Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This site introduces the various teas that CHAMART has sampled.

Green tea
Unfermented tea
Pan-fired tea in South Korea is made with a caldron or parching machine.
Production area: South Korea
Pan-fried tea is produced not only in South Korea but also in China, Vietnam and Japan too. Most green tea produced except in Japan is pan-fired tea.
Flavor: The flavor and aroma are very delicate. You can find the deep flavors if you taste the tea carefully and slowly.

Hadong tea at a tea house in Pusan, South Korea (February 2019)

Hand-made pan-fired green tea
at Gurye Yeda Hyang Pension (May 2023)

Related article on the site: “Tea of Korea“

*The site does not describe all “Teas of Japan” or all “Teas of the World”. Additionally, each article expresses the writer’s personal experience and feelings.
*The information provided on this site may be updated. If you find any information in this article that is incorrect, new, or incomplete, please contact CHAMART.