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THE OOLONG [1 record]

Record 1 2004-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A dark tea from China and Taiwan that is partly fermented before being dried.

Key term(s)
  • Oolong
  • Oolong tea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

Les thés semi-fermentés ou Oolong sont préparés dans le sud de la Chine et à Formose. Leur nom est dérivé de ou-long qui signifie dragon noir. [...] Après une courte fermentation dont le processus est stoppé par un chauffage dans une bassine de fer, [...] finalement les feuilles sont séchées dans des paniers.

Spanish

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