What is the meaning of "Kung Fu Cha"?
It¡¯s a tea brewing process. In Chinese, Cha is "tea". For "Kung Fu", you might be familiar with one of its meanings - martial arts. But it has more meanings in Chinese - hard work, labor, level of achievement, skill, free time, etc. Kung Fu Cha is the Chinese tea brewing process that has a little bit of ALL these meanings-you will find out why when you go through the What classes of tea are appropriate for Kung Fu Cha?
Oolong class. Kung Fu Cha uses YiXing teapots (more into on YiXing teapots) that retain a high temperature during brewing. High temperature is what it takes to extract flavor from Oolong. However, tender tea classes like green tea should NOT be brewed with Kung Fu Cha. Procedures are dead. What do we look for in King Fu Cha? We look for the right combination of amount of tea leave, water temperature, brewing time, etc. to make a good cup of tea. And keep in mind that Kung Fu Cha offers an advantage over other brewing-higher water temperature.
The procedure illustrated in the coming up pages is just basic steps. Feel free to modify the steps (e. g. putting the YiXing teapot in a hot water bath to slow sown heat loss, etc.) if such steps give you a better cup of tea.
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