SOLAR TERMS 11/22
Minor Snow
Winter eating is heavy. Red oolong is both highly oxidised and heavily roasted — the most noticeably digestive of the lot.
重點：驅寒、暖胃、儲存能量。
Drink this term
黑茶（六堡茶） 茶性溫和，幫助消化冬季厚重的飲食。
臺灣不產黑茶，以紅烏龍等重發酵重焙茶替代
What the gardens are doing now
High-mountain winter tea. Cold slows the bush; the shoots come thick and the aroma sits low. Winter sweetness and spring freshness are not the same thing — worth tasting side by side once.
Being picked this month
Wenshan Baozhong TeaTaipei City 600 m Orchid Floral0.8–2.0kMuzha TieguanyinMuzha 325 m Ripe Fruit Fruity2.0–4.0kNangang Baozhong TeaNangang 275 m Orchid Floral0.8–2.0kPinglin Baozhong TeaPinglin 600 m Returning Sweetness Floral0.8–2.0kSanxia Biluochun Green TeaSanxia Haishan 300 m Nori Seaweed Fresh Grass1.4–2.4kSanxia Haishan Baozhong TeaSanxia Haishan 300 m Returning Sweetness Floral0.8–2.0kShimen TieguanyinShimen 200 m Charcoal Roast Full-bodied2.0–4.0kLinkou Longshou TeaLinkou 150 m Returning Sweetness Floral0.7–1.4k
95 teas list month 11 as a harvest month; the first few are shown here.
Also suits the term
What to eat this term
Taro Balls、Red Bean Soup