다산 정약용의 고형차(固形茶) 제다법 고찰

Study of the Solid Tea Processing Method of Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong

Of the tea processing methods used during the late Joseon Dynasty, the steam-fixation method was the preferred method of tea processors, including Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong. Through the steam-fixation method, tea leavesare made lumpy and then used for lump tea -a small-grain variety of solid tea. Highly knowledgeable about Chineseteas and the author of Kackdago which looks at the Chinese tea monopoly system from an historic point of view, DasanJeong Yak-Yong arguably took advantage of his broad knowledge of solid tea processing methods from the ChineseTang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and reinterpreted these into his own processing method for lump tea. Dasan'ssolid tea processing method alternates between steaming and drying for a total of three or nine times. This is then followed by grinding finely into small-grain solid tea. The method is similar to the Yeongocha tea processing method illustrated in Jang Soon-Min's Hwamannok, a Song Dynasty publication, where tea leaves are steamed, dried and ground into the final product