Many have heard about the healing properties of tea, but few have experienced them for themselves.
This gentle and delicate drink reveals its secrets only to those who know how to brew it correctly.
Types of tea
Preparing an invigorating infusion is a real mystery, the specifics of which will depend on the type of leaves.
This is why the very first leaves retain their healing properties.
Catechins, vitamin C, and minerals contained in the infusion have a rejuvenating, invigorating, and healing effect.
Oolongs, which are prepared from leaves that have undergone a longer fermentation, have a distinct taste with honey or fruity notes.
These are perhaps the most delicious elite teas. They are intended for attentive, thoughtful and leisurely tea drinking.
This drink allows you to effectively lose weight without dieting. In addition, it helps to overcome anxiety, get rid of insomnia and find inner harmony.
The highly fermented leaves, which we know as large-leaf black tea, make the infusion strong, rich and warming.
This drink can be both invigorating and calming, depending on the person’s condition.
The pu-erh variety (or earth tea) stands apart; its secret lies in its long-term storage.
It lowers blood cholesterol, normalizes digestion and is considered a source of youth.
Depending on the variety, pu-erhs can relieve anxiety, eliminate the negative impact of weather on health. This tea relieves fever, cures colds.
This variety has a sobering effect and neutralizes the harm of alcohol consumption.
Brewing tea correctly
The preparation of almost all varieties of the divine drink created in China is subject to a simple law: the younger the leaves, the lower the brewing temperature and the shorter the infusion time.
Thus, tender spring leaves of green and white tea are brewed at a temperature no higher than 81 degrees (at the rate of 2 grams of brewing per 100 ml), and the drink is infused for no more than 1-2 minutes. The lowest temperature is 60 degrees.
If desired, elite green tea can be brewed several times, and it will change its taste, aroma and color.
Oolongs are usually prepared according to the same rules, although for some varieties the water must be heated to 90 degrees.
Particular attention should be paid to tea accessories; for example, you will get the best taste if you prepare the drink in a clay pot with thick walls.
Pu-erhs are brewed in different ways. It is important to wash the leaves before preparation, and in some cases they can be roasted.
Traditionally, the tea leaves are poured with water (4 g per 150 ml) at a temperature of up to 90 degrees and infused for no more than 3-4 minutes.
Previously, we talked about why you shouldn’t throw away used tea bags .
