Dongfang meiren
Dongfang meiren (Chinese: 東方美人; lit. 'eastern beauty') or baihao (白毫), among other Chinese names, is a heavily oxidized, non-roasted, tip-type oolong tea originating in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is an insect tea produced from leaves bitten by the tea jassid, an insect that feeds on the tea plant. Terpenes are released in the bitten leaves, which creates a honey-like taste. Oriental beauty, white-tip oolong, and champagne oolong are other names under which dongfang meiren is marketed in the West.
| Dongfang meiren 東方美人 | |
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| Type | Oolong |
| Other names | Oriental beauty, eastern beauty, white-tip oolong |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Quick description | The harvests in summer are most prized for their fruit-and-honey aroma |
| Temperature | 80–85°C |
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| Chinese | 東方美人茶 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | eastern beauty tea | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 白毫烏龍茶 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | white-tip oolong tea | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 椪風茶 | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 膨風茶 | ||||||||||||
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The tea has natural fruity and honey-like aromas and produces a sweet-tasting beverage, bright reddish-orange in color, without any bitterness. Dried leaves of high quality exhibit a pleasant aroma, with leaf coloration of dark purple and brown tones with white hairs.