Three “goods” in Tea

Dec 17th, 2021

The joy of tea

Throughout its history, tea has been associated with its medical and health benefits. New studies provide evidences that it may help in losing weight, slow the aging-process, reduce the risk of cancer, improve the circulatory system, increase the immunization, help digestion and so on.

Three “goods” in Tea:

(1) Good tea:

buy teas from well-know speciality shop with full informative service. You need to train your palette. It is not difficult but rather, is very enjoyable. You also need keep your tea properly in a clean, airtight container in a cool place. Please use your tea as quickly as possible, especially the green teas. Unlike pu-er that gets more taste through storage, most teas lose their flavour over time.

(2) Good water:

start with good tasting water, such as spring or filtered. Usually, soft water is good for most teas. If your tap water is good, filter it to clear it of impurities, like chlorines or rust, which will affect the taste of the tea. Do not over-boil or re-boil water, as this depletes the oxygen in the water and makes the tea flat.

(3) Good-matched tea-wares:

try to avoid plastic and metal made wares. Glass, porcelain and stoneware are good and dissipate heat in different rates. Please use appropriately, such as glass for low temperature brewing tea and Yixing stoneware for high temperature one. Chung is a very convenient option for most of the teas.

Of course, we drink tea for a hundred more reasons. Tea will bring relaxation and peace to your mind. Tea will bring enjoyment between friends. Tea will refresh you in the morning and sooth your weariness after an afternoon of work. Tea reflects your preferences, tastes and moods. In Asia, it may be enjoyed as a kind of art or as a spiritual philosophy. Anyway, brewing tea can be complex or simple, there are no fixed rules in the tea world.