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Liu An Gua Pian (Melon Seed) Green Tea

Liu An Gua Pian (Melon Seed) Green Tea

€10,95 EUR
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An unique green tea made by local farmers of Liu An village in Anhui. The leaves of this tea are hand-picked in early Spring and fried over low heat, resulting in the beautiful curly shape, resembling melon seeds.

Our Liu An Gua Pian is a savoury sweet green tea with an intense and invigorating flavour. Don't be fooled by its deep dark green tea leaves. When infused in hot water, the wet leaves will reveal their vibrant and fresh green colour.

Origin

  • Brand: Teasenz
  • Year: 2026
  • Season: Spring
  • Origin: Liu An, Anhui
  • Type: green tea

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Delivery time: 1-10 day EU delivery. For estimates per country, please visit the shipping info page at the bottom of our website.

Import taxes?: because we ship from our EU warehouse, you will NOT be charged import taxes upon delivery if you're based in the EU. All taxes are already included in our prices.

Free shipping: available for orders over €59 for The Netherlands/Belgium, €80 for other EU countries (excluding Portugal & Hungary) & UK, and over €100 for other countries.

Returns: orders can be returned for a refund within 30 days. Products should returned in unopened, unused condition.

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How to prepare Liu An Gua Pian

  • Normal/Western method

    Temperature: 80 °C

    Time: 1-2 minutes

    Tea/water: 3 grams / 500 ml water

    Tea utensils: Large teapot / mug

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  • Traditional/gongfu method

    Temperature: 80 °C

    Time: 10 seconds

    Tea/water: 5 grams / 100ml water

    Tea utensils: Gaiwan / Yixing teapot

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  • Cold brewing

    Temperature: Store in fridge

    Time: 5 hours

    Tea/water: 6 grams / 1 litre

    Tea utensils: Bottle / Pitcher

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How this green tea is made

  • tea processing: tea leaves picking

    Picking

    Tea leaves are hand-picked in the morning.

  • tea processing: withering and drying tea on bamboo trays

    Withering

    Leaves are shortly withered to eliminate some moisture.

  • Fixation (pan-frying) & Shaping

    Leaves are roasted on a wok to halt oxidation.

  • tea processing: withering and sun drying tea leaves

    Drying

    Tea leaves are dried to reduce moisture to a minimum.

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Our design work is inspired by the artwork “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by the Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty. Instead of displaying the daily lives of people in the capital of China (as the original artwork), we display the tea making process of farmers through the same bird’s eye perspective.

When examining our packaging design in detail, tea enthusiasts will observe the tea making process, featuring tea farmers picking, drying, rolling, and frying tea leaves. The tea is then tasted in a pavilion and transported by horses along the ‘ancient tea road’.

Together, the traditional Chinese landscape and tea making theme, symbolise heritage, tradition, and respect for hard work of tea farmers.