Definition of Congou. Meaning of Congou. Synonyms of Congou

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Definition of Congou

Congou
Congou Con"gou, Congo Con"go, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea. Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the ``well worked', a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term ``English breakfast tea.' --S. W. Williams.

Meaning of Congou from wikipedia

- Congou (Chinese: 工夫紅茶; pinyin: gōngfu hóngchá) is a description of a black Chinese tea variety used by 19th-century tea importers in America and Europe...
- specifically tailored for the Gongfu tea preparation method (Keemun Gongfu, or Congou – 祁門功夫) and Keemun Xin Ya (祁門新芽), an early bud variety, said to have less...
- in New York City. Davies, an English immigrant, started with a base of Congou and added a bit of Pekoe and Pouchong. It sold for 50 cents per pound (0...
- Tian Yao — oolong Biluochun — green Bu Zhi Chun — oolong Chun Mee — green "Congou" — black Da Fang — green Da Hong Pao — oolong Dianhong — black Fo Shou —...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...
- Black tea ****am Bohea Ceylon Congou Darjeeling Dianhong Golden Monkey Jin Jun Mei Kangra Keemun Nilgiri Sikkim Tibeti Rize Yingdehong Oolong tea Bai Jiguan...