How to identify authentic oolong tea

In our daily life, we can see tea everywhere. Basically, tea can replace beverages, and tea has many functions. It not only has health-preserving effects, but also can regulate the stomach and promote body metabolism. Oolong tea is a kind of tea we often drink. It has a pure fragrance and bright color. The taste of authentic oolong tea is original and it has many functions. So how do we identify authentic oolong tea?

What kind of tea is Oolong tea

Many people have heard of Oolong tea and have drunk it, but what kind of tea is Oolong tea? Here, I will introduce the relevant knowledge and stories of Oolong tea to you in detail!

In fact, Oolong tea, also known as green tea and semi-fermented tea, is a unique and distinctive tea category among the major types of tea in China. Therefore, oolong tea is not green tea, and oolong tea is a high-quality tea made after processes such as killing green tea, withering, shaking, semi-fermentation, and baking.

In the past, many people could not tell the difference between oolong tea and green tea, probably because green tea and oolong tea are produced from the same tea tree. However, the biggest difference lies in whether or not it has gone through the fermentation process. Because the catechins in tea will combine with each other as the fermentation temperature increases, the color of the tea will become darker, but the astringency of the tea will also decrease. The components formed by the combination of these catechins are the polyphenols in oolong tea.

Polyphenols and catechins with antioxidant effects can affect the activation of various enzymes in our body. About half of the catechins contained in tea leaves are converted into polyphenols in oolong tea. Therefore, under the dual effects of the antioxidant effect of catechins and oolong tea polyphenols, oolong tea exhibits various functions that green tea does not have.

The excellent quality of Oolong tea is achieved by first selecting fresh leaves of excellent tea trees as raw materials, and strictly following the picking standards; secondly, by using extremely sophisticated production techniques. The production procedures include airing, shaking, killing, wrapping, kneading, rolling and baking. Oolong tea is divided into three subcategories due to the different ways of making it: "jumping green", "shaking green" and "hand-made green".

In fact, Oolong tea, also known as green tea and semi-fermented tea, is one of the major types of tea in China. Oolong tea originated in Fujian and has a history of more than 1,000 years. The formation and development of Oolong tea can first be traced back to Beiyuan tea. Beiyuan tea is the earliest tribute tea in Fujian and the most famous tea after the Song Dynasty. There are more than ten works in history that introduce the production and brewing of Beiyuan tea. Beiyuan is a common where are area around Fenghuang Mountain in Jianou, Fujian, which has been producing tea since the end of the Tang Dynasty. ?

There are many legends about the origin of the name of Oolong tea.

There are roughly four possible sources: one is the origin; two is the tea tree variety; three is the name of the tea maker; and four is the shape and color of the tea leaves.

There is a story that goes like this: A tea garden owner went to see the tea leaves that were almost dried and found an oolong in it. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to come back to see it until a few days later. The tea leaves have oxidized under the sun over the past few days and are no longer the green tea they once were, but they are still fragrant and delicious. From then on, the owner called it "Oolong Tea".

It is also said that the person who first invented the method of making oolong tea was named Su Long (because he was dark-skinned, people called him oolong), so the tea was named after the person.

The taste of oolong tea is fragrant and pure, and it can be distinguished from the color and taste of the tea leaves. If you want to buy authentic oolong tea, you still have to go to a regular place to avoid being cheated. There are certain rules in the selection and brewing of oolong tea. You must learn the correct brewing method, otherwise you will not be able to brew authentic tea.