Green tea brewing method:

1. Top-pouring method: First pour enough hot water into the tea cup (cup) at one time, and then add tea leaves when the water temperature is appropriate. This method is mostly suitable for tender fried greens (such as special Longjing, special Biluochun, special Xinyang Maojian, Lu'an Guapian, Laozhu Dafang, etc.), tender roasted greens (such as Zhuxi Longfeng, Tingxi Lanxiang, Huangshan Maofeng, etc.) Taiping Houkui, Jingting Lvxue, etc.) and other green teas with excellent tenderness. The water temperature in this method must be controlled very accurately. The more tender the tea leaves, the lower the water temperature requirement. Some tea leaves can wait until 70°C before putting them in. Therefore, the normal drinking operation is difficult and inconvenient.

2. Medium investment method: After placing the tea leaves, first pour one-third of the hot water (especially for tea leaves just taken out of the refrigerator). After the tea leaves have absorbed enough water and stretched, add Fill with hot water. This method is suitable for green tea that is delicate but very loose or firm (such as Yingshan Yunwu, Zhuyeqing, Wuyuan Mingmei)

3. Dropping method: first drop the tea leaves, and then drop the tea leaves into the teacup ( (tea bowl) filled with hot water. This method is suitable for general green tea with poor tenderness.

4. Cool first and then heat method: After adding the tea leaves, soak them in a small amount of drinkable room temperature cold water for about three minutes to allow the tea leaves to absorb enough water and fully stretch, and then pour in hot water all at once. At this time, the hot water temperature requirement can be slightly higher, 85-95°C. In winter, the water temperature is 100°C. This method is suitable for brewing tea leaves of all levels of tenderness, but it must be mastered just right.

Each tea brewed by the above methods should be finished within 3-5 minutes, or the tea should be drained into a tasting cup before drinking, so that it can be tasted while brewing. Drink, the concentration of each tea soup will be even and the taste will be better. If the tea leaves are soaked in the tea soup for too long, the color and taste of the tea soup will deteriorate as the temperature of the tea soup decreases.

When is the best time to drink green tea:

1. From a seasonal perspective, spring and summer are the best times to drink green tea. The weather is hot in summer, people consume a lot and sweat a lot, which can easily lead to increased blood viscosity, making people easily tired and dizzy. High blood viscosity puts a heavy load on the heart. Green tea has strong astringency and rich amino acid content, which can relieve heat and lower body temperature. Chinese medicine believes that in summer, all the qi and blood are mobilized to the surface of the body, while the inside is empty. Not to mention any tonic ointments, even if you eat more mutton, you can't absorb them, so it's very easy to have diarrhea in summer. In fact, this is not only because eating more vegetables and fruits in summer carries bacteria and viruses, but also because the Yang Qi rises outside and is the weakest inside. reason. This is what Chinese medicine says: "The most deficient place must be the place where the disease occurs." Green tea is very rich in catechins, which are antiseptic and anti-inflammatory and improve human immunity.

2. Considering the time of the day, it is good to drink tea one hour after meals and two hours before going to bed, which can help digestion and replenish water. Do not drink tea before or after a meal, because if you drink tea immediately after a meal, the tannic acid in the tea can combine with the iron in the food to form insoluble iron salts, which reduces the absorption of iron. Over time, it is easy to induce anemia. Hours later, the iron in food has been basically absorbed, and drinking tea at this time will not affect the absorption of iron. Don't drink tea before going to bed, it will affect your sleep.

3. Do not drink green tea on an empty stomach. Drinking green tea on an empty stomach will harm the body, especially for people who do not drink tea often. It will inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, hinder digestion, and in severe cases can cause heart palpitations, headaches, etc." The phenomenon of "tea drunkenness". When drinking tea in the evening, put less tea leaves and don't make the tea too strong.