WHAT IS THE GREEN TEA STEAMING PROCESS?

Every kind of tea leaves goes through a steaming process, and in green tea leaves cases, it happens right after picking. Green tea leaves, when picked, are sent right away to a crude tea factory where the process goes through under high heat. The steaming process is crucial as it is responsible for stopping oxidation in tea leaves. However, if the process is skipped, then the enzymes present in tea leaves change the original components by oxidizing polyphenol, resulting in the oxidation of catec...