Intro To Gong Fu Cha
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2024
- Do you like tea? This is just one of the many different types of tea that I brew on a daily basis. Would you like to see more types of tea brewing? Let me know in the comments!
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FunFact #1: Those pyramid sachets you mention at 9:25? They were _designed and created_ by Harney and Sons Tea Co., in Millerton NY. The late John Harney Sr. loved tea, back at a time when the only tea in the US was sawdust that thought it had been to India. 😆 So, Mr. Harney began self-importing loose-leaf tea. Then he began selling it out of his garage. Fine hotels in Manhattan, 70mi south, began purchasing from him. And, eventually, the pressure began: "But can't you sell us tea-bags? It's more convenient."
Mr. Harney was _not_ willing to compromise. He knew loose-leaf tea was The Way. But he was also under pressure, so he started looking for something midway: something with the free-floating nature of loose-leaf tea, yet self-filtering, self-contained, and disposable. After much work, those pyramid sachets were created.
How do I know this? I live not far from Millerton, NY, and toured the Harney tea "factory" there with my husband sometime back in 2000-2005. They were _only _*_just_*_ starting_ production of those sachets, and the late John Harney Sr. himself was telling me everything I related above.
John Harney Sr. may be gone, but his sons _and grandsons_ continue the business. I've met them all, and the grandsons are _definitely_ going to be concerned about microplastics. Next time I'm in Millerton at their tea-shop [which is separate from the "factory"], I'll have to ask what they're doing about that. I'm sure they're working on something.
FunFact #2: The "greener" the tea or the ligher the coffee roast, the higher the caffeine content.
Caffeine is decomposes in heat, as well as in high oxidation. So ligher roasts, which are exposed to less heat, actually have _more_ caffeine. And with tea, the less the leaves are fermented, the less oxidation, and therefore the more caffeine.
FunFact #3: The word is "eSpresso", not "EXPRESSo". The word in Italian means, "specific," as in, "thisa cup is espressly fora you!." In other words, it has nothing to do with _speed,_ but with it being _personally_ brewed _specifically_ for you!
FunFact #4: Many traditional Chinese teapots have an unglazed interior, and will be used for only a single type of tea. Because it's unglazed, the interior is still somewhat porous, so it will hold some of the tea, thereby imparting flavor to each new brew.
I will show my yixing pots in the next session! Also the "tea bag" was "invented" by mistake. A British seller would mail out his tea orders in little pouches. People just started steeping their tea in pots without taking the leaves out. 😆
@@samivayajd OMG! That's soooo funny about the "invention" of tea bags! No wonder they're rubbish for brewing tea.
And I did mean what I was saying about the sachets. It was during the first open house after Harney & Sons moved to Millerton, NY and opened the facility. John Harney Sr. just tagged along on the tour. So I distinctly remember seeing an early sample of a tetrahedral sachet and talking with Mr. Harney about them. They were initially considering several different materials, like silk or a loose cotton weave, or plastic. I don't know if Harney & Sons went with plastic or something else. But I can betcha that competitors went with the cheapest copies they could make! 😉
Fascinating info!
Mind sharing where you buy the tea used here...the tagerine stuff with leaves? First time I have seen this type of tea and would like to try it.
Xiao Qing Gan Puerh Tea - Chinese Palace Orange Peel ChenPi Citrus Puer Pu erh Ripe Tea,Origin of China,It's A Nice Gift for Tea Lovers 200G (7.05Oz) 广东新会小青柑,云南勐海普洱茶 a.co/d/hZ11pfx
@@samivayajd Fantastic. Ordered some and will give it a shot. Thank you.
@@sandyrodriguez2803 have you tried it yet?