What is asparagus tea? Gracilaria lemaneiformis is named after its shape. When making a green body, it is tied into bundles of tea strips with silk threads, so it is also called bundles of tea. The inherent quality characteristics of asparagus tea are between baked green tea and oolong tea. After brewing, the soup is clear and bright, orange-yellow, with the fragrance of oolong tea, and the best one has the fragrance of flowers and mellow taste.
The origin of the name
In Wuyishan, a world heritage site, there is a place called Bajiao Pavilion, which is separated from Chongyang River by water. There is a broad and fertile floodplain, which used to be a beautiful tea garden. Historically, villagers in Bajiaoting used this huge stream to grow so-called mainland tea. The villagers refined Zhou tea into a shape like asparagus tea. Because it is produced in octagonal pavilion, most people call it octagonal pavilion asparagus tea. When making, colorful silk threads are tied into bundles, so it is also called "bundle tea".
Speaking of asparagus tea in Bajiaoting, we have to mention that there is a fairy mountain temple in Jiao Ting, and temple tea is often used in temple fairs and sacrificial activities. This kind of temple tea is asparagus tea. When making asparagus tea in tea temple, we need some strong labor to help. Monks also need to take part in this process. The production of octagonal pavilion asparagus tea is made by withering, deactivating fresh leaves, rolling, sorting and bundling. Some of the previous processes are easy to understand, but when it comes to finishing and binding, this is the key to Bajiaoting asparagus tea.