Drying or withering tea leaves

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Drying out the tea leaves, known as withering'. Approx. 80% of moisture needs to be removed from freshly picked leaves to preserve them and enhance the tea's flavour. Leaves are spread out on trays or shelves in airy rooms to enable them to wither
Copyright © RBG KEW
Media ID 10645014
Date: 12th February 2015
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Owner URL: http://www.kew.org/
Credit: Copyright RBG Kew
Filename: p038 - 006838LA20120727-010 Tea.jpg
Image Size: 4654 x 2919 Pixels
Filesize is 3.96MB
Associated Categories: History
Associated Categories: History
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