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Just want to ask if you or anyone else,after drinking Pu Erh,finds that it leaves a lingering aftertaste for more than a day later. I have been drinking a cup a day of black cooked Pu Ehr for 3 days and find that I have a lingering metalic taste 2 days later. It is not a taste that I can notice while drinking the tea.At the time of drinking it is pleasant and rich.
i love the spices, honey and smokiness in sheng (raw) puerh. i also love the camphor, mineral, autumn leafy, earth, mineral and mushroom taste in shou (ripe) puerh
+Kirk O'Neill The one, and only cake I have ever bought was a ripe cake. Tastes to me like hay, wood, barn... Some mineral in there too, but I've never really liked that. Seems like people have slightly different descriptions of that type of tea, I wonder if I bought other cakes, if there would be a variance between them?
IS there any reason all those puerh cakes are sealed in plastic? Is that just the display cakes or are they all like that? Wouldn't that be detrimental to aging or the flavors of the tea?
Well, that depends on where in the world you are. In HK & Guangdong (South China) the humidity is so high that it would be detrimental to the cakes. Most people strive for dry stored tea and when the cakes are coming out of dry stored conditions to be sold in shops and even at home after they have been bought it's better to keep them inside the wrapper. Some actually have air holes, no idea what that's about!
Green Tea Guru Ok I have a ceramic pot that's not in use that'll be good for that. My other two are caste iron that I use daily, so I didn't want to put it in them. Thanks.
+Dahlia Legacy She's using what looks to be a ceramic gaiwan in the video. 99% of my tea is brewed in a similar type of pot. The majority of pu erh videos I've watched, the people are brewing in a ceramic gaiwan, just like in this video.
magetaaaaaa Cool, I have a 20oz ceramic sugar skull one. That should work right? I love sugar skull themed things and my mom bought it for my birthday. (11/2)
Dahlia Legacy For this style of brewing, 20 oz is huge. All of my pots are quite small. My gaiwan is 4 oz, yixing pot is probably 6, I have a larger gaiwan that might be around 10, and a kyusu that is about the same. So even my largest pots are only half the size of yours.
+Scott Lewis The first steeping is called the rinse, and this is usually discarded. This is done so that the leaves have an opportunity to open up a bit more. For a tea like Pu erh, where it's compressed into cakes, it's not uncommon to throw away the first two or three steepings, as the leaves are tightly compacted and must be allowed to expand and loosen before the full flavor can be released. As already mentioned, the rinse is also used to heat up the serving pitcher and cups, as hot tea in a cold cup can alter the characteristics of the tea.
They are the clay or stone (they can be made of both) representation or either sacrificial animals which is still a practice in some rural areas of China and Taiwan (killing animals to get good tea harvest) so these are sort of a (hypocritical) way to pay tribute to the life of the animal sacrificed (sorry i'm a veterinarian and not theist at all, so i have to call the BS for what it is) . Except when the tea pets are more mythical , like some of the nine son of the dragon (each having specific gifts or powers attached to it, protecting from fire , or intruders in your house or bringing luck) , or the three legged toad which bring money , turtles that bring long life , bats that bring good fortune , Buddhas that bring wisdom and happiness, etc etc , the list is almost endless . So you pour tea over these figurine every time you make a cuppa , feeding them and raising them 'tradition says that you should use only one type of tea per pot and pet) and in exchange they will bring you luck, money, happiness , long life , etc .... Tea pet is the western name , the Chinese word for it , literally means tea toy . 茶玩.
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Just want to ask if you or anyone else,after drinking Pu Erh,finds that it leaves a lingering aftertaste for more than a day later.
I have been drinking a cup a day of black cooked Pu Ehr for 3 days and find that I have a lingering metalic taste 2 days later.
It is not a taste that I can notice while drinking the tea.At the time of drinking it is pleasant and rich.
Great video. Just got my first puerh cake today. In really enjoying the tea experience.
+abcdef abcdef great!
I got a cake recently that has a taste of a very nice or new leather for an aftertaste, quite nice.
Good stuff here man. Showing everyone how they brew in the market. Can't wait to make it to Hong Kong
Thanks! More content coming soon!
One of the shop is in Jordan right? They have some good ones there. Nice video and thanks for sharing.
Hey there, yes that's right!
cool Man and thxx ..
Looks like a good tea trip! Were you in Guangzhou at all? Some of the footage reminds me of Fangcun. Cheers!
Yes Jake, I do most of my tea shopping there! Love the food too.
What an awesome hot water kettle.......and girl btw! Wonderful video. Thank you
My pleasure!
The tea is delicious and the woman is beautiful.
brilliant video. Thanks a lot for sharing☺
Pleasure! :)
IMHO, the magic of any puerh tea, is the tastes/flavours, quality, shapes of the cakes, tuos, bricks ect. the smells and also all that you say too
Absolutely!
i love the spices, honey and smokiness in sheng (raw) puerh. i also love the camphor, mineral, autumn leafy, earth, mineral and mushroom taste in shou (ripe) puerh
Thanks for your comments as always, Yep it's got to be the best tea right!?
+Green Tea Guru YEAH! the best ever! long jing (dragonwell) is the second best IMHO
+Kirk O'Neill The one, and only cake I have ever bought was a ripe cake. Tastes to me like hay, wood, barn... Some mineral in there too, but I've never really liked that. Seems like people have slightly different descriptions of that type of tea, I wonder if I bought other cakes, if there would be a variance between them?
Very nice Ollie. Keep on cupping😊
Haha! Indeed. :)
Great video, I would LOVE to see those tea markets someday.
Thanks, if you interested in the tea markets check out my other vids: tea hunting in China, meghai tea & Chinese teaware.
it seems that you are a puer tea lover
IS there any reason all those puerh cakes are sealed in plastic? Is that just the display cakes or are they all like that? Wouldn't that be detrimental to aging or the flavors of the tea?
Well, that depends on where in the world you are. In HK & Guangdong (South China) the humidity is so high that it would be detrimental to the cakes. Most people strive for dry stored tea and when the cakes are coming out of dry stored conditions to be sold in shops and even at home after they have been bought it's better to keep them inside the wrapper. Some actually have air holes, no idea what that's about!
Green Tea Guru Wow I didn't know that! That's crazy, I'm so used to trying to keep my cakes humid!
How i would love a rummage among those shelves!!!
All good fun!
+P Heart I bet you would ONLY find low quality tea sold for high markup.
Where was this filmed?
+CoconutM1lk mainly Hong Kong & China
where is this?
Hey, most footage taken in Guangdong, some in Hong Kong tea house.
Is ceramic better? As far as pots go for this kind of tea.
Yes, very good, best to keep 1 just for raw Puerh only as it will capture the flavours!
Green Tea Guru Ok I have a ceramic pot that's not in use that'll be good for that. My other two are caste iron that I use daily, so I didn't want to put it in them. Thanks.
+Dahlia Legacy She's using what looks to be a ceramic gaiwan in the video. 99% of my tea is brewed in a similar type of pot. The majority of pu erh videos I've watched, the people are brewing in a ceramic gaiwan, just like in this video.
magetaaaaaa Cool, I have a 20oz ceramic sugar skull one. That should work right? I love sugar skull themed things and my mom bought it for my birthday. (11/2)
Dahlia Legacy For this style of brewing, 20 oz is huge. All of my pots are quite small. My gaiwan is 4 oz, yixing pot is probably 6, I have a larger gaiwan that might be around 10, and a kyusu that is about the same. So even my largest pots are only half the size of yours.
I'm not a tea expert by any means, i was wondering why does she keep dumping out the other cups of tea?
Ok, well the first infusion is always tipped away. She is using the water from this first infusion to heat up the tea cups. :)
I guess that makes sense, don't want them to be cold. :) Thanks!
+Scott Lewis The first steeping is called the rinse, and this is usually discarded. This is done so that the leaves have an opportunity to open up a bit more. For a tea like Pu erh, where it's compressed into cakes, it's not uncommon to throw away the first two or three steepings, as the leaves are tightly compacted and must be allowed to expand and loosen before the full flavor can be released.
As already mentioned, the rinse is also used to heat up the serving pitcher and cups, as hot tea in a cold cup can alter the characteristics of the tea.
+Scott Lewis its the Chinese tea ceremony scam !!!!! you pay for every sip $7 each !!! the pot might cost $50 just for tea, and it only makes 4 cups.
@@markplott4820 being stupid dont help.
Why do they have an animal on the tray?
The figures are 'tea pets' generally for good luck, health, money, depending on the object.
+P Heart basicly, its b u l l s h I t . its a meingless figurine , to distract you from the Scam.
They are the clay or stone (they can be made of both) representation or either sacrificial animals which is still a practice in some rural areas of China and Taiwan (killing animals to get good tea harvest) so these are sort of a (hypocritical) way to pay tribute to the life of the animal sacrificed (sorry i'm a veterinarian and not theist at all, so i have to call the BS for what it is) . Except when the tea pets are more mythical , like some of the nine son of the dragon (each having specific gifts or powers attached to it, protecting from fire , or intruders in your house or bringing luck) , or the three legged toad which bring money , turtles that bring long life , bats that bring good fortune , Buddhas that bring wisdom and happiness, etc etc , the list is almost endless .
So you pour tea over these figurine every time you make a cuppa , feeding them and raising them 'tradition says that you should use only one type of tea per pot and pet) and in exchange they will bring you luck, money, happiness , long life , etc ....
Tea pet is the western name , the Chinese word for it , literally means tea toy . 茶玩.
Might be healthy but it tastes like " Moldy grass/hay...putting in garden to keep cats away YUK!!
The lady presenting the tea, seems a bit ornery.
+Gabriel Garcia a bit what?
Green Tea Guru I meant moody
You'd think the girl making the tea would've showered that morning but apparently she's ok with having greasy hair
American, right? I can see what you're talking about but her hair looks fine. She's actually quite pretty.
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