We visited Yixing tea plantations and had a valuable opportunity to pass through the all stages of Yixing red tea production. We saw how pickers work is organized and found out some interesting details about their seasonal routine and tea harvesting process. We talked about stem cutting and why it is so important in tea production. The tea factory also has its own specifics: old fashioned fermentation room, big rolling machines, wood stoves.
In this episode we went to explore the history of dark teas of Hunan province. We had an opportunity to visit a museum of traditional Chinese culture, went to see the plantations where the tea grows, the factory, where traditional dark tea is made. And we found out more about the history of the well-known Cha Ma Gu Dao, the legendary tea route. We hope that you’ll enjoy this episode!
Is your foam not foamy enough? Does your matcha taste like rotten mown grass? Is your chasen looking miserable, or all the above?
Well, if any of those statements are (partially) true, you have come to the right video, as today we will explain how you can make matcha in the tastiest way, and how to avoid any mistakes which may just ruin your experience!
In today's trip to Wenshan we will climb the millennial tea tree, taste several types of Gu Shu Cha, Kao Cha and Lao Cha and share our impressions on it. Also, we will talk about Chinese propaganda, Yunnan tea farming laws and "Food Safety Grades Notification" in Chinese restaurants.
This time we went on a unique adventure – we delved deep into finding and learning more about the traditional Liubao tea. We went to a remote village, where Liubao tea is made according to an ancient traditional technology. We tasted many kinds of aged dark tea, learned more about the peculiarities of local tea production technologies and found out, how good dark tea is stored and aged.
Find out which teaware and utensils you need to make tea according to the Gong Fu brewing method: after watching you will know how to use all the different kinds of tea ware as well as what they stand for.
