Prepare China Green Tea

Tea Box

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TEA FACTS

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"Grown in China's most famous tea region--Chekiang."--from the China Tea Box

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"The ultimate health drink."

--from the China tea box

• Never boil Green Tea.
• Boil the water not the tea.
• Boiling the tea is cooking the tea and cooking the tea can extract bitter flavors.
• Put the tea in the water only after the boiling has stopped.
• Some prefer the water to only steam and never boil.
• Some non-green teas recommend stages up to boiling or even boiling itself.

WATER

• Start with cold water.
• Do not use distilled water.
• Do not use stagnant water.
• The longer the tea steeps, the stronger the tea.
• Use spring, filtered, or bottled water whenever possible.
• Tap water or 'hard water" may contain high mineral levels afecting flavor.
• Let the tea steep in the water from 1 to 5 minutes depending on the tea.
• When using tap water, run the water for a moment to clean out the water pipes.
• Water can carry the taste of metal so do not use metal pots or kettles.
• Rinse both pots and cups before using to ensure that all soap residue is gone.

TEA POT

• Never use a metal pot for boiling water.
• Metal pots will flavor the water and so interfer with the flavor of the tea.
• Never wash the tea kettle with soap. Soap can ruin the flavor of the tea.
• Use only ceramic, ceramic coated, earthenware, or glass tea kettles. Some also think that stainless steel is acceptable.

TEA

• Do not stir the tea, let it steep.
• Tea is sold to distributors in 3 grades: tops, middles, bottoms.
• Some ceremonial tea is whisked.
• Use only "supreme quality" tea.
• Do not use plastic, foam, or metal cups.
• Use one tea bag for every cup of tea.
• Use one rounded teaspoon or about 2-2.5 grams per 6 ounces of water.
• Keep the tea fresh by keeping it sealed.
• Drink the tea from a ceramic or earthenware cup.
• Squeeze out the tea bags into the pot before removing.
• Put the tea in the water only after the water stops boiling.
• Compost or throwaway the tea bags and do not leave them in your cup.

INFUSER

• Allow room in the infuser, such as a tea ball, for the tea to expand.
• Pour the tea through a strainer instead of using an infuser.
• You can make multiple pots of tea using the same tea leaves if tops not bottoms.

STORAGE

• Keep the tea from air.
• Keep the tea from light.
• Keep the tea from heat or sunshine.
• Keep the tea from water or moisture.

RICE TEA

For a great tasting rice, use green tea for making your rice. Of course, a rice steamer is best.

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