Chinese tea and interesting facts about it
The most expensive tea comes from Fujian Province (opposite Taiwan). There is good air, beautiful mountains. The most expensive tea comes from five tea trees, which are approximately five hundred years old. No one knows whether someone planted them or they grew themselves, but the trees grow high in the mountains, on a cliff, and it is not easy to collect such tea.
- The Chinese do not drink tea very often - no more than three times a day.
- Connoisseurs in China do not drink any tea younger than 15 days, because it is very strong, "intoxicating". But tea older than several months is not valued either - it has already lost its vitality. Old tea is tea that has been stored for a year.
- Tea is not wine, the older it is, the worse it is. Fresh tea is "soft and alive" to the touch, old tea is dry, easily ground into powder. Fresh tea has no foreign smells, and when brewed, it gives a bright, clean aroma.
- The very first tea is harvested in April. Pickers pick the youngest leaves - two or three from the top of each bush. The Chinese believe that it is healthier to drink flower teas in the spring, green tea in the summer, oolong tea in the fall, and in the winter you can sometimes treat yourself to black (red) tea.
- The Chinese are sure that if you drink tea correctly, you will get rich.
- It is better to brew Chinese tea in teapots made of cinnabar (red) or purple clay. Purple clay has become famous in our time as an anti-toxic material; teapots made of such clay can be bought in stores where elite varieties of Chinese tea are sold. Connoisseurs buy only loose tea; tea in factory packaging does not exist for them. Granulated tea is not the worst. The worst of all is tea in bags; almost only waste from tea production is used for it.
- Green tea removes radioactive elements from the body and is rich in many life-extending nutrients. According to scientists, tea leaves contain about three hundred ingredients, including proteins, fats, more than 10 vitamins, as well as tea phenol, theine and lipid sugars. Therefore, tea nourishes the body, regulates physiological processes and has a general health effect.
How much tea can you drink without harming your health?
Optimally, 4-5 cups of not very strong Chinese tea during the day. Some people cannot do without stronger tea, because otherwise they do not feel the taste. In this case, you should limit yourself to 2-3 cups at the rate of 3 grams of tea leaves per cup - thus, 5-10 grams of tea per day. It is better to drink tea little by little, but often and only freshly brewed.
It is generally accepted that Chinese tea is harmful to children, as it has too pronounced a stimulating effect. Parents are also afraid that tea can harm the spleen and stomach, which are very delicate in childhood. In fact, there is no basis for these concerns.
Tea contains phenolic derivatives, caffeine, vitamins, protein, sugars, aromatic compounds, as well as zinc and fluorine, which are necessary for the development of a child's body. Therefore, tea, if consumed in moderation, is undoubtedly useful for children. In general, you should not give children more than 2-3 small cups a day, do not brew tea strongly, and especially do not give it to drink in the evening.
The effects of tea vary greatly depending on the season, so for best results, choose tea according to the season.
In spring, it is useful to drink fragrant flower teas with a thick aroma. They eliminate the harmful cold accumulated over the winter and stimulate the yang qi "energy". Green tea is useful in summer. On hot days, a clear, clean infusion with green leaves gives a feeling of freshness and coolness, and thanks to its strong astringent effect and high amino acid content, green tea helps to tolerate the heat more easily.
Oolong or Qing-cha is ideal for autumn. Its properties are in the middle between green and red tea, i.e. it is neither cold nor hot by nature. Therefore, it eliminates excess heat from the body and restores various secretions. To achieve a similar effect, you can also brew a mixture of green and red teas.
Red tea is best to drink in winter. With its sweet taste and warm nature, red tea nourishes the yang energies of the body. The reddish infusion and dark leaves give a warming sensation. Red tea goes well with milk and sugar, which increase the heat in the body, and the high content of protein and sugars has a beneficial effect on digestion and the absorption of fats.
Source: Nalanda Center of Eastern Culture.
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