Tea Drinking Rules

2012-05-15 5:34:09 PM

Different people should drink different tea

Children, Old people, Young people, Women

Expectant mothers, Middle-aged should not drink ......

 

 

 

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The Four Key for Steeping Oolong Tea.

2011-09-01 10:33:13 PM

Steep oolong tea is rather demanding in terms of amount of tea leaves, water temperature, steeping time and number of infusions.

1. Amount of Tea Leaves

Compared with other kinds, steeping Oolong tea needs more leaves. Use about 7g which is about one-third to one-fourth space of the teapot, and the loose-bar Oolong leaves take up half the space.

 2. Water Temperature

The new tea trees provide the raw material for manufacturing

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Chai is a western term for a sweet spiced tea from India, where it is known as Masala Chai (literally "spiced tea"). Masala Chai is a beverage from the Indian subcontinent made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian herbs and spices. Masala is the Hindi word for a mixture of spices, and chai is the Hindi word for tea.

The perfect chai was cooked by the third group, the one that Tao was in. Luckily, they had an Indian lady who cooks chai at home at least twice a week for her kids. Tasting this chai totally changed changed Tao's mind about chai; he never thought it could be so tasty and fragrant. On that night, they used the typical chai tea ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks, 9 cloves, 7 black peppercorns (or red or white of Australian native), 9 green cardamoms, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds and 1 knob of ginger (dried/fresh). She didn’t follow the ingredients; she used the spices, but without black peppercorns, and she didn’t use the exact proportions. She explained that the recipe it depends on personal taste, and she used the same ingredients for her kids, who like it tasty, but not too strong.

 

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How to Pry Pu-er Tea Cake and Brick

2010-10-29 10:00:26 PM

According to history, to make tea easier to carry, the Pu-er loose leaves were compressed into various sizes and shapes such as disks/cakes, bricks, or bowls. The traditional methods of crafting Pu-er tea continue to today.

When you have a Pu-er tea cake, how to prepare it? We will use some photos explain how to pry the Pu-er cake, and share some unique tips from experience.

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Tea Steeping Guide

2010-08-26 11:17:09 AM

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