Friends Who Smoke, It's Time for You to Drink Tea!
Scientific research indicates that drinking tea can mitigate the harms of smoking. Components in tea, such as tea polyphenols and vitamin C, help degrade various harmful substances found in cigarettes. This provides a scientific basis for why many smokers favor tea. Tea consumption may reduce the li...
Tea News · Feb 03, 2026
How to Use New Zisha Teaware?
Zisha teaware, renowned for its diverse and elegant forms described as 'square without a fixed style, round without uniformity,' requires a specific preparation process before first use. This involves four key steps: initially boiling the teapot in plain water for at least an hour to release impurit...
Tea News · Feb 02, 2026
Water Determines the Quality of Tea
Tea brewing is both simple and complex. While the basic steps are easy, mastering the art requires skill. The quality of water significantly impacts the taste, aroma, and appearance of tea. Tap water, often treated to remove chlorine and impurities, is convenient but not ideal. Spring water is excel...
Tea News · Feb 01, 2026
How to Correctly Understand the Bitterness, Astringency, Sweetness, and Sweet Aftertaste of Tea
The article explains the complex interplay of flavors in tea, primarily bitterness, astringency, and the subsequent sweet aftertaste and salivation. It details the key chemical components responsible for these tastes: amino acids (for freshness , caffeine (for bitterness , and catechins/tea tannins...
Tea News · Jan 29, 2026
Why Do Lips and Tongue Go Numb When Drinking Wuyi Rock Tea?
Drinking Wuyi Rock Tea may cause a numbing sensation on the lips and tongue, primarily due to its unique roasting process. The roasted tea leaves produce a thick, heavy liquor that can create a pronounced thickening feeling on the tongue. If drinking Rougui tea, its inherent characteristics also con...
Tea News · Jan 29, 2026
Why is Pu-erh Tea Pressed into Cakes?
Originally, pressing Pu-erh tea into cakes was primarily to reduce transportation losses caused by inconvenient traffic conditions during a certain historical period. Pressing tea into compact cakes minimizes the impact of moisture absorption and evaporation, better preserving microorganisms and aro...
Tea News · Jan 28, 2026
Why Some Teas Taste Good and Others Taste Bad, It's All Because of "Amino Acids" Playing Tricks!
The taste of tea is largely influenced by its amino acid content, which typically ranges from 1% to 4% in tea leaves. Amino acids, especially theanine which is almost unique to tea, contribute significantly to the fresh, sweet, and refreshing flavors in tea. Their presence and concentration affect t...
Tea News · Jan 27, 2026
Drinking Tea, the First Step to a Healthy Life
Drinking tea, once primarily for quenching thirst and wellness, remains cherished today for profound reasons. Tea contains trace elements like manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamins C, P, E, and polyphenols, which combat oxidative stress and may promote longevity—a benefit recognized since ancient time...
Tea News · Jan 25, 2026
Why Do We Say It's So "Bitter"?
The article explores why tea tastes bitter, especially to children who naturally prefer sweetness. The bitterness primarily comes from bitter-tasting compounds in tea leaves, such as alkaloids including caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, and others. These substances, particularly caffeine which co...
Tea News · Jan 23, 2026
Is Tibetan Tea Beneficial to Health?
Tibetan tea, a fully fermented black tea with a history of over a thousand years, is a staple beverage for Tibetan people. It is characterized by its deep brown color and four key qualities: 'redness, richness, aged aroma, and mellowness.' Modern research suggests that Tibetan tea contains numerous...
Tea News · Jan 22, 2026