Everything in March looks fresh. You can take your family for a walk in the countryside during an outing. If the sun is out, you can bring delicious food prepared in advance, and then Serve a pot of good tea, spread out a place mat and bask in the sun with your family, eat something and enjoy the tea. Just thinking about it makes people look forward to it.

Especially green tea, which is the earliest tea discovered and used by our ancestors. It is also the tea with the highest output and the most widely drunk in our country, and is known as the "national drink".

Among all types of tea, green tea has the most famous brands, such as West Lake Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, etc.

Green tea has restrained characteristics. After brewing, the water color is clear and the aroma is fragrant and quiet. It can give people a green and quiet enjoyment, and is very suitable for sipping.

At the same time, green tea also has significant health care effects that other teas cannot match. So, let us learn about green tea from the following aspects...

Green tea is a non-fermented tea. Its most basic characteristics are green leaves, clear soup, fragrant aroma and fresh taste. In addition, green tea has various shapes, including flat, spiral, needle, sheet, curl, orchid, etc., which are highly ornamental.

1. Finishing

There are two ways of finishing: heating and hot steam, which have three purposes.

(1) Passivate the activity of oxidase in fresh tea leaves, thereby inhibiting a series of chemical reactions to maintain the unique color, aroma and taste of green tea;

(2) Evaporate water to soften the tea leaves and prepare them for rolling and shaping;

(3) Emit the pungent smell of fresh tea leaves to promote the formation of tea aroma.

2. Rolling

The purpose of rolling is to give the tea leaves a shape. At the same time, during the rolling process, some tea juice will penetrate out, which can also further enhance the aroma of the tea. .

3. Drying

There are three drying methods: frying, oven drying and sun drying. Its function is to further reduce the moisture in the tea leaves, inhibit the degree of non-enzymatic oxidation, and make Tea leaves are easier to preserve. At the same time, drying is also the final process to fix the tea shape.

1. Fried green tea

Green tea made by frying and drying can be divided into the following three types.

2. Long-fried green tea

It is long-shaped fried green tea. After being refined and processed, it is also called eyebrow tea.

3. Round fried green tea

It is round fried green tea, the most important variety of which is pearl tea, a specialty of Zhejiang.

4. Tender fried green tea

It is fried green tea made from picking tender buds and leaves. It is characterized by clear soup, green leaves, and fresh and mellow aroma. The yield of tender fried greens is very low and the quality is unique, so it is also called special fried greens. There are many famous teas among the delicate fried green teas, such as West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Mengding Ganlu, Xinyang Maojian and so on.

Fried green tea is the category with the highest output and the most varieties of green tea in my country.

(1) Roasted green tea: green tea made by drying, which can be divided into the following two types.

(2) Ordinary roasted green: generally not consumed directly, but used as a tea base for scented scented tea. Roasted green without scented flowers is called plain tea or plain green, and after scenting flowers, it is called plain tea or plain green. It is called roasted green tea.

(3) Tender roasted green tea: roasted green tea made from picking tender buds and leaves. It is characterized by intact buds and leaves, exposed pekoe, and emerald green color. There are many famous teas from this category, such as Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, Shucheng Orchid, Tianmu Qingding, etc.

(4) Sun-dried green tea: Sun-dried green tea is made by drying in the sun after being dried and rolled. The main varieties include Dianqing, Shaanqing, Sichuan Qing, Qianqing, Guiqing, etc. .

Tips: Some of the sun-dried green tea is consumed directly, and some is processed into pressed tea.

1. Appearance

Green tea has the most shapes among all teas. Different green tea varieties have different shapes, mainly including flat tea (Longjing, Thousand Island Jade Leaf), Qu Snail-shaped tea (Biluochun), orchid-shaped tea (Taiping Houkui), needle-shaped tea (Nanjing Yuhua Tea), sheet-shaped tea (Liu'an Guapian), etc.

2. Aroma

Different varieties of green tea have different aromas, but generally speaking, the aroma is natural, fragrant, elegant and long-lasting, including light aroma, tender aroma, floral aroma, etc.

3. Soup color

Light green, light yellow and clear and bright ones are preferred.

4. Taste

Fresh, mellow and sweet aftertaste is the best.

5. The bottom of the leaves

The ones with bright green, tender green, light yellow-green, bright and uniform color and uniform leaf size are preferred.

Green tea has not been fermented, so it best maintains the natural active ingredients such as tea polyphenols and vitamins in the tea. Therefore, green tea has many health benefits that are superior to other teas.

The health benefits of green tea are mainly reflected in: delaying aging, preventing and fighting cancer, inhibiting cardiovascular disease, protecting against radiation, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, lowering fat and losing weight, protecting teeth and improving eyesight, relieving fatigue, etc.

When brewing green tea, a glass cup is preferred, the water temperature is about 80-85%, and there are three ways to put tea leaves: upper throwing method, middle throwing method and lower throwing method.

1. Top-casting method

It means filling the glass with water to 70%, and then putting the tea leaves into the cup. The upward throwing method is suitable for the freshest green tea, such as Dongting Biluochun and Mengding Ganlu.

2. Medium investment method

means to fill the glass with water until it is three-thirds full, then put the tea leaves into the cup, then gently shake the cup body, and then fill it with water until it is seven-thirds full. . The medium investment method is suitable for loose green tea, such as Huangshan Maofeng and West Lake Longjing.

3. Drop-in method

It means to first put the tea leaves into the glass, and then fill it with water until it is seventy percent full. The dropping method is suitable for green tea with tight knots, such as Taiping Houkui.

1. Anti-oxidation, anti-radiation, and anti-aging.

2. Invigorate your spirit, eliminate fatigue, and improve your thinking agility.

3. Rinse your mouth with green tea after meals to freshen your breath and prevent dental caries.

4. Green tea can sterilize and reduce inflammation, clear away heat and reduce fire, and improve indigestion.

1. It is taboo to drink tea for the first time

Because tea is contaminated by pesticides and other harmful substances during cultivation and processing, there are always certain residues on the surface of tea leaves.

2. Avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach

Drinking tea on an empty stomach can dilute gastric juice and reduce digestive function, causing a large amount of undesirable components in the tea to enter the bloodstream, causing symptoms such as dizziness, palpitation, and weakness in the limbs.

3. Drink less new tea

Because new tea has a short storage time and contains more unoxidized polyphenols, aldehydes, alcohols and other substances, which are harmful to human gastrointestinal The mucous membrane has a strong irritating effect and can easily induce stomach problems. You should avoid drinking new tea that has been stored for less than half a month.

1. Green tea should be stored away from high temperature, high humidity, light and oxygen.

2. Tin cans are the best equipment for storing green tea leaves, but earthenware pots and metal boxes are also acceptable.

3. When placing green tea, it should be stored in a composite bag. It is best to put an appropriate amount of tea-specific preservative in the packaging bag.

4. It is best to store green tea in the refrigerator after being packaged in composite bags.

5. If the green tea has a short storage time and needs to be drunk at any time, you can put the green tea in the refrigerator and adjust the refrigerator temperature to about 5 degrees Celsius.

6. However, if the tea is unopened and wants to be stored for more than one year, it should be placed in the freezer.

7. In order to prevent the green tea leaves from contaminating the smell of other foods in the refrigerator, the tea leaves must be sealed and packaged before being placed in the refrigerator, and a sufficient amount of tea-specific preservative should be put into the packaging bag, and covered repeatedly with tin foil. .

Spring is a good season for drinking green tea. Learn these green tea-related knowledge: pick a bag of good green tea for yourself, your family, and your friends, and then enjoy this beautiful spring.

Of course, if you don’t want to go out, staying at home and making a pot of good tea is also a good choice!

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