea is completely oxidised. Oolong tea is somewhere in the middle. This process of oxidation is also known as 'fermentation' of the tea.

Correct answers to the above quiz questions:
 * Q1 = 2 & 3
 * Q2 = 1
 * Q3 = ?