Can anyone recommend any kinds of Chinese tea?

Question

I want to buy some Chinese tea, any favorite brands you like?, thanks for answering!!.

Answer 1

I agree with Desi Chef and would add Gunpowder, White Tea and a smoky black one known as Lapsong Shochong, it has a bit of smokey tary flavour, best sipped straight, that is the way the Chinese drink there teas, no milk or sugar.

Answer 2

One of the Ten Great Chinese Teas, and my personal favorite, is Tieguanyin.  As an oolong tea, it is usually brewed to be strong, though I drink it quite weak.  And it is mildly bitter, but has a lovely sweet aftertaste.

Chrysanthemum tea is also delicious, though not actually a tea from the tea bush.  I love drinking this herbal tea, though, or tisane.  It is rather bitter, though, and my father usually drinks it mixed with other real teas.  Or you can drink it plain.  My personal preference is plain with plenty of rock sugar.  Sugar cubes would also be lovely, I'm sure.

Jasmine flower tea is also delicious.  This tea is especially pleasant because of its flowery and "clear" taste.

I would also definitely recommend Pu-erh tea, or as we say in Cantonese, Bolay.  Whenever my family goes out to have tea, this is usually the one we order.  This tea does not need to drank shortly after production, so it can "age", without losing quality.  Its taste is somewhat earthy, but still clean and smooth, and somewhat flowery.

And for buying tea, I would definitely choose loose leaves over bags.  In bags, the leaves are crushed and much of the oils have evaporated, leaving you with a tasteless, unsatisfying cup of tea.

Anyways, I encourage you to experiment and try all the different varieties.  And find a good tea that you love.  Everyone, after all, has different tastes!

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Answer 3

i don't have a favorite brand. however i do buy the english teas produced by twinnings.  as far as chinese teas  go i like oolong, green, jasmine, gunpowder and especially one i can't spell.

Answer 4

There are 8 classes of Chinese tea branching into thousand kinds of tea:

Green tea  

Oolong tea  

Black tea  

Red tea  

White tea  

Yellow tea  

Flower / Scented tea  

Compressed tea

Answer 5

Jasmine & Oolong.  I recently bought some Jasmine at my local Teavana.  Do you have that store, it's wonderful!  You can sample all sorts of teas from around the world.

http://www.teavana.com/Tea+Products/cid=...

Answer 6

I recommend Opium. Get it at any Chinese tea store. Good stuff.

Answer 7

I love Chinese teas, however I do not go by brand. I mostly consume Oolong and white tea.

Oolong has a slight bitter taste since it went the fermentation process. The water temperature best suited for Oolong is around 80-90 degree Celsius.

White Tea has a smooth and light taste, as well as light colour and sweet aroma. It contains antioxidants, the water temperature best suited is around 75-80 degree Celsius.

Try it!!

Answer 8

Green tea is very good for you.

Try out the one's with the best health benefits first.

Answer 9

Tea can be classified by procedure, quality, preparation method. Here tea is classified by the method of processing.

Green Tea is the most popular in most places in China. It is the best drink for sultry summers as it is cool and fights off inflammation, or relieves fever.

Fresh tea leaves are baked to remove the bitter taste. Quality green tea is picked around Pure Brightness (beginning around April 4-6) and Grain Rain (beginning around April 19-21). The water is clear and the leaves remain green.

The temperature of water should be varied according to the type of green tea. Generally, water temperature of 85 Celsius degree is the best.

Well known green teas include Longjing from the West Lake, Biluochun from Wu County, Suzhuo, Jiangsu Province, Huangshan Maofeng from Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, and Junshan Silver from the Hills of Junshan, Dongting Lake , Hunan Province.

The tonic effect of green tea has long been known. Its radiation-resistance effect makes it a top choice for people who sit before computers for long hours. Since it reportedly helps keep one fit and has a whitening effect on skin color, women prefer it.

Fresh tea is not appropriate for everyone, as some unwholesome substances may not have oxidized because of its certain medical effect.

Black tea is fermented tea. Unlike green tea, black tea does not lose its fragrance easily so it is suitable for long-distance transportation. This may explain why it was exported to the West. Black tea is believed to warm the stomach and is good in autumn and winter.

The most famous black teas include Qi Hong, Dian Hong and Ying Hong. Hong means red; black tea is called Hong Cha, red tea, in Chinese.

Qi Hong originates from Qimen, Anhui Province. It has been the favorite black tea among Chinese black tea connoisseurs since it was developed in 1876. By 1939 this type of tea accounted for one-third of black tea consumed in China. Qihong, Darjiling from India and Uva from Sri Lanka are the world's three major types of black tea.

Dian Hong is from Yunnan as Dian is the short name for Yunnan. The area's favorable climate ensures the widespread production of black tea, especially in southern and western areas.

Ying Hong is from Yingde, Guangdong. The British royal family enjoyed its unique sweetness with the flavor of milk.

Oolong tea reminds tea gourmets of gongfu tea, which features a whole set of tea wares from a small oven to a tea pot and tiny tea cups. Gongfu means skill. Tea is poured into tiny teacups one by one. The mellowness of oolong tea as well as that of friendship is strengthened as time passes by. The three major oolong growth areas are Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. Tieguanyin has become the representative of oolong tea although the most precious is Dahongpao (Big red robe), which was once used as a tribute.

Tea compressed into the shape of brick is called brick tea. It is very popular among the Tibetan, Mongolian and Uigur for making yak butter tea or milk tea. For nomads, this kind of tea is easy to transport. There are many places in China producing brick tea, including Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Sichuan is the largest producer, while pu erh tea is grown in Yunnan province. Pu erh has come into vogue among white-collar workers in major cities owing to its unique earthy mellowness.

Scented tea is a mixture of flowers with green tea, black tea or oolong tea. The flowers include jasmine, orchid, plum, gardenia, rose, and sweet-scented osmanthus with jasmine being the most popular. There are strict rules about the proportion of flowers to tea. If there are too many flowers, the scent of flowers will dilute that of tea; if too few, the tea is not perfect. Scented tea is sweet, pleasant and delightful to the palate. Fuzhou in Fujian Province and Suzhou in Jiangsu Province have long been famous for jasmine tea.