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* [http://teaintheancientworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/seogwang-woojeon-first-flush-south.html South Korean green tea review)] | * [http://teaintheancientworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/seogwang-woojeon-first-flush-south.html South Korean green tea review)] | ||
| − | * [https://www.teamania.ch/en/seogwang-woojeon-first-flush.html Seogwang Woojeon] | + | * [https://www.teamania.ch/en/seogwang-woojeon-first-flush.html Seogwang Woojeon from Teamania] |
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Revision as of 21:00, 12 May 2020
Woojeon (우전) is a extrardinary Korean green tea. It's like Japanese Shincha the earliest possible First Flush. Woojeon is picked before Monsoon thus the name means translated "before rain". For producing Woojeon are traditional Japanese and Chinese techniques combined: The fresh picked leaves are first steamed and then roasted. Thus this tea unites character of Japanese and Chinese green tea. Woojeon look and taste resembles Tamaryokucha.
Growing Areas
- Boseong in Jeollanam-do province is the biggest growing area.
- Hadong in Gyeongsangnam-do province is the oldest growing area. A majority of the tea here is still hand picked.
- Jeju island
Famous tea farms
- Boseong Dawon
- Dosun Dawon
- Gangjin Dawon
- Hannam Dawon
- Seogwang Dawon