Life Style / Tea Glossary

Broken: smaller leaf style usually created during manufacture by passing the leaf through a cutter

Caddy: The name given to a tin or jar of tea, which takes its name from the Chinese or Malayan word 'catty'- a term used to describe the weigh of one pound of tea. In the past, tea caddies were equ . . . View Full Definition

Caffeine: stimulating compound present in tea

Cambric Tea: a very weak tea infusion in an excess of milk and sugar

Camellia Sinensis: Botanical name given to the tea bush.

Caravan Tea: Tea taken by camel from China to Russia before modern transportation.

Catechins: class of polyphenol present in high concentrations in green tea, but found in varying levels in other teas derived from the teaplant

Ceylon: teas made in Sri Lanka

Cha: The word for tea derived from the Chinese language.

Chabana: flower arrangement in the tokonoma

Chai: tea. Often refers to masala chai, or spiced tea, a strong black tea infused with milk, sugar, and spices.

Chaire: container of matcha for koicha

Chaji: a complete tea ceremony, consisting of sumidemae, kaiseki, koicha and usucha

Chaki: container of matcha for usucha

Chakin: white linen cloth used to wipe chawan

Chanoyu: literally “hot water for tea,” the word for the Japanese tea ceremony

Chasen: bamboo whisk

Chasen-Toushi: procedure for cleaning implements during chanoyu

Chashaku: scoop for tea, made out of bamboo, ivory or other material

Chest: classical tea package, usually made of wood and aluminum-lines, used to ship tea from plantation

Chesty: tea taster's term signifying off odor in tea from the wood in the tea chest

Chunmee: Chinese green tea, said to resemble the shape of human eyebrows.

Cloning: Cuttings taken from old tea bushes which are allowed to root and then are planted to produce new tea bushes. Many tea bushes are grown from clones or cuttings taken from older bushes.

Congou: A general term used to describe all Chinese black teas regardless of the area in which they are grown and made.

Coppery: bright infusion of good quality black tea

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