About Chinese Tea

Chinese tea is one of the most thirst-quenching of all drinks. It is available in many delicate and delightful flavors. Chilled, just add a slice of lemon and you make a perfect iced lemon tea. You can also blend a little Chinese tea with some Sri Langkan mixture and it gives a new lightness and delicacy in taste.

To make perfect Chinese tea:

Chinese tea is taken plain, without milk and sugar. About one teaspoon of tea leaves can make about 250 ml of tea with boiling water. It can also be make in a teapot and in tea cup. Chinese teapots are usually small in size. When making it in teapot, scald the pot first with boiling water then add the measured amount of tea leaves into the pot. Pour in the boiling water to the full mark and close the cover and let it stand for 30 seconds. The tea leaves can serve for four rounds of refilling before it gets too diluted and can be discarded.

When making the tea directly in the cup, rinse and warm the cup with hot water, add tea leave and pour in boiling water and cover with lid. Since amount of tea leaves by using cup is relatively less, therefore it is only good to refill one more time and you have to change new tea leaves.

Different types of Chinese tea:

There are too many types of Chinese tea to mention but it can be classify into four main types.

• Wulong tea - Is a kind of semi-fermented tea, fragrant in aroma with a deliciously after taste.
• Black tea - Is a fermented tea, when undergo manufacturing process, the tea leaves turn red and then black. It is know for it strong flavor and people like to drink in big cup instead of traditional small Chinese tea set.
• Green tea - Is an unfermented tea which the natural emerald green color of the tea leaves is preserved.
• Scented tea - Some are manufacture from green tea which is fully dried then lightly scented with fragrant flowers. Some are directly produce from flowers like jasmine, rosebud or chrysanthemum.

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