Boseong Green Tea, Floral and Fruity Aroma... Popular Among Young Generation

Boseong-gun Focuses on Developing Various Tea Beverages Aligned with Trends

Promotes Green Tea Brewing Education to Develop Teas Preferred by Consumers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Yong-chul] Since 2010, Boseong-gun has been consistently conducting education on green tea, black tea, yellow tea, and blended tea processing by inviting tea experts from overseas countries such as China and Australia to develop various tea products.

According to Boseong-gun on the 13th, the county will conduct green tea processing education at Botjae and the Korean Tea Museum from the 17th of this month until the 8th of next month.

Boseong, which has led Korea's tea industry and tea culture until now, is inviting the country's top tea processing and evaluation experts this year to provide processing and evaluation education, as well as cultivation technique education for Boseong traditional tea agriculture, designated as a national important agricultural heritage, aiming to create premium Boseong tea.

From August 17 to September 8, green tea processing education will be held; from October 6 to November 10, tea quality evaluation education; and from October 8 to November 12, traditional tea agriculture interpreter training will be promoted.

Green tea is a type of fermented tea characterized by floral and fruity aromas, and is considered a "semi-fermented tea," with a fermentation level between lightly fermented white tea and strongly fermented black tea. It is mainly known as green tea in the form of Wuyi rock tea from northern Fujian Province, Anxi Tieguanyin tea from southern Fujian Province, and Oolong tea from Taiwan.

Boseong-gun produces Boseong green tea using the native Boseong tea variety that has grown naturally around temples and in areas such as Miryeok-myeon, Hoecheon-myeon, and Ungchi-myeon since before the Baekje period. It has received favorable reviews for developing green tea processing methods suited to the native variety with the country's top green tea experts, producing tea comparable to famous teas from China and Taiwan.

The green tea processing method differs from green tea made by pan-frying or steaming tea leaves and black tea (fermented tea) made by fermentation. After picking the tea leaves, they are withered for a certain time under sunlight or shade, lightly stirred by hand, then placed in bamboo trays and shaken to break the cell membranes of the tea leaves and induce slight fermentation.

This process mainly produces the aroma, and after this fermentation, the tea undergoes fixing, rolling, and drying processes to become green tea. Green tea is mainly popular among young people and women who enjoy its fragrance, and some tea plantations have already produced and sold products early on.

A county official said, “Boseong is a major production area for green tea, black tea, and rice cake tea, but we are focusing on developing new teas and beverages such as yellow tea, green tea, blended tea, and mixed drinks that fit current trends,” adding, “We will continue to lead Korea’s tea industry by pioneering new product development and establishing a tea-related industry base.”

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