Tea is known as our "national drink". With the improvement of living standards, many people regard tea as one of the essential drinks for health preservation. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Chen Zongmao once said: " Drinking 2 cups of tea a day has antioxidant benefits comparable to a bottle and a half of red wine and 12 small glasses of white wine. "
It can be seen from this that drinking tea It does have many benefits, but many people think that " overnight tea is as poisonous as a snake". The implication is that if the tea is brewed today, it is okay to drink it on the same day, but if it is left to the next day, it cannot be drunk. . So, will drinking overnight tea really cause poisoning? CCTV once conducted a classic experiment to verify this problem.
▶What is overnight tea?
In fact, the focus of "overnight tea" is not the word "overnight", but is related to the length of time the tea is left after brewing. Whether it is day or night, as long as it exceeds 12 hours, it can be called "overnight tea".
The reason why many older generations think that overnight tea cannot be drunk is because they think that the tea soup is easy to deteriorate if it is left for too long. This is like "overnight dishes". After being left overnight, a large number of bacteria will breed, and the taste will not be as good as freshly cooked tea. Well, naturally "overnight tea" will also be juxtaposed. And this idea spread from ten to ten, and gradually everyone believed it to be true.
▶ Can you drink "overnight tea"?
A CCTV program "Is it Real?" once conducted an experiment to reveal the truth. At the show, the host first asked all the guests, "Can we drink overnight tea? ", and the guests all expressed their opinions. But the answers were divided into two groups. Some said it was OK to drink, while others said overnight tea was unclean and thought it shouldn't be drunk.
In the end, the program team chose three common teas for the experiment, namely: Longjing , Pu'er, and chrysanthemum , which are used to represent the common "green tea, black tea, and scented tea" on the market respectively.
After the experiment started, they were first divided into 3 groups. Each group had these three kinds of tea. The only difference was that the brewing time of these 3 groups of tea was different. At 9 o'clock in the morning that day, the reporter first brewed one cup of three kinds of tea and set them aside; then at 21 o'clock that night, he brewed three more cups of tea and set them aside to achieve the effect of " overnight ".
At 9 a.m. on the second day, the staff brewed 3 new cups of tea again. It is very worth noting that at this time, it has been 24 hours since the first brewing of tea, and 12 hours since the second brewing of tea. In other words, the previous two teas have reached the "overnight effect ".
Then, the teas brewed three times were brought to senior tea taster --Lou Guozhu for tasting. The final result was that there was not much difference in taste among the three groups of teas. In other words, even if the tea is "overnighted", it will not affect the taste too much. Even tea taster Lou Guozhu thinks that overnight Pu'er tea tastes better.
Secondly, everyone is very concerned about whether there will be excessive harmful substances, especially the content of nitrite . Finally, after testing, it was found that the nitrite content in the tea soup of all brewed teas was less than 0.2 mg/L, which complied with the national standard of less than 1 mg/L. In other words, overnight tea can be drunk, and there is no such thing as "poisonous as a snake".
In addition to wondering whether overnight tea can be drunk, many people should also be concerned about what kind of tea is good. After all, summer is a good season for health. Among the six major tea categories, green tea has a fresh and elegant aroma, refreshing and sweet taste. Drinking green tea at this time is a good choice. If you want to drink good tea, you don’t have to just focus on teas from famous mountains and villages. You can also try many less famous teas. Here are 2 types that I can share with you.
▶Fengming Maojian
This is a Sichuan tea , produced in Yibin. In terms of quality, it is not inferior to the big brands. It has also won the national agricultural product label. Its tea greens are all from high mountain tea gardens and are made by experienced tea farmers. The tea is cooked by masters of stir-fried tea. It is worth mentioning that the price is also very affordable, so most people can afford it.
It is produced in the Wumeng Mountains at an altitude of more than 900 meters. The local forests are lush, the altitude is high, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which provides a suitable environment for the growth of tea trees. There are relatively few pests and diseases, and there are no pesticide residues. You can drink it with confidence. .
This tea is made using intangible cultural heritage techniques. The finished tea is dark green in color, with slender, round and straight strips, and obvious tea velvet. After the soup is made, it is yellow-green and translucent, and the aroma is higher than that of ordinary green tea. It will be slightly bitter when you first enter the mouth, but the aftertaste is obviously sweet and mellow.
▶ Shucheng Little Orchid
This tea is produced in Anhui and is also one of the local specialties. It has obtained the national geographical indication protection for agricultural products. This tea was created in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It is also a famous historical tea in my country and was once included in the "tribute tea". The authentic small orchid is made from Mingqian spring buds. 90% of the bud tips are flat and straight, and its shape is like a orchid with connected buds and leaves.
After brewing, the tea soup is green and bright, the tea sticks are upright, lifelike, and the fragrance is high and melodious, just like the fragrance of orchids, which is refreshing when you smell it. The aroma is long-lasting, so this tea is also known as "the fragrance comes out when the steam is hot". Enjoy a cup of tea, it is sweet and delicious, and it is worth appreciating while tasting tea.
