Essay On Pu Erh Tea

Dear reader,

In our previous articles we have covered 4 types of tea: white, green, black, and oolong (or blue tea).

Of course all of them come from the same tea bush – Cmellia Sinensis, and only the way they are processed determines what type of tea you will get.

Well, Pu Erhs do not fall out of this statement; they also come from Camellia Sinensis.

Then what makes them so special and different?

In this article you will learn:

• What actually means Pu Erh tea?

• What makes Pu Erh to stand apart from other teas?

• How many types of Pu Erh are there?

• How Pu Erh tea is made?

• Health benefits of Pu Erh; do they differ from other teas’ benefits?

Pu Erh name comes from the name of the locale in Yunnan - southern province of China.

Unlike other teas Pu-Erh teas made

• Lastly, the newly pressed parts of ripened tea are often roasted in a comparatively low heat oven (120 C) to drive out any residual moisture and prevent the formation of mold.

How Sheng Pu Erh is made:

• The tea leaves are picked, withered to make them less brittle, and then heat treated, usually processed on low temperature, for normalization the enzymes that would cause the tea leaves to oxidize.

• The tea is dried directly from sun rays to make it naturally dry rather than passing it through a chemical process, one of the characteristics that make Pu-Erh processing unique.

• The leaves are pressed to make them stock again and compressed into shapes using the famous stone mold system and/or other of mechanical systems of molds and presses.

• the newly pressed parts of ripened tea are often roasted in a comparatively low heat oven (120 C) to drive out any residual moisture and prevent the formation of mold.

• Last, the ready products are placed in a dry environment to allow them to dry out and begin the fermentation (aging)