Ya Bao

Also known as: Wild White Ya Bao, Ya Bao White Tea

Tea (Camellia sinensis)White

Ya Bao is a white tea made from the unopened buds of wild tea trees in Yunnan, China, picked before the leaves unfurl, then withered and dried. The plant species behind teas sold as Ya Bao is not established. It brews a pale, light infusion.

How ya bao is prepared

Fermentation

Microbial transformation of an ingredient. This general term does not identify an organism or fermentation conditions.

Beverages using this technique · 1
April Drinks
Sakura Leaf Tea
Pet nat1.5% ABV
prepared as Fermented Sakura Leaf and Ya Bao Tea

Photographed label: Sakura Leaf Tea, Wild White Ya Bao, live cultures, tartaric acid. The producer says the sakura leaves were processed like a dark oolong tea and the wild white tea buds come from Formocha Premium Tea.[1][2]