Crossword clues for oolong
oolong
- Type of tea
- Tea choice
- Chinese beverage
- Earl Grey's kin
- Twinings variety
- Sun-withered tea
- Sri Lanka product
- Wuyi Mountains tea
- Type of Chinese tea
- Traditional Chinese drink
- Tea whose name means black dragon
- Tea that literally means "black dragon"
- Some of the tea in China
- Semi-oxidized tea
- Dark Chinese tea variety
- Chinese tea leaves — no logo (anag)
- Brown tea
- Black-green tea
- Oriental tea
- Twinings product
- Tea type
- Alternative to black or green
- Chinese brew
- Chinese for "black dragon"
- Major Taiwanese export
- Chinese tea leaves that have been semi-fermented before being dried
- It's between green and black
- Taiwan brew
- Some of all the tea in China
- Congou associate
- Chinese tea variety
- Tea from Taiwan
- Kind of China tea
- Tea extended after two ducks
- Tea variety
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oolong \Oo"long\, n. [Chinese, green dragon.] A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea. [Written also oulong.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dark variety of Chinese tea, 1852, from Chinese wu-lung, literally "black dragon."
Wiktionary
n. A partially fermented tea which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
WordNet
n. Chinese tea leaves that have been semi-fermented before being dried
Wikipedia
Oolong is a traditional Chinese tea ( Camellia sinensis) produced through a unique process including withering the plant under the strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting. Most oolong teas, especially those of fine quality, involve unique tea plant cultivars that are exclusively used for particular varieties. The degree of oxidation can range from 8 to 85%, depending on the variety and production style. Oolong is especially popular with tea connoisseurs of south China and Chinese expatriates in Southeast Asia, as is the Fujian preparation process known as the Gongfu tea ceremony.
Different styles of oolong tea can vary widely in flavor. They can be sweet and fruity with honey aromas, or woody and thick with roasted aromas, or green and fresh with bouquet aromas, all depending on the horticulture and style of production. Several types of oolong tea, including those produced in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, such as Da Hong Pao, are among the most famous Chinese teas. Different varieties of oolong are processed differently, but the leaves are usually formed into one of two distinct styles. Some are rolled into long curly leaves, while others are 'wrap-curled' into small beads, each with a tail. The former style is the more traditional of the two in China.
The name oolong tea came into the English language from the Chinese name , meaning "black dragon tea". In Chinese, oolong teas are also known as qingcha or "dark green teas".
The manufacture of oolong tea is intricate because some of the basic steps involved in its making are repeated many times before the desired amount of bruising and browning of the leaves is achieved. Withering, rolling, shaping, and firing are similar to black tea, but much more attention to timing and temperature is necessary. One last step, baking or roasting, is exclusive to oolong tea and is referred to as the real art in making this tea.
(Originated from Chinese: 烏龍) (July 28, 1994 – January 7, 2003) was a domestic rabbit owned by Hironori Akutagawa. Oolong became an Internet phenomenon through his owner, Akutagawa, uploading images of the rabbit with objects balanced on his head because of his skills of balancing items such as dorayaki and others.
Akutagawa's site featured "photo journeys" of Oolong traveling with his master through the house, yard, and other locations. The website became known to a wider audience when it was covered in 2001 by Syberpunk, a site which focuses on odd aspects of Japanese culture.
Oolong is a kind of Chinese tea. This may also mean:
- Udon, a Japanese noodle called oolong in Chinese
- Oolong (Dragon Ball), a character in the Dragon Ball series
- Oolong (rabbit), the name of a popular Japanese rabbit
- Oolong, New South Wales, a crossing loop on the Sydney to Albury Railway.
- Oolong, a main character from Yie-Ar Kung Fu.
- Oolong (programming language), an assembler for the Java Virtual Machine
- Oolong Island, a fictional location from the DC Comics series 52.
Usage examples of "oolong".
During the eight weeks I spent with him on Oolong Atoll, I never saw him draw a sober breath.
We were twenty-five thousand on Oolong before the three schooners came.
By day and night the smoke rose in clouds from all the beaches of all the islands of Oolong as we paid the penalty of our wrongdoing.
Sandy sipped on some oolong tea and glanced idly at the ribs he had chewed down to nubbins, he experienced a momentary qualm.
Yunnan province of China, are unique due to a true fermentation -- not the oxidation used for oolong or black teas.
However, the war with Japan had closed off Asian tea markets, our source of green and oolong teas.
Mountain Oolong, getting the temperature of both the water and the pot precisely right, knowing the correct quantity of leaves to add, the right amount of time to let them steep.
She passed Irene a cup of Oolong tea,--none of them had a sufficiently cultivated palate for Sou-chong,--and the girl handed it to her father.
Have to throw out all of the oolong now, all the keemun, the lung jang, the lapsang souchong.
There was an instant sense of high festivity in the evening air from the moment when our guest had so frankly demanded the Oolong tea.
Pouchong teas, sometimes classified as oolongs, are lightly fermented and usually have a subtle, green character.
Although it is traditional to have Oolongs with Chinese dishes, one may argue that rich black Yunnan or Keemun teas offer more complexity and layers to the experience of tea pairings.
Have to throw out all of the oolong now, all the keemun, the lung jang, the lapsang souchong.
Although it is traditional to have Oolongs with Chinese dishes, one may argue that rich black Yunnan or Keemun teas offer more complexity and layers to the experience of tea pairings.
One stack was delicate Young Hyson while the next was partially fermented Oolong, known in Chinese as the "black dragon.