I like tea but I am no connoisseur of tea at all. My drinking of tea runs the gamut of teh tarik, teh halia, Lipton tea bag infused tea or loose tea leaves in pot or just the standard Chinese tea served at home or restaurants.
Thus I was fascinated when one of Taiwan's top tea master was in town last month to demonstrate or teach us how to brew tea correctly. Contrary to general rule of using boiling water to brew the tea, the tea is actually best brewed with room temperature water, something akin to our body temperature. This is when liquid will best be absorbed by the body. So we rinsed the tea cup with boiling water first and then let it cool for a while before dropping 3 tea "pearls" into the cup.
Then you pour the hot water into the tea cup and wait for a while and watch the "pearls" unfurled.
You can use this tea leaves 7 times i.e. refill 6 times. You can even eat the tea leaves too. He also mentioned many things which I have forgotten now :p But apparently drinking cool tea is actually good for the body too. But there is a technique to making it. That is where the word "liang teh" or "liang cha" comes in.
Thus I was fascinated when one of Taiwan's top tea master was in town last month to demonstrate or teach us how to brew tea correctly. Contrary to general rule of using boiling water to brew the tea, the tea is actually best brewed with room temperature water, something akin to our body temperature. This is when liquid will best be absorbed by the body. So we rinsed the tea cup with boiling water first and then let it cool for a while before dropping 3 tea "pearls" into the cup.
Then you pour the hot water into the tea cup and wait for a while and watch the "pearls" unfurled.
You can use this tea leaves 7 times i.e. refill 6 times. You can even eat the tea leaves too. He also mentioned many things which I have forgotten now :p But apparently drinking cool tea is actually good for the body too. But there is a technique to making it. That is where the word "liang teh" or "liang cha" comes in.
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