Generally, the newly picked osmanthus fragrans can't be eaten directly, because the fresh osmanthus fragrans contains tannins, tastes bitter and has no fragrance; After long-term storage, the astringency will decrease or even disappear. Before making tea, dry osmanthus fragrans in the shade, pick out impurities and store it in a sealed way. Osmanthus fragrans tea has the functions of whitening skin, removing toxins from body, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, preserving health and moistening lung.
Can raw osmanthus make tea? Generally, flowers are not used to make tea, because pollen in flowers can cause discomfort or allergies. Fresh sweet-scented osmanthus should be soaked in salt water for half an hour, removed from bitter water for disinfection, and then wrung out. A layer of sugar and a layer of sweet-scented osmanthus should be put in a bottle and tightened with a bottle cap. You can make tea in two days. It's delicious. The longer the better.
3 dried osmanthus is not bitter in water. It is authentic that osmanthus fragrans is not bitter when soaked in water.
The reason why dried osmanthus can smell pungent smell, and the reason why osmanthus tea has sour taste is because sulfur is at work. Pure natural osmanthus tea tastes sweet and is recognized by many foreigners, but if it is smoked with sulfur, it will be sour. Osmanthus fragrans tea made of pure natural dried osmanthus fragrans is fragrant, refreshing and sweet. However, after making tea with dried osmanthus smoked with sulfur, osmanthus is not fragrant enough, sweet enough and slightly sour.
How long can dried osmanthus flowers last? Generally speaking, as long as the method is correct, a handful of osmanthus can be preserved for a long time, but it is also related to the preservation method.
If it is brewed and preserved, osmanthus can be preserved in wine for several years. After all, the longer the wine, the better. If stored in the refrigerator, even if it is not oxidized or destroyed, the fragrance will be consumed in a week or two; If it is made into osmanthus, it can be preserved for many years; Dried osmanthus can also be preserved for many years.