Jakarta (ANTARA) – Owner of Siangming Tea House and tea expert Suwarni Widjaja said that to get the benefits of tea, you must be able to choose quality tea leaves in terms of raw materials and storage techniques.
One of them is if you choose green tea or longjing green tea, look for one with a straight shape and the same color with an even color, or what is called the ming qian type.
“Each leaf is the same size, the color is even, and it doesn’t look cut up, so the leaves are still intact, one by one. “Well, these are quality tea leaves, for green tea,” said Suwarni when met by ANTARA, Wednesday (20/11).
To get an even leaf color, longjing green tea must be roasted in a hot pan for 1 hour and stirred by hand.
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Meanwhile, tea packaged in slabs or Pu Erl using the cooked method is characterized by the leaves being evenly large, shiny and fragrant. Pu Erl tea also has buds on each leaf which indicates the quality of the picking process. This also applies to the characteristics of raw Pu Erl tea.
The color of Pu Erl tea leaves is also blacker but evenly distributed throughout all the tea contained in it, not cloudy and not wilted. This tea can also be stored for years.
“If Pu Erl tea is like this, it doesn’t expire, it can be stored for a long time, but with one condition, the raw material must be pure and clean, then it can be done. “If the raw material is an unclear mixture, it can’t be stored no matter how long, it won’t work,” he said.
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Suwarni said that if you want to store Longjing green tea leaves, after opening them from the packaging, they must be used within three months. Unopened Longjing green tea can be stored in the freezer for 2-3 years. Apart from green tea, other teas that can be stored in the freezer are silver needle and white tea.
Meanwhile, raw and cooked Pu Erl slab tea is tea that can be stored for years. Pu Erl raw has a distinctive grilled or roasted aroma when it is first opened, but over time the smell will decrease, that’s when the tea can be drunk. Suwarni said that raw tea can reach the peak of taste which is most delicious to drink when the storage age reaches 10 years or more.
Ripe Pu Erl tea can be drunk at any time since it was first purchased and stored in a place where it is not mixed with other odors.
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Quality longjing green tea can be useful for maintaining the body’s metabolism, and pi lo chun, silver needle and white tea are useful for protecting the body from flu. Longjing green tea with a darker color can help lower cholesterol.
Meanwhile, for those who want to maintain their health after eating a lot of unhealthy food, you can balance it with pu erl tea, either cooked or raw, to reduce fat and relieve stomach ulcers.
“To relieve fatigue or reduce stress, it is better to have a fragrant scent, tien hong red tea, a scent for us to relax, or jasmine, oloong, that will do,” he added.
To get the benefits of these various types of tea, Suwarni advises not to soak the tea for too long, up to a day. Brew the tea when you want to drink it and drink it immediately warm so that your throat doesn’t dry out and cause stomach problems.
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Reporter: Fitra Ashari
Editor: Siti Zulaikha
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