Red tea
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Red tea may refer to:
- A type of tea known in most countries as black teaBlack teaBlack tea is a variety of tea that is more oxidized than the oolong, green, and white varieties.All four varieties are made from leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the less oxidized teas. Two principal varieties of the...
, made from the completely oxidized bud leaves of Camellia sinensisCamellia sinensisCamellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Chinese tea. It is of the genus Camellia , a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed...
. This tea type is commonly known in some Asian cultures as 紅茶 (literally "red tea") - The RooibosRooibosRooibos is a broom-like member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa's fynbos.The generic name comes from the plant Calicotome villosa, aspalathos in Greek. This plant has very similar growth and flowers to the redbush...
plant of the Aspalathus genus, found in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa whose leaves can be made into an infused drink or tisane. Rooibos is often commercially marketed as Red tea - Hibiscus teaHibiscus teaHibiscus tea is the infusion made from the calyces of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, an herbal tea drink consumed both hot and cold by people around the world...