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- How to Brew Pu-erh Tea
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How to Brew Pu-erh Tea One can roughly distinguish between two infusion methods: the Grandpastyle and Gongfu Style: Grandpa Style: a relatively large vessel (cup, pot, bowl) with relatively little tea. One does not pour off the tea, but lets the tea steep constantly in hot water. Depending on your preferences and the strength of …
- How to Brew Oolong Tea
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How to Brew Oolong Tea One can roughly distinguish between two infusion methods: the Grandpastyle and Gongfu Style: Grandpa Style: a relatively large vessel (cup, pot, bowl) with relatively little tea. One does not pour off the tea, but lets the tea steep constantly in hot water. Depending on your preferences and the strength of …
- TEAMANIA IN JAPAN – THE TEA GROWING AREA HONYAMA
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TeaMania in Japan – The tea growing area Honyama Konnichiwa dear tea friends We are pleased to publish our first photo report about Japan. After the stay in the hectic urban jungle of Tokyo we were glad to get a taste of the country air again. After a short stay in a Ryokan we moved …
- Teamania in Fenghuang – Dan Cong Harvest
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Nǐ hǎo, dear tea friends After more than a year now another travelog from Teamania. This time from Fenghuang, home of Dan Cong Oolong (also known as Phoenix Oolong or single bush tea). Since I still do not speak Chinese I was glad that Huang, the daughter of the tea master, picked me up at …
- Teamania in Fenghuang – Production of Dan Cong
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Nǐ hǎo, dear tea lovers Like promised I finally translated the the second part of the travelogue from Fenghuang. While the focus in the first part was mainly on harvest, I focus now on production of Dan Con Oolong. The harvested and sun bathed tea leaves are moved inside for further wilting under controlled conditions. …
- Feng Huang Dan Cong – Po Tou Xiang
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This time I had the opportunity to taste a very special oolong. It’s a Po Tou Xiang dan cong from Feng Huang. The tea sample was kindly provided by Phoebe Lin and derived from the tea farm of her family in Feng Huang. This oolong is heavily oxidized and twisted in contrast to Taiwanese oolong which …
- How Feng Huang Dan Cong is produced
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Feng Huang Dan Cong is the name of a extraordinary oolong originating from the mountains around the town of Fenghuang. The Pheonix mountains, how this mountainous area near Fenghuang is also called, covers an area of 231.73 km ² and is situated at an altitude between 300 and 1498 meters above sea level. The climate …
- Umami – The fifth taste
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Sometimes one can hear the expression umami used by tea enthusiasts. This term is used especially in conjunction with high-quality Japanese and Chinese green teas. Although umami was already discovered in 1907 by Japanese scientists Kikunae Ikeda it’s quietly unknown to a huge part of the population. In addition to sweet, sour, bitter and salty …
- Sencha – Japan’s green tea
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Sencha (煎茶) is Japan’s most consumed and also the most produced tea variety. This green tea owes its popularity due to the refreshing taste and the numerous variations. Depending on the time of harvesting a Sencha can either get a sweet or tarty taste. For Sencha is usally the outstanding variety Yabukita used which makes …
- Gyokuro – The shaded tea
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Gyokuro is one of Japan’s finest green teas. Literally, Gyokuro means “jade dew” or “jewel dew” and was introduced in 1835 by the company Yamamotoyama. Yamomoto Kahei, the owner of the company, traveled the same year to Uji in order to learn the technique of tea shading. This technique is used for producing Tencha, the …