Lapsang souchong

Lapsang souchong ( : ????; : zhèngsh?n xi?ozh?ng, or???; y?n xi?ozh?ng), often simply called lapsang, is one black tea province of in . This tea is regarded as one of which savour is marked. It is historically regarded as a "tea of man", but became as popular near the women as men.

Souchong is a quality of Chinese ends, though coming from sheets located low on the tree, oxidized for a long period, even for the standards of black tea. Lapsang souchong is a souchong which was dried on wood of pine or cedar, then rolled and oxidized, to be finally sèché of advantage in baskets of bamboo placed at the top of a fire of or of cypress. The result is a savour generally described like "smoke". Sometimes also described as "timbered", in reference to qualities of (often preserved out of barrels of oaks, which gives them a specific taste).

The drinkers of tea describe the taste of the lapsang like "assured" and "bold". Lapsang souchong is one of the best choices to accompany the dishes salted or smoked. This tea is considered to be appropriate particularly to the amateurs of sport of full air, in particular after physical activities such as , it , or it.

Certain people testing this tea have negative reactions being given its strong flavour and taste. It can be bitter, never soft. Lapsang souchong is sometimes described like applicant a "acquired taste", where it is necessary to test with various recoveries a food product before being able to appreciate the taste of it.

The experts of tea compare sometimes the taste of Lapsang Souchong of bad quality with that of ashes of . Traces of lapsang souchong are present in certain mixtures of tea Earl Grey.