METHOD FOR PRODUCING TEA LEAF INFUSION AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and efficiently obtain, by infusion, desirable flavors of tea leaves such as black tea leaves which could not be produced by conventional methods.;SOLUTION: The method includes following processes. Tea leaves produced using orthodox or semi-orthodox production methods for black tea, and tea leaves that have been rubbed/twisted and dried according to conventional production methods for oolong tea, which are full of aroma and strength and which are long in a specific direction are loaded into a filter bag used for infusion, to form a tea bag. Then, upon drinking, immediately prior to infusion using a solvent, the tea leaves, still in a state in which they are loaded into the filter bag used for infusion, are crushed using a pressuring apparatus 14 in order to make the length thereof shorter than at the time of loading.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT