Yellow tea

Junshan Yinzhen, a Chinese Famous Tea

Yellow tea (Chinese: 黃茶; pinyin: huángchá) is a rare and expensive variety of tea. It is produced similarly to green tea, but with an added step of being steamed under a damp cloth after oxidisation, giving the leaves a slightly yellow colouring. This process also imparts a mellower and less grassy taste than is found in green teas.

However, it can also describe high-quality teas served at the Imperial court, although this can be applied to any form of imperially-served tea.

Varieties of yellow tea

Junshan Yinzhen (君山銀針)

from Hunan Province, China is a Silver Needle yellow tea. A Chinese Famous Tea.

Huoshan Huangya (霍山黃牙)

from Mt. Huo, Anhui Province, China.

Meng Ding Huangya (蒙頂黃芽)

from Mt. Meng, Sichuan Province, China.

Da Ye Qing (大叶青)

from Guangdong Province, China. Literally Big Leaf Green.

Huang Tang (黄汤)

from Zhejiang Province, China. Literally Yellow Broth or Yellow Soup.