Tao of tea. Cultivation/Дао чая. Взращивание

in #life6 years ago (edited)

So, the drink that eventually gets to our table starts with a plant that has a surprisingly beautiful name - a Chinese camellia (Caméllia sinénsis). A plant of the genus Camellia of the Chaynykh family.

Итак, напиток, который в конце концов попадает на наш стол, начинается с растения, у которого неожиданно красивое название - китайская камелия (Caméllia sinénsis ). Растение из рода Камелий семейства Чайных.

It is an evergreen bush that blooms in white, pretty flowers with a yellow core.

Представляет из себя вечнозелёный кустик, который цветёт белыми симпатичными цветочками с жёлтенькой сердцевиной.

But we are now interested not in flowers, but in leaves, because it is from them that the divine drink is obtained. The chemical composition of the tea leaf, of course, complex and boring. We need to know that it includes three basic elements that affect the taste, aroma and medicinal properties of the drink: tannins, caffeine and essential oils.

Но нас сейчас интересуют не цветочки, а листики, поскольку именно из них и получается божественный напиток. Химический состав чайного листа, понятное дело, сложный и скучный. Нам достаточно знать, что в него входят три основных элемента, влияющие на вкус, аромат и лечебные свойства напитка: дубильные вещества, кофеин и эфирные масла.

Essential oils are responsible for the aroma, tannins for taste, and caffeine for cheerfulness.
I will not reveal America, saying that tea is grown on plantations that should be located on the slopes of mountains, which, of course, immediately complicates the process of cultivation. The place of growth should be the tropics or subtropics.

За аромат отвечают эфирные масла, за вкус - дубильные вещества, ну а кофеин - за бодрость духа.
Не открою Америки, сообщив, что чай выращивается на плантациях, которые должны располагаться на склонах гор, что, естественно, сразу усложняет процесс выращивания. Местом произрастания должны быть тропики или субтропики.

Of course, you can grow a Chinese camellia in your own garden, but only for decorative purposes - it will not ripen. Tea, obtained from it, it is better not to eat because of safety concerns. In addition, tea bushes like moisture, but not a swamp, and that the wind blows twigs and roots. Therefore, it is optimal to grow in the mountains. The higher the plantation climbed, the more expensive the product.
Collecting tea is purely manual labor. The Soviet craftsmen also tried to invent a miracle machine for collecting and - it turned out. But the sheer garbage turned out, after the work of which the tea contained so many extraneous impurities that it was called hay at the time.

Конечно, можно вырастить китайскую камелию и у себя на огороде, но только в декоративных целях - не вызреет. Чай, полученный из неё, лучше не употреблять из-за соображений безопасности. Кроме того чайные кустики любят влагу, но не болотце, а чтобы ветер продувал веточки и корни. Поэтому, всё-таки оптимально выращивать в горах. Чем выше в горы забралась плантация - тем дороже продукт.
Сбор чая - исключительно ручной труд. Пытались ещё советские умельцы придумать чудо-машину для сбора и - получилось. Но получилась полнейшая фигня, после работы которой чай содержал такое количество посторонних примесей, что его в пору было назвать сеном.

They do not collect all the leaves, but only the smallest ones, the branches nearest to the apexes and still unraveled buds. The work on collecting tea is very hard, but there is a plus - in the open air. From the kilogram of collected leaves in the future will be received about 250 grams of tea.
The Chinese camellia lives about 8 years, after which it is completely cut to get new young shoots.
Have a nice tea!

Собирают не все листочки, а только самые маленькие, ближайшие к верхушкам веточек и ещё нераспустившиеся почки. Работа по сбору чая очень тяжёлая, но есть плюс - на свежем воздухе. Из килограмма собранных листьев в дальнейшем будет получено примерно 250 граммов чая.
Живёт китайская камелия около 8 лет, после чего её полностью срезают, чтобы получить новые молодые побеги.
Приятного чаепития!

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