Ask a Query - Pu-erh Tea


	Home	About Us	Blog	Contact Us	Disclaimer

	Enter Your Question	Enter Your Email Id

Advanced Search

Categories

Home Improvement (146)

Tell a friend


	Pu-erh Tea

Pu-erh tea is one of the ancient Chinese teas, whose history dates back to more than 1700 years, right to the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). When it was highly popular, Pu-erh tea was traded openly and was even used as money when bartering took place. Premium Pu-erh was offered to the Emperor of China as a mark of respect. Even today, Pu-erh tea is an expensive commodity. Pu-erh tea is well known amongst Chinese for its medicinal properties, offering various health benefits. The tea connoisseurs call it the King of Tea due to its distinct taste and fragrance.

Pu-erh tea or “puer” or “po lei” in Cantonese, derives its name from Pu-erh, a city in south western China. This city was the trading hotspot for Pu-erh tea. This tea was and is cultivated and processed in the regions of Xishuangbanna and Simao, near Pu-erh city. These plantations are cultivated at the height of 2000 meters. The secrets for processing the Pu-erh tea are closely guarded and in the olden times, anybody straying in the fields was killed. Even today, the secrets of Pu-erh tea production are jealously guarded, making China the only place for producing the authentic Pu-erh tea.

Pu-erh tea has been famous since olden days for its distinct quality of undergoing a process after fermentation to age further. This aging process brings out more complexity of its character and at the same time doing away with its rough, young elements. The active microbes present within the tea means Pu-erh tea is called as the "Living Tea". The non-stop change in the structure of the tea has made it a collectors’ item. These active microbes have been credited with bestowing the various health benefits to the Pu-erh tea.

Pu-erh teas are stocked up and allowed to ripen for various decades. These premium teas collect unbelievable prices at auctions.

Pu-erh tea has wide range of taste and aroma, which can be very pungent. These can go from lightly floral, honey, heather and fruits to harsh peat, leather, organics, grass, tobacco, wood and deep earth. The hues of young Pu-erh tea range from a golden yellow summer hay before turning a deep reddish brown similar to a sunset after ripening for 30 years. Black Pu-erh has daunting aroma of heavy earth that is similar to the sweet smell of mineral deposits coming from the depth of the forest floor after a heavy rain. Good Pu-erh tea is very clear and has clean tastes.

Your Vote

Related Articles:
	Green Tea For Beautiful Skin
	Hawaiian Kona Coffee
	is green tea good for weight loss?
	Wu Long Tea Health Benefits


Submit Your Comments
Email Address
Comments


	Home \| About Us \| Blog \| Contact Us \| Disclaimer
	© www.askaquery.com. All rights reserved.