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Taiwan Tea.

If you’re planning to visit the island of Taiwan, do make sure you include a trip to one of its teahouses. One taste of its oolong tea is equivalent to a glimpse of heaven.

The History of Oolong Tea

Oolong tea is also spelled as wu long or wulong tea, but they all refer to the semi-oxidized tea produced under subtropical weather in the mountainous regions of central Taiwan. In its early days, tea was mainly imported to Taiwan from China or the provinces of Fujian and Jiangsu to be specific.

In those times, only the wealthy and the powerful as well as the intellectuals were able to afford tea. When Japanese troops came to occupy the country, tea was also imported from Japan. Later on, Chinese goods returned to the market, allowing the masses to finally afford them. It was only in the 1970’s that locally produced Taiwanese tea was sold within the country as well.

Two Main Types of Tea

All Taiwanese teas are produced in the country’s mountain regions. Two varieties emerged from local tea production: sprout mountain tea with its fuchsia-colored sprouts and Taiwan mountain tea, with its light-purple to green sprouts.

Taiwan tea is an absolute delight and one that many tea drinkers tend to overlook, we tend to only try the teas that we are familiar with therefore I always suggest that anyone wishing to try more tea should try and purchase a tea tasting kit or variety box. These will contain a mixture of tea blends which will anable you to sample the different flavors, a very cost effective way to buy and can open up a whole new world of tea drinking delights.

Track down a good tea supplier and try some today…

Quality Organic Tea.

Organic tea is rumored to have superior quality.

This is due to the fact that organic crops are grown using natural compost, which works in the manner that Mother Nature intended. The mulch, also sourced from natural materials, allow moisture to enrich the soil longer. This extra set of good nutrients break down more slowly but is absorbed more efficiently by the tea plant.

Here’s proof of organic tea’s superiority: tea competitions are often held in many regions in China, Taiwan and Japan. More often than not, teas that have been grown organically win the prize. Experienced judges in these competitions swear by the distinctive aroma and taste of organic teas and often declare them as the best.

I have to say that in my own humble opinion each blend of tea has it’s own unique and truly wonderful qualities, after all each has it’s own taste and people all have their own preferences. Suffice to say Organic tea has a whole spectrum of wonderful delights to which it can offer us and I for one will continue to savor it’s taste for as long as the suppliers have it on offer.

Viva Organic Tea

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