hyson
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhaɪ.sən/ us/ˈhaɪ.sən/ (also hyson tea)
熙春绿茶
a kind of green tea from China
When you add hot water to hyson, the dried leaves start to unfurl.
Hyson tea comes from Anhui province in eastern China. 熙春茶产自中国东部的安徽省。
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- I will always choose hyson because of its smooth, mellow flavour.
- Young hyson tea, made with leaves picked early, is particularly good.
- The recommended method of preparing hyson tea is to put one teaspoon of leaves in a cup, add hot but not boiling water, and allow it to steep for at least two minutes.
- Hyson tea became popular in western countries in the 18th and 19th centuries.