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Oolong Tea – Tempting Tea with a Wide Ra...

SeiWhange — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:14:41 +0200

The list of various types of teas is endless. You’ll get exhausted, but the list goes on for ever. As a tea lover, you have so many options to choose from. Each variety of tea has its own taste, color, smell and most importantly health benefits. Tea has now become a powerful medium to deal with cancer, blood pressure, cardiac and obesity problems.

China has been a potent force for decades as far as tea production is concerned. Its contribution in popularizing tea worldwide is unmatchable. Over the years, it has been offering wide range of teas with unique appearance and taste. All these teas are now entertaining the world to the full. There is one such type of tea, called Oolong tea which carries meaning of both mystifying and tempting. You’ll never come across so many varieties in any category of tea as you’ll find in Oolong tea in terms of its shapes, colors and fragrances.

Various types of Wuyi Oolong teas, Tie Guan Yin-style Oolongs and flavored Oolong teas are offered at great prices by Yishanteashop.com. You can also taste the sampler packs of all varieties. Everyone can derive something from Oolong teas to suit their needs. You can have bold-rich roasted flavors to delicate and rich flowery fragrances. The heritage site of Wuyi Mountains is the home to more than 800 variations of teas. Each variation is known by a distinct name and processing techniques. All these techniques have been in practice by generation after generation. Yishant teashop has a very close association with this region. It makes all sincere efforts to transmit its knowledge of Wuyi Oolong teas to many tea lovers around the world.

Another type of Oolong teas which is quite popular both within and outside of China is Tie Guan Yin teas. These teas are quite different from other Oolong teas as they are greener in color and have low oxidation. One interesting thing to learn about Tie Guan Yin teas is that their taste often varies from one farm to the other. In addition to enjoying Oolong teas at their purest form, there are also flavored Oolongs scented with flowers like Osmanthus that offer tea lovers whole new different experience. Yishanteashop.com always looks out for newer creations of flavored Oolong tea for your enjoyment. For more details please visit:

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Some of the Valuable Reasons to Drink Oo...

SeiWhange — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:12:55 +0200

Oolong tea has been expressed as "Yu Xiang Hui Wei " as it goes through so many diversified manufacturing steps in order to produce a good flavor and fragrance. The tea consists of more than a few dozens of leaves that have special flavors and aromas due to differences in the leaves, the production area, and the harvest time. Among them, Tie Guan Yin, Shui Xian, and Oolong are well known, and many renowned oolong teas are produced in Fujian Province. Oolong tea produced in the Province is sold overseas throughout the world as the tea that is delegate of China, the home of tea.

Oolong tea from Taiwan is also known as Imperial Formosa Oolong. The first Europeans to visit Taiwan were Portuguese sailors, who were so impressed by the beauty of Taiwan that they called it Isla Formosa. This translates as "Beautiful Island" and although Taiwan is now a bustling modern country, the tea growing areas of the island are prime examples of its natural beauty. Most of the oolong tea produced in Taiwan is for local consumption. The Taiwanese are discriminating tea drinkers who demand the best.

There are many valuable reasons to drink oolong tea. First and chief one is the wonderful taste. Tea specialist the world over value Taiwan tea for its sweetness and density. The preparation and serving of Oolong tea is also a pleasant pastime that can be shared with friends and family. In Taiwan and elsewhere, drinking oolong tea is a social affair that solidifies relationships.

The best oolong tea from Taiwan is grown in the sky-scraping mountains. All the oolong tea sold here is high-mountain oolong that is handpicked and hand processed. These are artisan teas that have been produced with high concern. They are highly deserving of the name 'Imperial Formosa Oolong'.

Producing Taiwan oolong tea is an exacting and time-consuming process. The quality of the final product depends as much on the finishing as on the raw tealeaves. But make no mistake about the tealeaves - they are the heart and soul of oolong tea and the reason it is so valued. Taiwan tea farmers are increasingly adopting organic growing practices because of the higher quality tea these methods produce. For more details please visit:

http://www.yishanteashop.com/Oolong_Teas/

Blooming Tea – Tea that Flourishes

SeiWhange — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:19:44 +0200

Tea lovers worldwide are for a special treat. They can now cherish the look of the tea apart from its taste. You may be in doubt how the look of the tea can be cherished. Yes, that’s true with the unique blooming tea concept. Though people from around the globe have come to know about its existence only few years back, the blooming tea has been in practice in China for decades. Known as ‘Art Flower Tea’ inside China, blooming tea is all about arranging tea leaves with scented flowers and presenting them in the form of hand-tied blossom teas. These blossom teas are then supplied to every nook and corner of this world.

The popularity of blooming teas is on the rise. Some credit for this popularity must be given to Blossomingleaf.com which has been striving hard to popularize this classic form of tea-making since its inception. The initiatives taken by it have earned rich dividends now. The specialty of the site lies in its unique collection of blossom teas, tied teas and flavored teas. More than 30 innovative and attractive blossoms are exhibited on the site. But that number is steadily increasing with the addition of new artful blooming teas and tea deals.

As various aromatic flowers are a key ingredient of this form of tea-making, as a customer, you can shop these art-teas in accordance with the type of flower used in them. Whether you adore the fragrance of marigold, rose, jasmine or osmanthus, you’ll find every variety in abundance at Blossomingleaf. You can also purchase unique mountain tea flowers surrounding a plateau of fine green tea.

Blossomingleaf not only offers fine teas to its valued customers, it also enhances their shopping experience through the offer of attractively packaged designer teasets. Watch out for new and beautiful blooming teas as well as the existing teas in high demand and great gift ideas on its home page. These sections keep updating regularly to provide freshness to the customers. You can also avail the offer of free shipping of your products if your shopping bag is valued more than $50. The site also assures you about the freshness of teas for two weeks. So what are you waiting for? Tea lovers grab this opportunity now.

Chinese Tea is one of the Most Popular P...

SeiWhange — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:14:43 +0200

After water, tea is the most popular beverage on earth. It is consumed in large quantities all over the world, but is likely most popular in Asia. Tea was even discovered in Asia, and most of the world’s tea is still grown in this part of the world, though India is a close second. In fact, drinking a cup of tea with every meal is good for one’s metabolism. Tea is also a natural beverage. The Chinese weight loss teas are produced based on the belief that the caffeine in tea increases body function to help burn more calories. The tea also contains polyphenols, which helps with the digestion of fat, thus making Chinese tea good helpful for losing weight. Most if not all types of Chinese tea are considered effective for weight loss. They all offer a low calorie alternative to commercial beverages. Nevertheless, the Pu-erh and Oolong teas have received the most attention regarding weight loss.

Chinese teas may help lower and maintain your cholesterol levels. A recent study looked at the possibility that the antioxidants in Chinese teas, specifically called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) could affect diet induced Hypercholesterolemia in rats. Hypercholesterolemia is high levels of LDL or bad cholesterol in the blood. This in of itself isn’t a disease but it can cause heart diseases, such as Atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Only in recent years, the medical community jumped on the Chinese tea bandwagon. Now, researchers are conducting numerous studies on the viability of Chinese tea extracts in the treatment and prevention of many diseases and conditions. The most common types of Chinese teas are:

Ø Green tea

Ø Red tea

Ø White tea

Ø Black tea

Ø Oolong tea

Ø Pu-erh tea

Ø Flower tea

Ø Yellow tea

Ø Pressed tea

Ø Iron Buddha

Ø Kudin tea

Bojenmi Chinese tea is one of the most popular products of China that has been used mainly for weight loss. In fact, it has been used for such purpose for the past twenty years. In Chinese the term "bojenmi” means "slim and beautiful”. The bojenmi Chinese tea formulation is basically provided in the form of a loose tea and easy to use tea bags. Several ingredients are used for this herb formulation, but the main ingredient is the tealeaf from Fujian Province. For more details please visit:

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Oolong Tea – Tempting Tea with a Wide Ra...

SeiWhange — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:11:12 +0200

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