JPS63309142A - Green tea leaf for taste - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a merchandise, capable of 'finishing' by consumers according to taste and having strong preference, by washing raw green tea leaves, steaming the green tea leaves and converting medium-fired green tea leaves obtained in the above-mentioned steaming or in a process thereafter into a refrigerated or frozen substance. CONSTITUTION:After washing and removing sticking materials, raw green tea leaves are steamed for a given time to provide medium-fired green tea leaves. The resultant leaves are then divided and packed in an airtight bag body, such as vinyl bag, in a constant amount. In the process, air, especially oxygen in the bag is removed with nitrogen gas to hermetically seal the bag. The obtained bag in the hermetically sealed state is subsequently frozen to afford a frozen substance of the medium-fired green tea leaves.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to tea leaves for consumption according to a new method for tasting tea.

[Conventional technology]

The dried tea that is currently distributed in cloth is made by tea wholesalers who first purchase ``secondary dried tea'' produced in tea factories, regardless of whether it is made from tea plants such as green tea or black tea, and then reprocessed ``secondary dried tea''. The distribution system is such that "dried tea" is delivered to consumers via wholesalers and retailers.

That is, the tea leaves that consumers receive are so-called "secondary dried tea," which has been final processed by a tea wholesaler.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Therefore, although the dried tea on the market can be easily enjoyed by consumers as it is and is very convenient, it is impossible for consumers to obtain their own taste and flavor.

The present invention was made in view of the above problems, and aims to provide a novel tea leaf product that allows consumers to enjoy their own tea.

[Means for solving problems]

That is, the tea confectionery for recreational use of the present invention is produced by washing and steaming fresh tea leaves picked from tea plants, and then subjecting them to at least a plurality of rolling steps and a plurality of drying steps. After washing and steaming the fresh tea leaves picked from the tea leaves, or during the subsequent process, the medium-heat tea is distributed in an appropriate amount and sealed, and the medium-heat tea is frozen or frozen. After thawing the frozen or frozen product, the consumer can enjoy it by massaging or drying it according to his or her preference.

Further, in the above-mentioned sealing step, it is preferable that the medium-heat tea is sealed in nitrogen gas or vacuum-packed to exclude oxygen in the air.

[Created for]

Consumers purchase frozen or frozen medium-heated tea, which is a semi-finished tea product, and after thawing the appropriate amount according to the amount used, they can ``roll the tea,''``dry,'' or ``heat it'' according to their preference. While processing and finishing the tea, you can enjoy it as a finished product.

Therefore, consumers can participate in each of the above-mentioned "tea rolling,""drying," and "heating" steps, and can obtain tea leaves that suit their individual tastes.

[Example] Hereinafter, preferred examples of the recreational tea confectionery according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the manufacturing process of a tea confectionery for recreational use.

Reference numeral 1 is a cleaning process for green tea leaves A picked from a tea tree, and after cleaning and removing deposits on the green tea leaves, steaming is performed for a predetermined time in a steaming process 2 to obtain medium-heat tea B. Reference numeral 3 is an enclosing step in which the steamed medium-heat tea B is sealed. In the enclosing step 3, a fixed amount (for example, 1 kg/bag) is placed into an airtight bag 4 made of vinyl or the like. Along with wrapping,
The bag is sealed with nitrogen gas 5 to exclude air, especially oxygen. Further, vacuum packaging may be used instead of nitrogen gas sealing.

Thereafter, the medium-heat tea B remains sealed in a freezing process 6 to form a medium-heat tea frozen product C, and this semi-finished product is sold to consumers as "relaxation tea leaves" which are distributed. .

FIG. 2 shows the process of processing the "relaxation tea leaves", which are the products to be distributed, into finished tea on the consumer's side.

After thawing the tea confectionery, which is medium-heated frozen tea C, in the bag body 4, 8, heat the confectionery for a desired time 9 to make the confectionery soft, and then rub the confectionery using a small household machine or by hand. Apply 10. After the kneading process 10 is performed, the tea leaves are subjected to drying process 11 using a small-sized drying and pasting machine, etc., to obtain a finished product of drinkable tea leaves.

In addition, in the manufacturing process of the above-mentioned recreational tea confectionery, after washing the fresh tea leaves A,
Medium-heat tea B was produced through steaming process 2, but if necessary, a rolling process 7 was provided after the steaming process 2 as shown by the broken line in FIG. It is also possible to seal in nitrogen gas 5 in the next enclosing step 3.

Furthermore, after the vaporization step 2, the medium-heat tea B obtained by repeating the kneading step 7 a plurality of times can be packaged every minute and sealed in nitrogen gas 5.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the tea leaves for recreational use of the present invention are products in which unfinished tea products are distributed and consumers can "finish" them according to their own tastes, making the tea a more palatable product. It can be applied to all types of tea such as black tea, tencha, black tea, and oolong tea.

Furthermore, the tea leaves for recreational use of the present invention allow consumers to change the finished state of the tea confectionery.

Since it can be widely applied not only for drinking but also as a raw material for vegetable dyeing of textiles and leather, it has characteristics such as being able to expand the scope of use of tea leaves. The effect is extremely large.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the manufacturing process for a tea confection for consumption according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a process for processing tea leaves for consumption. 1...Cleaning process 2...Evaporation process 3/Enclosure process 4...Bag body 5...Nitrogen gas 6...Freezing process 7...
Rubbing process 8... Thawing process 9... Heat treatment 10... Rubbing process 11... Drying pasteurization process A... Fresh tea leaves B... Medium heat tea C...
・Medium heat tea frozen body D...Finished product June 12, 1988

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the raw material for recreational tea leaves, which are produced by washing and steaming the fresh tea leaves picked from the tea plants, and then going through at least multiple rolling processes and multiple drying processes, the fresh tea leaves picked from the tea plants are washed, A tea leaf for recreational use, characterized in that medium-heat tea formed after steaming or in the middle of a subsequent step is distributed in an appropriate amount and sealed, and the medium-heat tea is frozen or frozen.