hyson
noun[U]
uk/ˈhaɪ.sən/us/ˈhaɪ.sən/(alsohyson tea)akindofgreenteafromChina:
When youaddhotwaterto hyson, thedriedleavesstarttounfurl.
Hysonteacomes from AnhuiprovinceineasternChina.
- I will alwayschoosehyson because ofitssmooth,mellowflavour.
- Young hysontea, made withleavespickedearly, isparticularlygood.
- Therecommendedmethodofpreparinghysonteais to put oneteaspoonofleavesin acup,addhotbut notboilingwater, andallowit tosteepfor at least twominutes.
- Hysonteabecamepopularinwesterncountriesin the 18th and 19thcenturies.
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