Photos by Qiu, courtesy of Cha Dao Life Magazine Retold by Si Chen With its striking look, Thousand-Tael tea stands out of the post-fermented tea family. post-fermented tea, or dark tea (‘HΓ©icha’), is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, from several months to many years. The tea […]
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Bro-mancing the Stone-Pressed Puerh Cake
Men have for centuries dominated the professional tea industry as tea buyers, sellers, traders, and plantation owners. They have also led as change agents and tea masters in the cultural tea arts, from the Japanese tea ceremony to gongfu cha in China and Taiwan. Gifting tea to and from men has long been a tradition in Asia.
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The uplifting citrusy aroma from dried tangerine is deftly balanced with the plummy, earthy and glowing vintage puer.
Read MorePile-fermentation: The Catalyst that Creates Shou Puer
The 45-day pile-fermentation process involves moistening large stacks of sun-dried crude tea leaves. The leaves are piled high and carefully monitored to produce a dark composted tea known as Shou Puer.
Read MorePuer Chazuke (tea over cooked rice)
Experiment puer with simple Asian style stir fry. Vegan friendly.
Read MoreT2_PUERPAGES_Demystify puer cakes: cake-pressing, papermaking and bamboo shell bundles
FIRST EDIT: Sooz Aug 19 *Question – First paragraph, who/what are the “maui” ? I want to correct this sentence structure to read something like, “… – the same plant that the Maui people use to make tapa cloths”, but I am unsure if this is what is meant by […]
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