tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post6778480740141876393..comments2024-03-23T10:16:21.093-07:00Comments on MattCha's Blog: What Exactly Is Korean Balhyocha (Paryo cha)?: Part 3- How Do We Classify Balhyocha? Is It Red, Black, White, Yellow, Or Oolong Tea?Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-53196912889693791332011-10-04T19:30:19.359-07:002011-10-04T19:30:19.359-07:00HoGo,
"the mystery of Balhyocha"
That&...HoGo,<br /><br />"the mystery of Balhyocha"<br /><br />That's pretty much what it is... a bit of a mystery. Hahaha...<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts on this curious Korean tea. You sum it up nicely.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-62293823898784580872011-10-04T11:08:06.345-07:002011-10-04T11:08:06.345-07:00Matt, a valiant effort on your part to help explai...Matt, a valiant effort on your part to help explain the mystery of Balhyocha. Not easy for anyone to do that is not involved with the processing of this tea. If I were unfamiliar with Balhyocha, I might be even more confused after reading your sincere effort to help explain it. But, being somewhat familiar with it, I can tell you I still don't know what to call it. This is compounded by my conversations with different growers who all have a different processing method and, some don't even ferment their tea! yet call it by the same name. <br />It's easy to identify the tea because they all start out as nokcha, green tea, and use the same leaves that we buy as ujeon, sejak, and, jungjak. But after they are picked, what happens to those leaves? 2 farms can be side by side but their product will not taste the same. The only thing in common will be the look of the leaves. Even the aromas will vary, much more so than different green teas from 2 different farms. All this makes for some very interesting taste tests and intrigues me more than the green teas. Balhyochas are right up there on my favorite list of teas. Drinking some this evening and thinking no explanation necessary for me. Whatever the experts decide it is, I'll be drinking it to the end. :-)Ho Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296073483005184718noreply@blogger.com