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bobbyrk posted...

Black, green, white, oolong, pu'er and yellow teas are all from the same plant (camelia sinensis), just harvested at different times and processed in different ways to allow for different oxidation amounts, and for the case of pu'er specifically is aged and fermented. Different locations are given different names, like an Assam tea has a different flavor profile than a Darjeeling, despite both being from India. And that's before we get into other treatments, like how lapsang souchong is smoked over local pine to give it a campfire smokiness flavor.

Tisanes are technically not teas, because they're not made from camelia sinensis.

Chai, the word itself, comes from Hindi. It's got a cognate with Turkish ay, probably because of trade imports.

Yes and then don't forget the harvest time matters as well, Darjeeling First Flush, Second Flush, and Third Flush/Autumnals are all different!