When is green tea the most tender?

Tea before the Ming Dynasty and tea before the rain are the names of spring tea in different stages of Jiangnan tea area in the Yangtze River basin in China according to the solar terms. "Tea before tomorrow" is the tea picked before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and "Tea before rain" is the tea picked before Tomb-Sweeping Day and Grain Rain. Qianming tea is famous for its tenderness and high quality. Ancient tribute tea divided spring tea into three types: tea before society, tea before fire and tea before rain. Tea before fire, that is, before tea tomorrow. Because the ancients had the custom of forbidding fire for three days on the Cold Food Festival, they didn't make a fire for cooking for three days, so they called it "cold food". Cold Food Festival is the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, so "tea before fire" is actually "tea tomorrow". In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River to watch the collection of Longjing tea in Hangzhou, and wrote a poem entitled "Watching the collection of tea and making songs". There is a poem that says "before the fire is tender, it is best to ride after the fire", which means that the Longjing tea picked in Tomb-Sweeping Day the day before is of the best quality, too early and too tender, too old and too late. So, why is Qianming tea so expensive? This is because after a winter's rest, the first batch of buds before Tomb-Sweeping Day in the following spring can grow into a bud and a leaf, which is very rare, so tea before Ming Dynasty is rare. Let's talk about tea before the Ming Dynasty.

1. Are all the teas the best before tomorrow?

Tea before tomorrow is just a name for green tea. Especially the green tea with small leaves and fine shapes is the best before the Ming Dynasty. The most prominent example is the West Lake Longjing. The West Lake Longjing before the Ming Dynasty can best highlight the fresh, pure and refreshing characteristics of tea. However, some varieties of green tea, such as "Biluochun" in Dongting, are made of tea seeds picked before the Ming Dynasty, which are slightly bland in taste, but it will be better to use tea seeds picked after Tomb-Sweeping Day.

2. Is it the top grade of tea before tomorrow?

The grade of tea is not directly related to whether it is tea before Ming Dynasty. The grade of tea should be comprehensively evaluated from the aspects of tea shape, color, integrity, cleanliness, aroma, taste and leaf bottom, rather than judging by which time period it was picked and made.

3. How to distinguish Qianming tea?

Tea before the Ming Dynasty had the characteristics of oily color, rich aroma, fresh taste and soft leaves. The simple way to tell is to make tea with boiling water. If it is new tea, the tea is blue-green, and the tea of old tea is turbid and yellowish. Moreover, if it is new tea, there will be a lot of fine fluff after the tea is soaked, but Chen rarely has it.

4. What are the disadvantages of tea before tomorrow?

Tea fried before tomorrow, if stored for a short time, may even be drunk immediately after it is cooked. Excessive polyphenols in tea can not be oxidized, which can easily stimulate the gastric mucosa of human body and cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. It may also contain highly active tannic acid, which will solidify protein and iron in food and affect digestion and absorption. It may also overstimulate the nerve center, causing or deepening neurasthenia, insomnia, sweating and other symptoms. Therefore, new tea should be put aside for a while before drinking.

Through these points, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Qianming tea. Then when we buy tea before tomorrow, we should have a clear aim. Not all teas before tomorrow will be delicious and of high quality. Tea before the Ming Dynasty had elegant aroma, fresh taste and delicate appearance, and its rhyme had been formed, but its taste was still light and it was not suitable for drinking. Tea before rain is mellow and full, fresh and bubble-resistant. In addition to tea products such as Longjing, when buying green tea and spring tea, we should consider tea before rain, which tastes stronger and more mellow.