Bound tea

Tea for the Chinese is not only an invigorating drink, it is a whole philosophy of life. The Chinese tea culture began many centuries ago and before our time the method of making and choosing a type of tea depends on one or another event when it is customary to drink tea. In China, tea is ranked as "7 things" that should be present daily in the life of every resident of the Celestial Empire. Along with tea, this important list includes Asian bread or rice, salt, mandatory soy sauce, vinegar, butter and firewood. In China, there is a strict classification of tea by species and varieties.

The cost of some exclusive varieties of real Chinese tea reaches thousands of dollars per kilogram. Sometimes elite teas are made from the leaves of tea trees, which are more than 500 years old. It is customary to brew noble tea varieties in China for festive and special occasions. For example, as a sign of respect, apology, gratitude or at a family meeting, they brew bound tea. This type of tea drink has been gaining popularity lately. The number of fans of bound tea is growing not only due to the taste, but also the spectacular characteristics of the product.

We think, if you at least once see how in a matter of minutes the green unsightly ball blossomed and turned into an exotic flower, then it is simply impossible not to appreciate the uniqueness of the idea of ​ ​ Chinese producers of bound teas. We can say that bound tea is ideal for a tea ceremony, in which not only taste is important, but also the process and harmony of all components of the ritual. And what better way than to simultaneously get aesthetic pleasure from the appearance of the drink and taste the deceptive aroma of the best tea varieties. Bound tea is akin to art, which is not so easy to master.

Bound tea is considered the privilege of real connoisseurs and aesthetes, and the product costs a lot of money. Bound teas are made from young shoots of tea trees. According to the classic recipe, bound teas are produced from green types of tea. However, currently black, yellow or red bound tea can be found on sale. The use of non-fermented green tea is due to the fact that it is much easier for such tea leaves to give the desired shape than brittle and dry. Often, several types of plants are used to make bound teas. For example, green and red tea give a bud with light leaves in the center and dark at the edges. Bound tea is made only by hand.

Specially trained knitting masters fold delicate tea leaves in a special way and tie them with silk thread. Currently, there are a sufficient number of varieties of bound teas. As a rule, teas differ between themselves in composition and form. The following types of bound teas can be distinguished depending on the shape - round, square, oval, in the form of a bud, star or pearl.

The composition is distinguished by green, red, yellow, black, mixed and floral bound tea. Usually, inflorescences of exotic flowers are placed inside the bound tea, which give the drink an even richer taste and aroma. The opened floral tea bud can be a spectacular end to the brewing process of the drink and the highlight of tea drinking.