Green tea - curious facts and unusual recipes.

If you believe Eastern wisdom, green tea strengthens the spirit, defeats fatigue and prevents the body from being lazy. Surprisingly, this drink actually has both a relaxing and toning effect. In addition, it perfectly stimulates the work of the brain. Thanks to this, green tea today is extremely popular in Europe.

The best varieties of green tea are grown in several provinces of China. Somewhat worse in taste and flavor tea from Japan. Indian and Ceylon varieties do not reach high standards of quality.

To date, there are three types of green tea, which differ in the way the sheet is treated. These are roasted teas of Dong Ting and Lun Zing, steamed spindle or spirals of Jade and Xue Hua, as well as dried teas Tai Ping and Huang Shan.

Unequivocally answer the question, what green tea is best, it is unlikely that even an expert will be able to. Each flavor has its own flavor and taste. It can be either fruit or floral, and herbal shades. Of course, the choice here depends entirely on your personal preferences. But in order to choose high quality tea, some rules need to be known.

The high cost of green tea, unfortunately, does not always indicate its good quality. Incorrect or too long storage can change the taste and nutritional value of even elite types of tea.

Always pay attention to the packaging of tea. The best materials for preserving the taste and aroma of the product are foil or parchment. But cellophane film for these purposes is absolutely not good.

Green tea of good quality has a color from bright emerald to pistachio, sometimes with a silvery tint. Tea brown-green color, which is also often found on our shelves, does not belong to elite varieties and should not be expensive.

The more the tea leaf is twisted, the more intense will be the welding.

Tea in bags can not be considered a useful drink, the more it is to avoid all kinds of teas with artificial flavors. From such green tea, except for harm, no good will come.

If you do not belong to advanced connoisseurs and connoisseurs of this drink, and the question of which green tea to choose, puts you at a dead end, use some of our tips.

In order not to be deceived by tempting promises of sellers, in advance familiarize with assortment. In the Internet you can find photos, descriptions and even the approximate cost of each type of tea.

Like all other crops, the tea bush needs to be fed and protected from pests. In order not to poison your own organism, make sure that there is an "organic" mark on the tea package, meaning that this product was grown without chemicals.

Cooking recipes

In the East, green tea is not just a pleasant, well-satisfying thirst, a drink, but a whole philosophy. Tea ceremony is always a smooth, unhurried conversation, an opportunity to show the visitor his hospitality. Although this term refers, for the most part, to the culture of Japan, one way or another similar traditions are present in all countries of Asia. Take, for example, Uzbekistan, where green tea is not only a favorite drink, but also the main sign of hospitality. While the visitor is pleasant to the owner and he wishes to detain him longer, in the cup of that one there is exactly half the tea. If the guest is uninvited and unwanted, he will be filled with a bowl to the brim. This is a frank hint that as soon as the tea is drunk, the guest should get up and leave.

If you put together all the recipes for tea, there will be more than one volume. There is nothing surprising in this, because green tea is a universal drink. It can be drunk hot or cold. It helps to satisfy not only thirst, but also hunger.
Perhaps, every Asian nation has at least a couple of curious recipes for making green tea.

For example, Tajiks prepare this drink on milk. According to the recipe, 2-3 tsp. There is a glass of water, half a liter of milk and a pinch of salt. The drink is boiled additionally.

Mongols, Kalmucks, Buryats and Kyrgyz make green tea something like a soup. The method of preparation is as follows: 50 g of green tea is ground and poured with a mixture of water and milk. The mixture is boiled for about 15 minutes, filtered and oil and salt are added. Often the composition of such tea soup is flour, bay leaf, pepper, nutmeg nut.

If you want to enjoy a really useful drink, do not forget to brew green tea correctly. Water should not be more than 90 degrees. This does not mean that you need to stand over a teapot with a thermometer. Simply open the lid and make cooking brews and tea. After a couple of minutes, the water will cool down to the desired temperature.

If you are not too sure about the quality of the tea leaves, drain the first water and brew again.