green tea leaves - all teas begin here.Oolong teas - semi fermented tea,
black tea - fully fermented tea.Camellia Sinesis- the tea plant, is
indigenous to both China and parts of India. Wild tea plants can
grow 90 feet and above.In the past monkeys were trained to pick tea leaves
and throw them down where they were collected. Today tea plants are cultivated as a
plantation crop and therefore the plants are kept to a height of about three
feet , for easy picking.Sencha .. a Green Tea. Most the popular tea in Japan
. Although it comes from the Camellia Sinesis plant , tea can be compared to
a  wine with one exception - aging; tea tastes better fresh The art of
manufacturing green tea goes back many centuries , yet it is refined with
every crop of tea.There are endless methods of steaming ,  withering and
drying green tea . Just like wine master follows precise steps to make a
perfect wine a tea master makes sure each step is taken in a timely
manner.Tea Soup ? In Tibet compressed blocks of tea are used to make a soup.
First, chunks of tea are soaked in water and then butter is added