Before The Surya enchanted itself, a group of baya half-life women stepped the foot towards the rice of Gambung Tea in the slope of Mount Tilu, Ciwidey, West Java. They will pick the most shoots of the most shoots of the tea leaves that have not bloomed before the sun shine is soaked.
This spring should be picked up with an empty hand so that it is not destroyed before processing with minimal processing in the form of separating and drying. The results of this process are then white tea, claimed tea has many benefits for health, fitness, and also beauty.
According to the Research Center of Tea and China (PPTK), white tea is processed without the oxidation process so that the content of polyphenols and its antioxidant activity remains high. White tea has a soft and refreshing taste and scented.
A tea picking workers walk towards Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
A number of workers run to pick white tea in the Plantation of Tea and China Research Center (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
The white tea refining itself because the pumping of it is a glimpse of the furs that blanket it and the shape of the worm resembles a needle so it is commonly called “silver needle”.
Given its efficacy and also a relatively limited peko raw material, causing the price of white tea can reach above Rp1 million per kilogram, much more expensive than other types of tea such as green tea and black tea comparable tens of thousands of rupiahs per kilogram.
According to Chairman of the Expert Board of Community Indication of Rohayati Suprihatini white tea Gambung is the first white tea that has the certification of Geographys Indication (IG).
White tea picking job at Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
White tea picking job at Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
Indication of Geographys is a sign that shows the area of origin of a goods or products due to the geographical environmental factors including natural factors, human factors or a combination of both factors, which provides a reputation, quality, and specific characteristics on the goods or products produced.
Gambung white tea product or Gambung Excellent White Tea bagging IG for its distinctive taste, ranging from roast aroma to its higher antioxidant level.
"In addition to the most tasty, also the most healthy because it is processed with a certain temperature that makes it not oxidized so the benefits of its active ingredients are not reduced," said Rohayati.
A white tea picking workers at Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
The work of serving white tea shoots in Planting Tea Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
Unfortunately, although it has higher health benefits and distinctive taste ideals, the popularity of white tea itself is still inferior to green tea or other types of tea.
White tea is rated to have the potential to become Indonesian tea icon, also expected to be a popular Chinese tea that varies, oolong tea from Taiwan, Japanese green tea, Indian darjeeling tea to grey earl from England. This article, although the production is not in China, but the standard of Indonesian white tea is much superior to the quality of silver needles.
"White tea can be Indonesian tea icon, because of this kind of best tea, tasty, and most healthy," cover Rohayati.
A white tea shooter in Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
Researcher prepares white tea to be tested in laboratory belonging to the Plantation of Tea and China Research Center (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
Photo & Text : Muhammad Adimaja
Researcher of tasting white tea when tested in laboratory belonging to the Plantation of Tea and China Research Center (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
A worker prepares white tea ingredients in Pepeteka Cafe, Tea Plantation of Research Center of Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
A worker presents white tea in Teabumi Tea House, Bandung, West Java.
White tea serving in Pepeteka Cafe, Tea Plantation Center Research Tea and China (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
A number of visitors enjoy white tea in Teabumi Tea House, Bandung, West Java.
Suasana Pepeteka Cafe in Tea Plantation of Tea and China Research Center (PPTK) Gambung, Bandung, West Java.
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