Shou Cha or Shu Cha?
In the recent couple of decades, pu’er dark teas that are produced with the piled...
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“Raw” Puer or “Cooked” Puer?
The expression “shengcha” initially refers to the dried tea leaves of the puer variety that were meant to go through further processing, such as steaming for compressing or post-fermentation…
Pu’er
Pu’er ( Chinese: 普洱 ) is the name of a municipality in the province of...
Defending Against Cancer
As to how tea protects the body against cancer, several mechanisms have been observed and hypothesized. We have tried to digest them and represent a few prominent concepts here in plain English…
From Crude Provision to Treasure: Origin of Dark Tea
The development of the technique for the modern classic post-fermentation process was developed in Hong Kong by tea merchants after WWII, converting…
Puer, a Post-fermented Tea
Puer, formally spelled as Pu’er (pǔ-ěr) 普洱, aka Po Lei, Bolay, Pu-erh, Pu Er, Chinese restaurant tea...
Tea List Gallery: Pu’er and other Dark Teas
Dark teas include a number of varieties beyond the more popular subcategory of Pu’er, and...