它是什么？

Black, oolong, green, and white teas all come from the leaves of theCamellia sinensisplant.

Black tea,北美最受欢迎的茶通常用于制作冰茶。红茶被允许氧化更长的时间，味道越来越强，并拥有更多的咖啡因。一些普通的红茶包括阿萨姆邦，大吉岭，锡兰和拉彭。伯爵格雷，英式早餐和爱尔兰早餐是各种红茶叶与其他调味剂的混合物。

绿茶, which is especially popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisines, is only allowed to oxidize for a short time. It’s available in whole leaf or powdered (ground) forms.

The oxidation time foroolong tea在黑茶和绿茶之间。

白茶is made only from young leaves and buds of the tea plant, with minimal oxidation.茉莉花茶，一种用干茉莉花调味的中国茶通常是用绿色或白茶叶制成的。

茶is referred to as “loose,” when it is not sold in tea bags.

草药茶or tisanes (including chamomile, ginseng, rooibos (“red tea”), hibiscus tea, yerba mate, and others) are infusions of dried herbs or flowers that are brewed in a manner similar to tea, but do not contain any actual tea leaves.Mint teasometimes refers to a simple infusion of mint leaves, and sometimes to a combination of mint and green tea leaves.

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  Sweet-Tea Brined Chicken

  You could mistake this brine for a lemony iced tea—hello, Arnold Palmer—and indeed, it imparts a similar subtle yet tart flavor. Grilled okra and cornbread make great accompaniments.

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  洋甘菊柠檬棒

  A thick, sturdy-yet-tender cornmeal shortbread crust topped with intensely tangy, chamomile-infused lemon curd makes for a tantalizingly sweet-tart treat.

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  Smoked Earl Grey Hot Toddy

  将芳香的茶添加到热toddy中可以使其具有额外的温暖和复杂性。如果您能吸烟伯爵灰色，效果是疯狂的，但规律的…

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  Green Tea Cranberry Muffins

  Strongly brewed green tea adds a subtle verdant flavor to these tender muffins, and adding baking soda directly to the tea cuts any bitterness that might occur from brewing it…

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  Crunchy Rooibos Chickpeas

  Sweet, smoky South African rooibos tea blended with fruity Turkish Aleppo pepper adds a nice bite and reddish color to this very international snack.

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  Pan-Seared Scallops with Earl Grey Beurre Blanc

  佛手柑味的伯爵灰茶为经典的黄油酱赋予了丰富的风味。橙汁代替了传统醋，可增添明亮的甜味。提供一些扇贝...

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  Moroccan Lamb Stew with Mint Tea and Apricots

  Moroccan mint tea is made from green tea and spearmint, but if you can’t find it, any mint tea will do. This richly spiced stew is fragrant with mint tea-infused…

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  Miso-Glazed Salmon with Green Tea Rice

  In Japanese cuisine, green-tea rice, known as ochazuke, is a beloved comfort food. It can be as simple as green tea poured over steamed rice, but it’s often embellished with…

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  茶-Quila Highball

  This drink is a specialty of James Meehan of PDT (Please Don't Tell) in New York City. If you don't have lemon verbena locally, it is widely available in teabags…

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  茶烟虾沙拉和芒果

  在茶叶，米饭和糖的床上吸烟食物是一种经典的中国技术，但是这种沙拉的味道绝对是西方的，非常……