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Various fruit-blended teas always got lots of fans. One of the most popular is Earl Grey, a black tea blend with bergamot, which gets a charming citrus scent. Although Earl Grey has existed for a long time, another fruit-blended tea has a much longer history. Tangerine Pu-erh Tea, an ancient and unique Pu-erh from China, which flavored with …
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As the tea birthplace, China is various in teas. Some of them naturally have better flavor and quality. So, there is a saying about “Top 10 Famous Chinese Teas“, and you might see some related lists online. However, tiny differences are between each version, and which one is the correct? And, what if I told …
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In Chinese history, dark tea took an important position. For a long time, dark tea had another more official name Border-selling Tea. Almost all the dark tea production and sales must be under government manager, mainly for exchanging the border regions folk’s horse. And Anhua Dark tea was the best of them. Anhua dark tea originated in Anhua, Hunan, one …
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Tibet is a province of China, also an important node of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. It is said that in a political marriage in the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng brought three kinds of stuff to Tibet, tea, silk, and ink stationery. Among them, tea is the most popular. It indirectly led to developing the tea-horse trading and …
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By the Pu-erh tea trend in recent years, dark tea is known by more and more people. Dark tea belongs to post-fermented tea, and it needs aging to increase the flavor. After a long-time store, some leaves may develop tiny little golden flowers; It is regarded as the symbol of high-quality tea. And a kind of dark tea named Fuzhuan Brick Tea is …
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Most of the countries with tea culture almost take green or black tea as the mainstream. But in China, the place tea was born, a kind of tea named Pu’er(also called Pu-erh tea) is the most popular. Even though culture and dietary habits are different, the delicious taste of aged food seems to be loved by people …
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Guangxi is a famous resort in China. Even though the modernization is relatively backward, but the natural environment has retained. In the ancient forest, some tea trees grew more than hundreds of years. Here, there is a popular dark tea – Liu Bao tea. This tea is said great benefits to the human body. In the …
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If you love MMA and watched the early UFC, or you ever watched Bruce Lee‘s movie, you may know the word “Kung Fu,” which is the total name of the Chinese martial arts. In the Chinese tea ceremony, there is also a word called “Gongfu Tea.” Tea and martial arts, how are they get together? What …
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Have you ever try to put a big tab butter into a cup of tea? In the Himalayan region, this is the most common way to consume tea, and the local folks called it Po Cha, also known as Tibetan butter tea. The beverage with high calories gives the necessary energy for the living who lives in …
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A mistake happened when tea spread overseas from its birthplace China. At that time, red tea was the primary type. The leaves are dark because it belongs to completed-fermentation tea, so the westerner translated it as black tea. In fact, there is one more type of black tea with an older history; people called it Dark Tea at a later …
Dark Tea Complete Guide: History, Benefits, Varieties & How To Brew Read More »
People who love tea may know the leaves can not be steep too many times. The tea steeped a long time, not only lost the flavor. Even the taste will turn terrible, which breaks the delicious impression the previous rounds brought. But sometimes we saw people boil tea in the kettle directly. Are they wasting tea? …
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Dark tea belongs to post-fermented tea; what we know most the Pu-erh tea is one of them. Unlike other tea types, dark tea got a very long expiration date, or you can say the longer it is stored, the greater value it gets; we called it aging. Tea factories and merchants usually let dark teas aging for certain before selling. …
