Ashley Red tea is the name we usually give in the West to pu-erh, a tea from China, with a great history, great health benefits and a peculiar but pleasant earthy taste. Red tea is highly valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its medicinal properties as a purifier. What is the pu erh, common confusions Pu-erh is … Read more
Tea is well known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and health-promoting properties. Red tea (the precious Chinese pu-erh) is a very peculiar kind of tea, not only for its taste but also for its health effects. This is largely due to the fermentation it goes through during its manufacturing process. In it, yeasts and bacteria act on the composition … Read more
Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive drug in the world, at least that is how our beloved Wikipedia describes it. Unlike other psychoactive substances, it is legal and unregulated in virtually the entire world. Tea is, after water, the most consumed beverage in the world, coffee is the third. The two drinks are consumed daily by millions … Read more
In recent times, it is common to hear the name chai tea to refer to the mixture of black tea, spices and milk. The word chai simply means tea, so saying “tea tea” is redundant to say the least. It seems that the origin of the misunderstanding is from the Americans, who have shortened the Masala Chai concept to simply chai, … Read more
Oolong tea is a tea grown mainly in China and Taiwan. The appearance of this tea, with long, dark and curly leaves, gives rise to its name according to the Legend; oolong means black dragon in Chinese. Oolong tea, also known as blue tea, is a tremendously popular tea in China. Talking about oolong tea is not … Read more
Red tea (as we know Chinese pu-erh in the West) is a very particular tea. During its manufacturing process, it goes through a phase of microbial fermentation that causes compounds and chemical activities that are very beneficial for health to appear. Red tea is a medicinal herb. In recent decades, numerous universities, mainly in China and Japan, … Read more
Lapsang Souchong is the famous tea from the Chinese mountains of Wuyi. Although it is a black tea, it has an unusual feature in its family: it is smoked. In the tea industry, it is common to classify tea leaves by qualities based on their proximity to the plant’s bud. Souchong is the name given to the fourth … Read more
White tea is a tea known for its delicate and subtle flavor. It stands out for the naturalness and simplicity of its production process, which basically consists of harvesting and drying it. White tea has centuries of history in China, at one time it was the drink of emperors and nobility. This tea is less well … Read more
White tea is not as popular in the West as other varieties such as black, red or green, but it is a well-known and appreciated infusion in China. White tea is one of the most natural teas out there. By this we mean that its production process is extremely simple, which ensures that the tea maintains … Read more
We continue our journey through the great families of teas trying to locate the best green tea. We advance you already from this second sentence that there is no single answer. Green tea is one of the main beverages in Japan, where it was introduced by Buddhist monks after their pilgrimages to China hundreds of years … Read more
