[Tea Knowledge] Do Such Toxic Teas Exist Around You?
This article explains how to identify substandard and deteriorated tea leaves that may pose health risks. It details various sensory methods to detect problematic teas, including checking for smoky, moldy, burnt, sour, rancid, or other unnatural odors. The piece also covers visual inspection for und...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Identification of New Tea and Old Tea
Distinguishing between new and old tea is essential as they differ in quality and value. The identification primarily involves four key aspects: visual inspection, texture assessment, aroma evaluation, and taste testing. New tea typically appears fresh with dry, hard, and loose leaves, while old tea...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Pu'er Tea Can Detoxify Smoke Poisoning with Significant Effects!
Scientific research indicates Pu'er tea possesses remarkable detoxification properties against tobacco toxins. Studies show its catechins can inhibit carcinogens produced by cigarette smoke, neutralize nicotine toxicity through tannin compounds, eliminate harmful free radicals from smoke, and effect...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
【Tea Knowledge】Tasting Dark Tea: Learning to 'Observe the Color of Tea'
Tasting dark tea requires a comprehensive approach beyond quick judgments. The process involves four key aspects: observing the color of the tea soup and the shape of leaves after brewing, where the tea reverts to its natural state with deepening, crystal-clear liquor; smelling the aroma to identify...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Can Tea Also Make Clothing?
British scientists and fashion designers have collaborated to create clothing from tea through an innovative process. By extracting a green tea mixture that stimulates the growth of Acetobacter bacteria, researchers can produce natural cellulose fibers that form fabric. This breakthrough, initiated...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Dos and Don'ts to Remember When Drinking Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum tea offers health benefits like reducing inflammation and improving cardiovascular health, but it's not suitable for everyone. While it can alleviate symptoms such as dry mouth and eye strain, individuals with阳虚体质 (yang-deficient constitution or脾胃虚寒 (spleen and stomach cold deficiency...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Refreshing Tea Food: Eating for Health
In early summer, enjoying spring tea with tea-infused foods has become a new dietary trend. Tea foods—made by incorporating tea powder or extracts into items like bread, noodles, candies, and ice cream—offer a unique flavor and health benefits. They provide essential nutrients, including fat-soluble...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Is the First Brew of Tea Drinkable?
Many tea drinkers practice rinsing tea leaves, believing the second brew tastes best. However, experiments show that most fluoride ions in tea are released during the first infusion, with fluoride content dropping significantly in the second brew and becoming similar to plain water by the third. Whi...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Must Old Tea Be Good Tea? Gained Knowledge
The tea market today is dominated by aged teas, with promotions highlighting their benefits while overlooking potential drawbacks - especially improperly stored moldy teas. Whether new or aged tea is better depends on three factors: leaf maturity (mature leaves age better than tender buds , fermenta...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
【Learning Tea】Oolong Tea Classification - Understand in 1 Minute
Oolong tea, also known as green tea, was created during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was developed by tea farmers in Anxi based on green tea processing methods before spreading to northern Fujian, Chaozhou in Guangdong, and later Taiwan. After tasting, it leaves a lingering fragrance and sweet af...
Tea News · Oct 02, 2025