What about chewing tea leaves?
While drinking tea is common, consuming the leaves directly is also practiced in some cultures. Chewing and eating tea leaves allows for the intake of both water-soluble nutrients, like catechins and vitamin C, and fat-soluble ones, such as vitamin E, carotenoids, and dietary fiber, which remain in...
Tea News · Sep 04, 2025
Is Wild-Grown Tea Necessarily Bad?
Many people believe that the best tea gardens are neatly pruned, weed-free, and aesthetically pleasing. However, truly excellent tea often comes from wild or semi-wild environments, free from pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Such teas may have imperfections like insect holes but boast superior q...
Tea News · Aug 19, 2025
Why Does Tea Taste Bitter and Astringent?
China, as the origin country of tea, produces millions of varieties annually, such as Pu'er tea, Longjing tea, Oolong tea, Dianhong tea, Biluochun, and Huangshan Maofeng. Each type offers unique flavors and health benefits, catering to diverse preferences. However, most teas initially taste bitter a...
Tea News · Aug 18, 2025
What to Do with High Blood Lipids, High Blood Pressure, and Obesity? Eight Fat-Burning and Weight-Loss Herbal Teas for You
Due to the fast-paced lifestyle, changes in dietary habits, and reduced physical activity, the incidence of diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and obesity has been increasing, posing serious challenges for modern people, especially urban white-collar workers. After meals, they...
Tea News · Aug 14, 2025
First Flush Tea vs. Early Spring Tea
Before the end of the Jingzhe solar term, spring tea has already appeared in the West Lake Longjing tea area. The terms 'first flush tea' and 'early spring tea' are frequently mentioned by tea farmers and roasters. 'First flush tea' refers to the first harvest of tea leaves each year, while 'early s...
Tea News · Aug 04, 2025
"The Queen of Green Tea", How Should I Brew You?
How to select West Lake Longjing in daily life? How to taste the 'charm' of West Lake Longjing? Today, we share how to brew a perfect cup of West Lake Longjing in everyday life. Water is the 'mother of tea,' and brewing good tea requires good water. Hupao, Longjing, and Yuquan are known as the 'Thre...
Tea News · Aug 02, 2025
Qingming Health Preservation Cannot Lack Pre-Qingming Tea: Teaching Everyone How to Brew Pre-Qingming Tea
The renowned Ming Dynasty physician Li Shizhen highly recommended drinking tea, especially 'Pre-Qingming tea,' for health preservation during the Qingming season. 'Pre-Qingming tea' refers to the new tea picked and processed before the Qingming Festival each year, which has the effects of nourishing...
Tea News · Aug 01, 2025
Lu Jiangmei: The Story of Lu Zhenghao Told to You
Lu Jiangmei, a native of Meijiawu in Hangzhou's West Lake, shares the story of her father, Lu Zhenghao, a pivotal figure in the development of Meijiawu's West Lake Longjing tea. Born in 1933, Lu Zhenghao became the village's first Party branch secretary at 19, leading efforts to expand tea cultivati...
Tea News · Jul 30, 2025
Stop Asking! This Is the Most Direct Reason I Drink Longjing Tea!
Longjing tea, a renowned Chinese green tea, offers numerous health benefits, including boosting alertness, aiding weight loss, promoting diuresis, strengthening teeth, and possessing antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Rich in nutrients like polyphenols and vitamins, it also helps regula...
Tea News · Jul 28, 2025
Pre-Qingming Tea, Precious as Gold; Improper Brewing, Wasted as Mud!
Pre-Qingming tea refers to tea leaves harvested before the Qingming Festival, known for their tender buds, vibrant color, delicate aroma, and exquisite taste. Due to limited yield and slow growth in early spring, it is highly prized with the saying 'Pre-Qingming tea, precious as gold.' Proper brewin...
Tea News · Jul 25, 2025