The "true taste" of Pu'er tea is commonly found in the following flavors: sweet, bitter, astringent, sour, watery, tasteless, etc. These flavors may exist alone in a certain brew of Pu'er tea, or they may There are a variety of flavors coexisting simultaneously.

The difference between raw Pu'er tea and cooked Pu'er tea is different in terms of taste, appearance, etc. Everyone has different tastes. Some people think raw Pu'er tea tastes better, while others think cooked Pu'er tea tastes better.

Sweetness: Pu'er tea is a large-leaf tea with relatively saturated and rich ingredients. After long-term aging, the bitter and astringent taste gradually weakens due to oxidation, or even disappears completely, while the sugar The remaining part remains in the tea leaves, and after brewing, it is slowly released into the Pu'er tea, giving it a sweet taste. The sweetness of good Pu'er tea becomes stronger and stronger as it is brewed. Among the Pu'er teas, Red Lotus Round Tea and Round Tea Discus are originally made from the same batch of Pu'er tea, but using different manufacturing methods. Both teas have the sweetness of honey, which is unmatched by other Pu'er teas.

Only Pu'er tea products made from raw tea chajing, the sweetness in the tea soup is pure and elegant, and can best represent the authenticity of Pu'er tea. The sweetness of Pu'er tea is derived from old trees. Arbor tea cyanine, the best raw tea and dry aging, can best express the sweetness.

Bitter: The reason why Pu'er tea is bitter is because it contains "caffeine". The reason why tea can be refreshing is because these "caffeine" have an exciting effect on the human nervous system. The truly healthy way of drinking Pu'er tea is not to seek refreshment through the bitter taste, but to achieve the sweetness and sweetness of the throat through the slightly bitter tea soup.

Pu'er tea made from relatively young tea green tea leaves has a bitter taste. For example, white needle nasturtium Pu'er loose tea with lotus fragrance, or the relatively high-grade young Pu'er tea produced now, all have a bitter taste. As for the processing of bitterness, it is controlled by brewing method. At the same time, it also depends on each tea drinker's acceptance of bitterness, and brews an appropriate bitter tea soup.

Astringent: It is often said that "tea that is neither bitter nor astringent is not tea". In fact, Chen Lao Pu'er tea that has been aged for more than six or seventy years has no bitterness at all. Tea that is no longer bitter but can still express the taste of other teas is generally called good tea. Pu'er tea has a "masculine" Pu'er that has a stronger taste, and a "feminin" Pu'er that has a gentler taste.

Tasteless: Most Pu'er tea tasting experts agree that tasteless Pu'er tea is the best quality. This may be related to the age of storage and aging. Comments on Pumpkin Tribute Tea aged for more than 100 to 200 years are that "the soup is colored, but the tea taste is aged and weak." The taste of tastelessness has a full Zen state. This extremely noble state is probably unique to Pu'er tea among hundreds of kinds of tea. Although the Pu'er tea ceremony is the true way of Shenhua Taoism, it is also full of Zen ideas. ?

Extended information

Pu'er tea has many functions such as lowering blood lipids, losing weight, inhibiting bacteria and aiding digestion, warming the stomach, promoting body fluids, quenching thirst, sobering up and detoxifying, etc. It can clear the stomach and promote fluid production, digest food and reduce phlegm, relieve hangover and detoxification, diuresis and dispel cold, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, and lower blood lipids and cholesterol.

Reduce fat, lose weight, lower blood pressure, and resist arteriosclerosis. Long-term drinking of Pu'er tea can reduce cholesterol and glyceride, so long-term drinking of Pu'er tea has the effect of treating obesity. Drinking Pu'er tea can cause physiological effects such as vasodilation, blood pressure drop, heart rate slowdown and cerebral blood flow reduction, and has a good therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension and cerebral arteriosclerosis.

Nourishes and protects the stomach. At an appropriate concentration, drinking mild Pu'er tea will not cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. The thick, smooth, and mellow Pu'er tea enters the human gastrointestinal tract and forms a membrane that adheres to the surface of the stomach, forming a beneficial protective layer for the stomach. Long-term drinking can It has the effect of nourishing and protecting the stomach.

Anti-inflammatory, sterilizing and treating dysentery. Medical research and clinical experiments have proven that Yunnan Pu'er tea has antibacterial effects, and strong tea juice taken 10 times a day can treat bacterial dysentery. This is directly related to the rich tea polyphenols in Yunnan large-leaf tea.

Anti-aging. The catechin compounds in tea have anti-aging effects. The total amount of catechins contained in Yunnan large-leaf tea is higher than that of other tea tree varieties, and its anti-aging effect is better than other teas. The rich tea polyphenols help the skin resist aging.

Pu'er tea can produce fluid, quench thirst, relieve heat, detoxify and relieve constipation. Pu'er tea can regulate the gastrointestinal tract, restore normal gastrointestinal function, and solve acne and bad breath problems caused by constipation.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia entry Pu'er tea