Seeing that autumn is already here, the author is thinking about buying two cans of tea to drink, which can not only relieve dryness, but also replenish moisture to the body in time.
Unexpectedly, the merchant saw that the author was a tea novice, so he recommended a high-priced tea, saying it was a very good tea. After a brief look, the author felt that the finished tea was not bad, and the aroma was sufficient. Unexpectedly, when I used this tea to make for my friends to drink, I was told that this tea was "fake tea". For a moment, the author was confused.
The author's friend is a tea drinker for many years and knows tea very well. When the author took out the tea leaves, his friend found something was wrong because the aroma of the tea leaves was too strong and extremely unnatural. My friend said that this was probably the flavored tea I bought. The author did not expect that counterfeiting is so rampant now, and tea can also be counterfeited. It is really shameful.
My friend said: Well, there are a lot of fake teas on the market now. It is easy for a tea novice like you to buy fake tea. In fact, in addition to the flavored teas you buy, there are also two types of teas, which are also fake teas. If you encounter them, you must avoid them and never drink them again.
The author now understands it. Today I will tell you about these two types of fake tea to avoid being deceived when buying tea in the future.
1, sugar-fried tea
There are many inferior teas that taste very bad, even bitter and astringent. In order to make these teas have the same taste as good tea, merchants will choose to add industrial saccharin to the tea leaves to make the tea taste sweeter, and then sell them to everyone at the price of good tea.
There are many such teas on the market now, because when we buy tea, we pay great attention to the taste of the tea, which gives many unscrupulous merchants opportunities to make fake products. So we must be cautious when buying tea.
If we encounter tea leaves when we buy tea, and the tea soup tastes very sweet and greasy as soon as we take it in, like drinking sugar water, then we need to be careful. It is probably tea leaves with added saccharin; because the quality is good The tea has an obvious sweetness, long and delicate taste, and makes you feel comfortable after drinking it.
If you want to judge whether a tea is sugar-fried tea, you can take a little tea leaves and rub them in your hands. There is a crispy shell on the outside of the sugar-fried tea. You can clearly tell if you crush it, and your hands will still feel sticky. feeling. Such tea, no matter how good the tea boss says it is, cannot be bought.
2, dyed tea
There are many people who buy tea based on the color of the tea leaves, because when we cannot taste the tea soup, we can only judge the quality of a tea by looking at the color of the tea leaves.
Merchants also take a fancy to this, and will add dyes to the moldy tea leaves to cover up the moldy tea leaves, making the color look the same as normal tea leaves, and then mix the tea with good tea and sell it to everyone. If you don’t know much about tea, it will be difficult to tell the difference.
The dye commonly used by businesses is lead chrome green . This dye is a type of paint and is very harmful to the body.
When we buy tea, we can use a white paper cup to make a cup of tea. If it is dyed tea, there will be an obvious corresponding tea color on the top water line of the paper cup. For example, green tea will have a green circle. Tea leaves of other colors will show corresponding color circles.
Tea counterfeiting has been repeatedly banned, and the methods are becoming more and more sophisticated. If you are not careful, you will buy fake tea. Not only will you waste your money, drinking too much fake tea will also be very harmful to the body, so we should pay attention to it when buying tea. Be extremely careful.
Although there are many fake teas nowadays, good teas still account for the majority. Don’t think that all teas are bad just because you have encountered fake teas.
In fact, there are still many good teas around us. Maybe their packaging is relatively simple, or they are not well-known, so we often ignore them when buying tea.Just like the two teas below, they are both teas that people don’t look at twice when buying tea, but their quality is comparable to the top ten famous teas in the United States. For those who don’t know what tea to choose, take a look and you will see whether there are any. What a surprise!
Xianwu Fengming
This is a black tea produced in Sichuan Province. The main production area is Yibin , which is known as the "Hometown of Sichuan Red ". The tea garden of this tea is located in the high mountains of Junlian County, Yibin City, so this tea is also called " Junlian Black Tea ".
It is because this tea is not well-known, and profit-seeking merchants will not cheat on this tea, so that everyone can drink the most delicious taste. And its price is not high, less than a hundred yuan, so everyone can afford it.
The fresh leaves of this tea are all collected from high mountain tea gardens. The tea trees stand in the clouds and mist of the mountains and absorb the essence of the sun and moon, so the tea leaves they produce are thick and juicy. Moreover, the tea uses an original tea-making process created by Wen Shengquan, a tea-frying master in the industry, which makes the tea taste mellow but fresh. Now this process has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage.
The shape of this tea is curved and golden. , the tea bones are heavy and solid, the ropes are tightly knotted, even and clean, the color is dark and shiny, the tea fragrance is fresh and natural, and it smells very comfortable. After the tea leaves become soup, the aroma becomes more prominent. The aroma of flowers and fruits mixed with honey fragrance fills the air. It is very sweet. The color of the tea is orange-yellow, clear and translucent.
Take a brief sip, and the warm tea soup flows slowly in your mouth. The taste is mellow, sweet and delicious. The tea soup flows into the throat as smoothly as silk. It leaves a fragrant aroma on the teeth and cheeks after drinking. It is very popular among tea drinkers!
Shucheng Orchid
This tea is a famous historical tea produced in Anhui and was created in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Just by hearing the name, you can feel the elegance of this model.
The main growing area of this tea is Shucheng County in Anhui Province. Because the shape of the tea leaves is as beautiful as an orchid, it is named "Shucheng Orchid".
Anhui has a typical north subtropical humid climate, with relatively distinct four seasons, sufficient rainfall, and the fertile land here is very suitable for growing Shucheng orchids.
The shape of this tea is curved like a fishhook, with thin rolled cords and plump buds and leaves, resembling a small orchid. It is elegant and soft, with an even and emerald green color, and its sharp edges are exposed.
After brewing, the tea leaves gradually stretch out, like orchids blooming, which is of great appreciation value; the tea soup is green and bright, clear and clean, and the unique fragrance of orchids in the tea soup can be clearly smelled, commonly known as "a fragrance rising from the hot air". Take a sip slowly, the taste will be fresh and long-lasting, and the aftertaste will be sweet.
