Chinese Famous West Lake Longjing Green Tea

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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