Hand-pressed flat in a heated wok into sword-like leaves, Longjing, also called Dragon Well, is China's most celebrated green tea, made near Hangzhou in Zhejiang. The technique yields a smooth, chestnut-like sweetness and a clean vegetal finish, with a caffeine near 18 milligrams and a soft 9 milligrams of L-theanine. Barely oxidized around 2 percent from Longjing 43 and Qunti cultivars between 200 and 500 meters, it is plucked as one bud and one leaf. Pre-Qingming leaf, picked before April 5, commands the highest prices, prized for its tender early growth. The wok-firing that flattens the leaf is a defining skill of the pan-fired Chinese green tradition.
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Longjing, also called Dragon Well, is China's most celebrated green tea, produced near Hangzhou in Zhejiang province. The leaves are hand-pressed flat in a heated wok, creating distinctive sword-shaped leaves with a smooth, chestnut-like sweetness and clean vegetal finish. Pre-Qingming harvest (before April 5) commands the highest prices.
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Recipiente recomendado: Tall glass cup for direct brewing — Longjing's flat sword-shaped leaves are traditionally steeped directly in the cup; a tall glass allows the leaves to sink gracefully and shows off the pale jade-.
Longjing is traditionally brewed directly in a tall glass so the flat leaves can be watched as they unfurl and dance. Use the 'pour first, then add leaves' method (shang tou fa) for pre-Qingming grades. Do not cover the glass.
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