Comments on: Chinese tea http://www.zugiart.com Software Engineering, buddhism, and everything else in between. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chinese Tea http://www.zugiart.com/notes/the-art-of-chinese-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Chinese Tea Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:14:47 +0000 http://www.zugiart.com/?page_id=939#comment-184 Great article, thanks. It is always fascinating to learn more about Chinese culture and the various types and ways of drinking Chinese tea. Great article, thanks. It is always fascinating to learn more about Chinese culture and the various types and ways of drinking Chinese tea.

]]> By: Simon G http://www.zugiart.com/notes/the-art-of-chinese-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Simon G Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:22:10 +0000 http://www.zugiart.com/?page_id=939#comment-155 i love chinese tea but the tea we get here in the UK is ok but i think the water makes a difference as well, i use natural mineral water as the tap water has too many chemicals in and makes the tea taste too bitter. But thankyou for your very interesting information. i love chinese tea but the tea we get here in the UK is ok but i think the water makes a difference as well, i use natural mineral water as the tap water has too many chemicals in and makes the tea taste too bitter. But thankyou for your very interesting information.

]]> By: zen http://www.zugiart.com/notes/the-art-of-chinese-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-142 zen Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:45:46 +0000 http://www.zugiart.com/?page_id=939#comment-142 @dave, Interesting you say that the taste an smell not as strong as the next grade, I would go for tea that is more "tasty" than it is "healthy" - in this time and age we have all the supplements we need. And the bit about the 100+ year old trees etc is very interesting, I've never heard of them before, how did you learn about it? @dave, Interesting you say that the taste an smell not as strong as the next grade, I would go for tea that is more “tasty” than it is “healthy” – in this time and age we have all the supplements we need. And the bit about the 100+ year old trees etc is very interesting, I’ve never heard of them before, how did you learn about it?

]]> By: dave http://www.zugiart.com/notes/the-art-of-chinese-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-141 dave Sun, 19 Sep 2010 03:13:28 +0000 http://www.zugiart.com/?page_id=939#comment-141 Long Jing (Dragon Well), the king grade is for the VIP and their guest. The taste and smell not as strong as the next grade. The king grade is said to have the highest antioxidant and health properties. It's picked from some 100+ year old trees and the buds are only picked at a certain period of the day-- no other picking from those trees for the year. The amount picked is about 1.5 kg per day per person, which make about 500g of the king grade. Not much for that much labor. The labor and rarity makes the king grade expensive. The other grade is from younger trees and a few days later than the king grade. That gives larger leaves than the king grade. Later picking give lower grades. I know people who like the strong smell and taste of the second grade. Long Jing (Dragon Well), the king grade is for the VIP and their guest. The taste and smell not as strong as the next grade. The king grade is said to have the highest antioxidant and health properties. It’s picked from some 100+ year old trees and the buds are only picked at a certain period of the day– no other picking from those trees for the year. The amount picked is about 1.5 kg per day per person, which make about 500g of the king grade. Not much for that much labor. The labor and rarity makes the king grade expensive.

The other grade is from younger trees and a few days later than the king grade. That gives larger leaves than the king grade. Later picking give lower grades. I know people who like the strong smell and taste of the second grade.

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