Life is like tea, plainness is its true nature, bitterness is its main tone, and fragrance is its gift.
China is the hometown of tea and the origin of tea culture. As one of the traditional Chinese drinks, tea has been almost integrated into most people's lives. It can be drank by oneself in leisure time or shared with friends and guests. Brew a cup, enjoy the lingering aroma of tea, and taste the mellow and elegant taste.
Tea has a unique charm. The bitter and sweet taste is surprising, and the light tea fragrance can unexpectedly soothe people's hearts. These two points alone make many people obsessed with it. Nowadays, more and more young people are falling in love with drinking tea. For example, myself, I have recently felt the charm of tea and started to make tea and drink it habitually.
However, some of my tea-drinking behaviors attracted the attention of my 70-year-old grandfather. As a senior tea drinker who has been drinking tea for nearly 30 years, my grandfather discovered that I had 6 misunderstandings when drinking tea, and promptly corrected me. There may be many new tea lovers like me who are new to tea and don’t know much about the particularities of drinking tea. Now I would like to share with you the “6 Don’ts” of drinking tea. If you fall into misunderstandings, please correct them in time.
The first thing not to drink: Don’t drink a variety of teas together
“There are 1,000 Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people.” Different people have different tastes, and their preference for tea is no exception. Some people like fresh and elegant green tea, some like strong and mellow black tea, and still others like mellow and fragrant Pu'er. However, some people are not satisfied with a single tea aroma and prefer to mix a variety of tea leaves and soak them together. Drink later. Although this mixed tea can be drunk, it is not recommended for tea drinkers to drink it frequently in daily life.
Each type of tea has different water temperature requirements and steeping time. Mixing and brewing will inevitably lead to the loss of the other. There must be a kind of tea that cannot bring out its greatest advantages, and the taste will not be displayed, and the taste will also be affected. Moreover, the tea properties of tea leaves are also different. Drinking multiple tea leaves together may cause tea drunkenness and cause discomfort to the body.
The second thing you don’t drink: don’t drink the tea without washing it
Many people drink tea without washing it. They feel that washing the tea will miss the original taste and nutrition of the tea. It would be a pity to throw away the tea soup brewed for the first time, but This is indeed the correct way to make tea. It is still recommended that everyone wash the tea before drinking it. First, for hygiene reasons, it may not be able to remove pesticide residues, but it can still wash away the remaining floating dust on the surface and reduce the oxalic acid in the tea. On the other hand, the purpose of tea washing is also to wake up the tea leaves, especially some old tea, so that the tea leaves can wake up in the water first, which makes it easier for the tea aroma to spread and moisturize the tea leaves.
Three points should be paid attention to when washing tea: water volume, time and temperature. The water for washing tea should not be too much. The water temperature for most brewing teas should be controlled below 80 degrees. The time for washing tea should be controlled at about three seconds. It must be fast. . The tea soup brewed for the first time in this way basically still tastes like water, and the aroma and nutrients of the tea are retained to the greatest extent. After adding water for the second brew, the aroma and taste of the tea will be more abundant. If the tea you buy is relatively tender and of high grade, you can choose not to wash the tea, but it is better to wash the old tea.
The third thing not to drink: Make a handful of tea Don’t drink it for a day
Many people around me like to take a handful of tea and brew it for a day, and continue to add water to brew and drink it. Some are to save trouble, and some are to save tea. . In fact, this seemingly time-saving way of drinking tea is actually the biggest and most common misunderstanding in tea drinking. No matter what type of tea it is, there are corresponding brewing times. Green tea and scented tea are generally brewed about 3 times, while most black teas are brewed 3-5 times, and oolong tea is brewed more often. Generally, it is 5-7 times. The most durable Pu'er tea can be brewed for more than 7 times. Once tea is brewed too many times, the flavor and nutrition of the tea will be greatly affected.
Secondly, although tea is good, it is not advisable to drink too much. Do not use tea instead of boiled water for drinking all day long.Moreover, the tea brewing time should be mastered to avoid soaking the tea for too long. It is best to pour away the remaining tea after drinking. Many people get busy after drinking two or three tea-making water . The tea leaves in the cup or pot are soaked for a long time. When they finish their work and want to drink tea again, they directly add some hot water and continue drinking. At this time, Most of the tea will be very strong, which not only tastes strong and bitter, but drinking too much strong tea can also easily hurt your stomach and body. Therefore, when drinking tea, it is best to drink more light tea, less strong tea, and no overnight tea.
The fourth don’t drink: don’t drink only one kind of tea all year round
Some tea lovers are more specific and will drink their favorite tea all the time. They may only drink one kind of tea all year round. Being dedicated is a good thing, but Chinese people are very particular about skipping food from time to time, and drinking tea is no exception. We need to make corresponding adjustments and drink different teas according to different seasons.
Like spring when hundreds of flowers are in bloom, it is more suitable to drink rose, jasmine and other flower teas. The rich aroma of tea can cheer up the spirit and eliminate the sleepiness of spring. In the hot summer, it is suitable to drink green tea such as Biluochun and Longjing or white tea and Pu'er raw tea . It tastes fragrant and has the effect of antipyretic and reducing fire.
In autumn, it is more suitable to drink semi-fermented green tea such as Tieguanyin, Oolong, Dahongpao, which is neither hot nor cold, and is just right for dry autumn. In winter, you can drink more black tea, dark tea, Pu'er ripe tea, , etc., which taste warm and can resist the cold of winter.
The fifth don’t drink: don’t drink tea on an empty stomach or in the evening.
The time for drinking tea is particular, and it is not suitable at any time of the day. For example, it is not advisable to drink tea on an empty stomach in the morning. After a night's rest, when you get up in the morning, your body and various organs have not yet fully awakened, and your stomach and intestines are also empty. Tea contains , caffeine, and tea polyphenols. Drinking tea directly may irritate the gastrointestinal tract, thereby increasing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and causing discomfort. After getting up early, it is best to drink a cup of warm water, eat some breakfast, and wait for digestion for a while before drinking tea. .
Do not drink tea immediately before or after a meal at noon. It is better to drink tea around three in the afternoon. Try not to drink tea at night, as it can easily affect your sleep. Poor sleep quality will affect your mental state the next day, and long-term circulation may affect your health.
The sixth don’t drink: Don’t use the same water temperature to brew all tea leaves.
Maybe some young new tea lovers don’t know much about tea, and they think that all tea leaves can be brewed directly with higher temperature boiling water. In fact, this is not the case. This is also a misunderstanding. Each type of tea has different tenderness and degree of fermentation, and is also picky about water temperature. For example, fresh green tea is unfermented tea and is not suitable for brewing in boiling water. Adding boiling water directly will turn the tea leaves yellow and affect its aroma. Green tea is usually brewed with boiling water at 80 to 85 degrees for two to three minutes. Semi-fermented and fully fermented oolong tea, black tea, dark tea, etc. are more suitable for brewing with freshly boiled water.
- Lao Jing said -
Tea has high nutritional value, and drinking tea has many benefits for the body, but tea is not suitable for everyone to drink. For example, some people who have poor sleep quality and are sensitive to caffeine and tea polyphenols should drink less tea. Children, pregnant women, or special people with physical discomfort are not suitable for drinking tea. In addition, girls are not suitable for drinking tea every day, especially some green tea and raw tea . They should drink less. It is best to choose tea according to their own physique.
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