Chinese Famous Green Tea--West Lake Longjing Green Tea

Chinese Famous Green Tea--West Lake Longjing Green Tea

Chinese Famous Green Tea--

West Lake Longjing Green Tea

Long Jing(dragon well) is the highest quality among all the Longjings from Zhejiang province.

In China, there is a territory divide on the Shi Feng Long Jing, Mei Wu Longjing and Xi Hu Long Jing and Zhejiang Long Jing.

Shi Feng Long Jing refers to the teas are from Shi Feng mountain, Longjing village and Weng Jian Shan village. Mei Wu Long Jing refers to Wu Xi, Mei Jia Wu villages. Xi Hu Long Jing refers to the Longjing is growing in the Xi Hu areas, excluding the Shi Feng areas and Mei Wu areas. Only the teas above can be named as Xi Lu Long Jing in general. And Shi Feng Long Jing is the best in its aroma and taste.

Zhejiang Long Jing refers to the Long Jing teas are from other areas in Zhejiang province.

This Shi Feng Long Jing is the pre-Qingming Long Jing, super fresh & chestnut aroma, thick, sweet taste. Besides, the tea bush is the old bush from ancient time till now; not the new bush, Long Jing No. 43. So its taste is thicker, and more infusability. Taste this Shi Feng Jing Long Jing, you will know what the authetic Shi Feng Long Jing likes.

Tea tree: Local old longjing bush

Harvest time: Early spring

Picking standard: One bud with one or two leaves

Shape: Tight, flat

Dried tea color: yellowish-green hue with massive tea hair

Aroma: fresh chestnut, and pleasing floral aroma

Taste: super fresh, thick, long-lasting sweetness and high floral aroma

Brewing vessel: Recommended glass cup to view tea buds displaying in the cup.

Brewing guidelines: glass cup; 2-3  grams per time (based on personal taste); the first infusion is 85-90C degree or 185-194F for about 2-3 minutes; then the second is about 3-4 minutes. 

Brewing steps: first warm up the glass cup and pour out the hot water;  second put the teas in the warm cup and rotate it gently and smell the aroma first; after that, pour 1/3 of 85 degree water into the cup, rotate the teas in the water gently for 10 seconds and smell the aroma; Finally pour the needed water to the cup again for the first infusion.

Infusion time: i)at least 4 times

Longjing Tea contains amino acid, catechin, vitamin C and other ingredients, other than those in tea as a more nutrient-rich, there are Shengjinzhike, refreshing beneficial thinking, digestion of greasy, anti-inflammatory effect of detoxification. In addition there Longjing tea refreshing, thirst, lower blood levels of neutral fat and cholesterol.

Using Green Tea Diet Drinks: Do they Help?

Green tea has been consumed for many centuries. The use of this beverage originated in eastern countries such as Japan or China and today it is consumed in a variety of ways.

Green tea diet beverages were formerly brewed much like traditional hot tea is used today. Sometime this brewed diet tea was served hot, while other times it was served chilled with ice. Certain types of diet supplements are still used this way even today.

However, today numbers other types of green tea diet beverages are produced. Some of these are more useful and beneficial than others. It is up to each individual to sift through all the ineffective products to find the ones that really are helpful.

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Chinese Famous Green Tea--West Lake Longjing Green Tea