GENETICS OF TEA - Clifford Little

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf

English - August 05, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB
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How do genetics express the flavour of tea? Does cloning make identical tea? How can the age of a tea tree affect flavour?

In this conversation, I am talking with Food Technologist Cliff Little about flavour development in tea. We discuss the importance of genetics, mutations and experience to develop the most sublime tasting brews!

Show notes

Cliff's backgroundGenetics, epigenetics and the turning on of flavour in teaMutations and cloning teaGushu tea and why age improves tea

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This podcast is a series of informal conversations and discussion over tea about a wide variety of topics. Sharing conversations over tea has a unique capacity to expose and hopefully dissolve tribalism and engender free, uninhibited conversation. I hope that this series provides interesting viewpoints and ideas which engage, entertain and inspire.

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