dunhuo

Literal meaning

stew/simmer + fire

Definition#

'Simmering fire': long, low-temperature roasting of sorted dry tea, lasting hours to over ten hours per round, so heat penetrates the leaf and aroma and taste transform. Also called 吃火 or 足火 in some accounts. It is where charcoal roasting is now mainly used, and it is regarded as decisive for depth and keeping quality.

Translation and usage#

Language	Use	Alternatives & cautions
English	dunhuo long, low-temperature finishing roast pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable slow roasting simmer roast dunhuo (slow roast) Avoid stewed literal and misleading
Deutsch	Dunhuo lange Röstung bei niedriger Temperatur pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable Nachröstung Dunhuo (Langzeitröstung)
Русский	дуньхо долгая низкотемпературная прожарка pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable томление дуньхо (томление на медленном огне)
简体字	炖火
繁體字	燉火
日本語	炖火

Common confusions#

Terminology varies: one producer calls the third fire 炖火/回火 and the second 复焙/足火; another uses 炖火 as a synonym of 足火.

Terms#

走水焙 zǒushuǐ bèi 复焙 fùbèi 足火 zúhuǒ 炭焙 tànbèi

Sources#

dhpao.com/dhp/tea_988.html

wuyishantea.com/detail.asp?id=3774

513ypcy.com/h-nd-72.html

jiemian.com/article/1591495.html