Monoteaism

Some people are monoteaists. That is, day in and day out, 365 days of the year, they only drink one kind of tea. You can find monoteaists all over the world. In parts of southern Fujian, they shun the locally produced tea in favor of Anxi’s Tieguanyin. And they simply refuse to drink other types of tea – even if it’s a really good tea. Some people are monoteaists because – that’s their preferred type of tea; and that’s what they always drink. But isn’t that kind of like the frog in the well who knows nothing of the vastness of the sea beyond?

There are some people who are actually even ateaists. They don’t drink tea at all. Never. Who could live like that? To be an ateaist must be to live a wretched life – to be unknowing of the comforts and pleasures of life – Tea.

Other people are multiteaists. They don’t limit themselves to only one kind of tea. They will drink any kind of tea – red, black, white, yellow, green, compressed, moldy - whatever. And they are more open to trying new teas, and new tea experiences.

All tea comes from one plant – Camellia sinensis. But just like there are many varieties of corn, there are many varieties of tea. And each tea looks different, tastes different and smells different from the next. Some teas have big leaves; some teas have very small, tender leaves. It’s worth trying out different kinds of teas to learn what they are, and understand the differences and similarities. Multiteaism is good. Now let’s have some blue corn tortillas and green tea.

Sphere: Related Content

Does green turn you off?

Some people say no-no to green teas. They say green is not their cup of tea. Maybe their first encounter with a green tea was horrendous. Green tea, if prepared improperly can be vilely bitter. But that is not the true nature of green tea.

Some people, having mainly experienced drinking red teas (the stuff in teabags) seem to expect green tea to taste similar. And they even think green tea should be brewed using the same methods as for the teabag stuff. If you’re one of these people, we understand. It’s totally not your fault. If you read the label on those boxes and cans of green tea, it actually says to use boiling water. And that’s the problem right there: you actually read and followed the instructions. Boy, are you dumb! (Just kidding!)

See, green tea is a more delicate kind of experience. Green teas like warm water, not boiling hot water. And some green teas are so delicate, they can almost be brewed in room-temperature water, and still be pretty decent to drink.

Green tea is a little tricky to prepare properly. If the water is too hot, it won’t be palatable. If the steeping time is too long, it’s undrinkable. If the water temperature is too cool, the tea will be lacking in flavor. If too few leaves are used, the tea may be tasteless. If too many leaves are used, the tea may become bitter. All of these – amount of leaf, water temperature, steeping time, and quality of leaf need to be taken into consideration when making green tea.

If green tea is not your favorite, please give it a second try. Green tea is not bitter – really. In fact, many green teas have a slight sweetness of taste to them. So try the green again. You won’t be disappointed.

Sphere: Related Content

你有心情喝茶嗎?

有時候,心情不好,我就不想喝茶,有時,心情特別不好,什麽事都不能做,只好能喝茶,心裏很煩,品茶就會好一些,爲什麽有時想喝茶,有時不想喝茶呢?應該每時每刻都想喝茶,有時,如果睡不着的話,我就會去喝茶,既然睡不着爲什麽不喝茶呢?我就是這樣,結果,我喝到早上,一直不去睡覺,早上過了還繼續喝茶,肚子餓了就吃點東西,然後再繼續喝茶,這樣子一直喝茶,喝一整天的茶,還喝到累的爲止.

在生活中有什麽困難,或煩惱,都是喝茶解決的,萬一沒有喝茶,一個人怎麽過生活呢?算了,不想活了,沒有茶就是過苦命!

其實,喝茶會喝得很舒服,但是,有時候我不想喝茶,可能是自己感覺時間不宜,或者感覺不想動茶具,那是爲什麽呢?又是因爲沒有心情.事實上,如果你的心情不好,你根本就喝不到茶的滋味,想喝好茶,品佳茗就需要心情好,人好才能品嘗茶的真滋味,如果你的心情本來不好就去品茶,你能品嘗什麽樣的味道呢?應該是苦的味道而不是甘露.所以你要知道,如果你的心情不好,不許喝好的茶葉,因爲味道不一樣,等你的心情好才能喝好的茶葉.

Sphere: Related Content