White Tea!

780 days ago

Sadly, most people never heard of white tea before. Yes, we know that there are green tea, ooloong tea and black tea available. The most famous is probably black tea, which usually comes in the form of tea bags made by Lipton. Every morning we will see people rushing to work with a cup of pipping hot black tea (with sugar) in their hands. Well, they don’t know what they are missing. First of all, why add sugar to the tea? And why add milk to the tea? It is not that bitter anyway. And the main purpose of drinking tea is because tea taste great and aromatic. You feel very much relaxed after a cup of tea. Adding sugar just makes the tea taste sweet (and leave a sticky feeling in your mouth). And how about green tea? It is reported that green tea has way more health benefits than black tea. The antioxidant level in green tea is extraordinary, yet we don’t see green tea a popular beverage in Singapore. Which is too bad, considering how poor most Singaporeans’ health are.

And white tea? Probably the highest content of antioxidants of all teas. And if you don’t like tea because of the slightly bitter taste, I believe that white tea shouldn’t be a problem. White tea is not bitter at all. In fact, some white tea taste a bit sweet. Of course, you won’t have the complex aromatics of black green and you won’t have the slight grassy feeling of green tea, but what you get is a enjoyable, slightly sweet beverage. I don’t know why they call it white tea though, the resulting beverage looks kind of yellowish to me.

My parents bought this white tea for me. No, they don’t come in tea bags. Loose leaf tea are usually better than those from tea bags. What you get from tea bags are usually tea dust, which in my opinion are of poorer quality. I would highly recommend you to choose tea leaves if possible. And it is not really that difficult to brew tea anyway. Just add some hot water to the tea leaves and leave them for a few minutes. You should have some delicious white tea in a few minutes time. This pack is from Fu Jian Sheng Lian….whatever. They claim that China’s Fujian is the best source of tea.

Yes, those are tea leaves. 150g of tea leaves! Oh, on the right is the camera sling which I forgot to put away when I took the photo. My bad.

I think they are telling us the benefits of white tea. I gave back my mandarin to my teacher years ago. Maybe it is time for me to start relearning the language again? Well, we will see. If you are looking for good sources of tea in Singapore, I would say try China Town. My parents tell me that there are quite a few stores specializing in teas there. I usually get my tea from eBay but sometimes the shipping time is a drag. Anyway, ciao! See you guys next time.

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