Sanzhi Cherry Blossom Tea won the Gold Award of the "World Green Tea Competition Gold Award", and Sanxia Honey Fragrance Black Tea won the "Top Delicacy Award" in Belgium.

(Provided by the Farm Bureau)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] New Taipei City's special tea products shine internationally. The Agricultural Bureau's guidance to Sanzhi, Sanxia and Pinglin tea farmers won the "Gold Award of the World Green Tea Competition" in Japan, the "Top Delicacy Award" in Belgium, and the "World Green Tea Award" in France. The gold medal in the "Tea Competition" and the honor of the "Gourmet Flavor Award" in the UK. Hou Youyi, the mayor of New Taipei City, recognized the hard work of the tea farmers at the municipal meeting today. The good tea in New Taipei City shines brilliantly, allowing Taiwan's superb tea-making technology to be seen by the world.

Japan's "World Green Tea Contest Gold Award" is hosted by the World Green Tea Association of Japan, and 5 winners from Taiwan won the prize.

Belgium's "Top Taste Award" is known as the authority of "Taste Michelin" and is handled by the International Taste and Quality Evaluation Institute; France's "World Tea Competition" is organized by the French Agricultural Products Value-Added Association, and French experts in various fields serve as judges; The Taste Award” is equivalent to the Oscars in the food industry, and the professional judging panel is formed by the British Gastronomy Association.

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Su Yimin, a 53-year-old tea farmer in Sanzhi District, manages a tea garden of about 16 hectares. The new product cherry blossom tea uses local Yoshino cherry blossoms as raw materials, combined with oriental beauty tea and black tea. It took 3 years to process and uses low-temperature drying to maintain the original appearance of the flowers. This year he participated for the first time The "World Green Tea Competition Gold Award" won the gold medal, starting the name of Sanzhi Cherry Blossom.

Zhou Yucheng of Sanxia District is 57 years old this year. He is the 6th generation tea farmer. He runs Sanxia Mingchaxiang Xingxing. The unique honey fragrance and the amber orange-red color of the tea soup are fully displayed. This year, it won the Belgian "Top Taste Award" three-star award for the fourth time this year, and also won the "World Tea Competition" gold medal.

Qingxin Tea House in Pinglin District is jointly run by 60-year-old Xie Jintu and his daughter Xie Jiayu. The tea garden covers an area of ​​about 1 hectare. In the past, most of the tea farms were cultivated by traditional farming methods. Xie Jiayu used one of the fields for organic farming and was awarded the green conservation label.

The Baozhong tea produced by Qingxin Tea House won the three-star award and the two-star award in the "Gourmet Flavor Award" for the first time.

Hou Youyi said that it is worthy of recognition that tea farmers won the highest honor award in the international tea industry and gourmet industry this year, which will enhance the international competitiveness of Xinbei’s good tea. The city government will work with tea farmers to seize business opportunities in the international market, market specialty products, and increase agricultural output value.

Zhou Yucheng, a farmer from the Sanxia District of New Taipei City, won the Belgian "Top Taste Award" three-star award for the fourth time this year, and also won the "World Tea Competition" gold medal.

(provided by the Bureau of Agriculture)

New Taipei City Bureau of Agriculture guides tea farmers to produce specialty products, which won four major international awards, and New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi (middle) affirmed it.

(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)