On May 6, 9:53Â*pm, juliantai > wrote:
> Guys
>
> I have been looking into this wonderful and impernetrable subject of
> tea chemistry and got struck in the terminology. I wonder if you could
> help.
>
> Apparently there are 6 tea tastes:
>
> astringent
> bitter
> fresh
> sweet
> sour
> salty
>
> Now, I have chosen the word fresh to correspond to the Chinese word
> Xian, or 鲜。It is what theanine tastes like. Can anyone think of a
> better word? If I say fresh tasting, would anyone know what it means?
>
>
>
> Julianhttp://www.amazing-green-tea.com

You mean like 新鲜 (xin xian)? I'm not exactly sure at what you are
getting at when you describe a tea as "fresh". You mean like when the
first spring teas are released it has the xian flavor?

That's not one of the flavors of tea that I've heard referred to. If
anything they usually call it 香(xiang).