Process

The illustration depicts numerous steps involved in the process of

producing two different types of Pu-erh tea. Overall, the process
comprises of 8 complex stages, beginning with pan frying and ending up
with storage in the case of the raw tea and compression for the ripe
tea.
The process commences with the pan frying for the purpose of
inactivation of enzymes. These fried leaves are then rolled on the
surface and spread over the mat to be dried regularly under the
sunlight. After completion of three common steps, loose raw tea is
been through two different processes. For making raw tea,
compression is required in order to convert loose raw tea into formed
Pu-erh raw tea. Following this, it is left to age by storage and
subsequently turned into vintage Pu-erh raw tea over a period of time.
In term of producing ripe tea, loose raw tea is initially fermented with
mold. Once the fermentation is completed, the resulting loose ripe tea
is then compressed to form the final product called Pu-erh ripe tea.