Re: Avoiding Green Tea

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 03:53:22 -0800, Doc wrote:

> Because of some medication I take, I have to avoid green tea.
> 
> I have some tea labeled Pekoe and Orange Pekoe. Is this made from green
> tea?
> 
> Doc

I believe Pekoe/Orange Pekoe is usually/always black tea.  Yes, it's the
cut of the leaf officially, but I've never seen anything but black tea
graded this way.

Black tea (also known as "Hong Cha" in China meaning red tea, but in the
US often "red tea" means rooibos, which is entirely different)), oolong,
and pouchong/baozong are all green tea derivatives (oxidized/fermented).

I'd guess your pharmacist meant all green tea and derivatives, but if you
enjoy oxidized green tea, it's probably worth asking them to be more
specific.