The new ways of using green tea

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Up to date, I have been told about the origin, effect of tea, tea bag and the way to make good tea. If you just drink green tea, turn your eyes. It is well known fact that efficacy benefits our body when we drink green tea. Green tea is used in a variety of ways in addition to drinking the tea. It can benefit our life, too. This part will introduce new ways of using green tea.

 

  First, This is green tea candle to release stress. Green tea candle is good when you take a break by oneself or party. In order to make the green tea candle, break the paraffin wax in a pot and dissolve over the low heat. When the paraffin melts, put suitably sliced wick. Prepare that coated wick separately. Molten paraffin wax is poured into a paper cup or empty milk cartons. Pour thick green tea and mix well. Over time, When you start to get a white film on the solution, insert the wick and solidify.

 

  Second, This is a green tea soap that is good for skin. Soap that made of green tea relieves the skin irritation, sebum control effect and soothe the skin because of an excellent anti-inflammatory effect of green tea ingredients. In order to make the green tea soap, Slice neatly to melt soap base well and put it in the microwave and melt it. After this, put tea powder, honey, glycerin together and mix well. Put essential oils and pour liquid soap on the frame. When it fully hardened, take out and wrap it. Then, green tea soap is completed.

 

  Finally. This is green tea body mist that replenish moisture the skin. Body mist that is made with green tea moistures the skin and releases fatigue after a shower in winter that is easy to dry. In order to make the green tea body mist, Boil water about 150ml and steep two tea bags. Cool down to 20 degrees and put it into spray. And Mix 2 to 3 drops of essential oils. Then, green tea body mist is completed. Vitamin B and C, and chlorophyll that green tea contains will help clear skin.

How to brew good tea

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I will show you how to drew good tea. Making good tea needs a lot of effort.

 

First, Prepare good water. Good water makes tea more healthier. Good water means that water is clean, cool, no flavor, soft and good to drink. And Calcium ion is more than Sodium, potassium, magnesium. Distilled water contains little ions in water. If you make tea with distilled water, the flavor and taste degrade. Distilled water is not suitable for good tea.

 

Second, Select a set of tea-things. When you select the set of a tea-things, you should consider the sort of the tea. It is good to use and suitable for tea that I will drink. A set of tea-things is made up tea bowl, teacup, teakettle. Teakettle uses to brew green tea and fermented tea. It almost is used in Korea and China. Tea bowl uses to brew powder tea. When Good tea and good tea utensils meet, It will be the best tea. But cermamics may not be practical to busy modern people. Because ceramics has the risk of break.

Third, Pay attention to water temperature. Water temperature must decide on the delicacy of tea leaves. In case of green tea and white tea that are made with thin and soft leaves, make tea at low temperatures. In case of black tea, oolong tea and puer tea that are made with harsh leaves, make tea at high temperatures.

 

Fourth, Check the brewing time. The brewing time changes with the deficiency of the tea leaves and process system. For example, If you make Oolong tea, Pour the boiling water and cover the lid. Because If you don't cover the lid directly, the distinctive scent fly away.

Fifth, Keep the ratio of tea and water. Generally, the ratio of green tea is 1:60. The ratio of the black tea is 1:50. But If you make milk tea with black tea, Make bold the concentration of the black tea.

 

Let's brewing tea and take a rest~

The tea bag

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Tea and Tea bag, those two are inseparable friends. The form of the most simple tea drinking way in living is a tea bag. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. Today, I will introduce Tea bag’s history.

  Tea bag is made unintentionally by an American. At that time, the importers of USA sent tea sample that put in the tin container to retailers. The retailers taste the tea sample and order it. But, One importer begrudges this Tin container. So, he put the tea sample to silk bag. The retailer received this thinks that putting tea leaves in pocket is very convenient. Thereafter, the retailer order the silk bag too. This silk bag changes to paper later. So, Tea bag takes shape in today.

 

 

 Tea bag developed by Americans is difficult to accept to British who emphasized the tradition. Because British think using tea bags to make their tea degrades the flavor and aroma of the tea. At that time, “Twining” and “Lipton” were representative tea companies. The Twining company that delivers tea in the palace naturally does not produce the tea bag. The Lipton that relatively gets left behind has adopted tea bag and turns out goods on a mass production basis. So, Lipton company grow rapidly and come close to Twining company.

Lastly, I will give you some information about brewing tea used tea bag.

Black tea 1. Warm up the tea cup. (Because temperature is important to black tea.) 2. Pour the boiling water and Cover with the lid.(If you don’t have lid, you can use saucer) 3. Blew it for 1 or 2 minutes. 4. Gently squeeze and remove tea bags.

Green tea 1. pour the boiling water into the cup (You need not warm up the cup. Because 85degree is proper to green tea.) 2. Put the tea bags 3.Don’t squeeze tea bags. (Because squeezing makes tea acerbity.) 4. Remove tea bags. 5.Drink the tea!

The kind of tea.

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Today, I will introduce the kind of tea and the tea’s feature.

First, This is Chrysanthemum tea. It is good at Antipyretic, detoxification due to the common cold, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, swelling. So, It is good for stressful worker, student and insomnia patient. It is the bitter sweet taste. This is the way to drink. Put three or four Chrysanthemum clusters in hot mug and pour the boiling water and wait to bloom leaves. Put the honey according to your preference.

Second, This is Quince tea. It is common to drink Quince tea because It is hard to eat fruit itself. It protects weaken neck and stops coughing. The quince contains rich vitamin C. So, It is good at easy to dry and rough skin. Also, It helps metabolism in the body, stimulates the secretion of digestive enzymes. This is the way to drink. Peel off the quince and remove the seeds. Slice thinly and put the dried quince in the boiling water.

 

Third, This is Lavender tea. The scent of lavender makes people relax. It is good at insomnia. It helps to calm the mind, indigestion, stress and anxiety migraine. Because of strong scent, blending other thing in the brewed tea and putting sugar or honey is good to drink.

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth, This is Chamomile tea. It is the most popular herbal tea. It stimulate digest and If you drink it before going to bed, you can fall asleep easily. It has the function of strengthen the uterus in pregnancy and postpartum. So, If you drink steadily, It is also helpful. Especially, when fighting off a cold, it makes you warm. And It is good at fatigue, muscle pain and neuralgia. People used to put in a pillow with lavender, chamomile blossoms.

Have you ever drink those tea? Later, try to drink those tea!!