Wu Yi Weight Loss Tea

How Much Wu Long Tea Should I Drink

Drinking a cup of Wu Yi tea everyday is a very popular thing to do in today’s world especially if you are trying to reap the benefits of the tea. But the lingering question still remains: How Much Green Chinese Tea should you drink?

To tackle this question we must realize that there are no right or wrong answer as to how much tea you should be drinking daily and as we speak there are even researches investigating this issue. Extensive research is being conducted as to how much tea is “optimal” to drink so you can maximize the health benefits of Chinese tea such as green tea and Wu Yi tea. A study conducted by Herbs For Health Magazine found that in Japanese cities; people who drank 5-10 cups of tea per day remained cancer-free longer than men who drank less than three cups per day. This research also found that there were fewer happenings of breast cancer within women and if there happened to be breast cancer the disease spread slower while drinking at least 5 cups of Wu Yi tea per day.

Also a study conducted at a University in California concluded that you can easily attain the desired levels of polyphenols by drinking merely two cups of Wu Long tea per day. This study also found that Green tea and Wu Long tea had the same health benefits as the Wu Yi tea however Wu Yi tea was optimal for attaining the desired levels. To reach the maximum health benefits 10 cups of Wu Yi tea per day was required in these studies.

So after reviewing these studies how can you decide which is the best way to decide on how much Wu Yi tea would be optimal for your body? Considering the conflicting evidence I would say to be on the safe side 5 cups of day seems to be a good amount to drink. In all of the studies 5 was the minimum and in some cases 5 cups of Wu Yi tea was more than enough. To get the desired levels of polyphenols 5 cups of tea will do the trick. As I said in my earlier posts drinking tea is more beneficial than drinking water so there is absolutely NO HARM in drinking 10 or more cups of fat burning Chinese Slimming Wu Yi tea every day but drinking that much could possibly get tedious. There is no right or wrong way to drink your tea. If you are looking to reap the health benefits of Wu Yi tea then drink as much as you can…10 cups of tea per day will easily get the job done. If you are just a casual tea drinker then drink as much as you want…1 cup per day, 1 cup of tea per week. It doesn’t matter how much tea you drink, just enjoy!

Wu Long Tea Drinking Customs

Wu Long tea is prepared and consumed on several different occasions within the Chinese Tea society. Here is a list of special circumstances in which the Chinese enjoy their beverage of Wu Yi tea:

• Consuming Wu Long tea is a sign of respect to family, friends, and co-workers. The younger-aged population pay their respects to the older generation by offering a cup of Chinese Slimming Weight Loss Wu Long tea. During the holiday season paying for a nice meal and offering tea at the meal is tradition within the Chinese tea culture. Also in the past the poorer class people in the Chinese tea culture would often serve Wu long tea to their masters or employers. Now in the Chinese tea culture it is normal for anyone in any ranking class to share the benefits of tea with everyone. The lower class isn’t expected to serve tea to the upper class as it is more of a casual or social tea to be enjoyed with everyone.
• Family gatherings often like to enjoy the great taste of Wu Long Chinese Slimming tea while spending time with their family. Today in China’s tea culture when the parent’s kids get married they normally move out, start a family, and get married. With the expensive travel system our world has today it is often difficult for the parents to spend lots of time with their sons and daughters. As a result it has become tradition for when the children return home to drink Wu Yi tea while spending time with their families.  Going out on the town to eat often becomes an important activity within the Chinese tea culture and it is normal to enjoy tea while out for supper with the family.
• Often times apologies are followed up by offering a cup of Wu Yi tea to show their appreciation. The Wu Long tea is only offered when giving out serious apologies for serious mistakes someone has made. A perfect example of this is when a child gets in trouble at home, an apology is given to his or her parents and then followed up with a nice cup of Chinese Wu Long tea.
• Special events such as wedding days are joined up by drinking Wu Yi tea. During a Chinese marriage ceremony the bride and groom kneel in front of each other’s parents and serve them a cup of Chinese Slimming tea. This is the deepest form someone in China can express their gratitude towards their elders. The parents at this point drinking the cup of Wu Yi tea which shows their approval of the marriage and is symbolic of “good luck”.
• The passing of tradition is a great part of the Chaoshan culture. When friends and family get together the tradition and culture is passed around. This is accompanied by a nice cup of Wu Long Chinese tea. In this situation it is custom for the elders to pass their wisdom down to the younger generation. The Wu Yi tea has been said to help smoother over the transition of information from the elders to the young generation. Also the Wu Long tea is something that everyone can enjoy even if they don’t like being present at these tradition passings.

It becomes apparent that Wu Yi tea can be used for many different occasions throughout todays society. These are just a few examples of how the Chinese spend their valuable time drinking Wu Yi tea and each culture has their own specific way of enjoying tea. I will discuss other culture’s way of tea drinking customs in future posts.

Wu Long Tea Making Process

Wu Long tea isn’t processed any differently from regular green tea or Wu Yi tea. To begin the process the Wu Long farmers pick the leaves only which are fully matured. After the farmers picked the premium, fully matured Wu Long leaves the leaved are left alone to oxidize. Another common name for tea leave oxidizing is withering. At the withering process the Wu Long leaves are simply left outside to dry in the sun.  The UV rays from the sun aren’t the only way to dry these leaves, sometimes they are manually dried through heat generated from burners or anything similar. Wu Long tea farmers generally prefer a nice sunny day to keep the tea leaves dry however for reasons unknown the farmers would prefer a wind-less day.

When the tea leaves are being oxidized they eventually become darker in color. After the oxidation process is complete the Wu Long tea leaves will be moved back in doors. When Wu Long tea leaves are moved back inside they are heated and rotated around at temperatures normally set to 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit. After the Wu Long leaves will be heated for 5 minutes at extremely high temperatures. After the tea leaves are heated at high tempertaures for 5 minutes the Wu Long tea leaves are rolled or packaged in mills. The leaves are spread out onto a drying machine were they are left to dry.

The Wu Long tea is only partially oxidized as opposed to black tea which is 100% oxidized. Wu Long is brewed to a beautiful golden color which releases a nice smelling aroma similar to fruit.

A very important compound known as catechins are found in the Wu Long Tea leaves after they have been oxidized and packaged. The tea plant itself has plentiful catechins before the Wu Long tea leaves have been oxidized. The oxidation process actually removes the catechins. This explains why white tea has the most catechins and black tea has the least. Green tea and Wu Long tea have a beneficial amount of catechins in them because they are not fully oxidized.

What are the benefits of drinking Wu Long tea?

Scientific research has shown Wu Long Tea and Wu Yi tea can easily help prevent:

• Cavities
• Infections
• Diabetes
• Acne
• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Helps digestion
• Lose weight

So all it takes is to drink 2-3 cups of fat burning Chinese Slimming tea today to reap the benefits of the Wu Long and Wu Yi tea.

How To Make Oolong Tea

Oolong and Wu Yi tea are normally generated using the exact same process. How Wu Yi tea and Oolong tea is brewed depends greatly on the manufacturer and this simple processing method will effect how the tea actually tastes. Wu Yi tea and Oolong is typically processed using the following steps but not exclusively:

1. Wilting- This is the process of drying the Wu Yi tea leaves to get rid of any moisture or water. The Wu Yi and Oolong tea leaves can be dried either by laying out in the sun and evaporating or just a simple air dry.

2. Cooling- This is done immediatly after the Wu Yi tea leaves are dried. On normal occasion the Wu Long tea leaves will just be placed in a nice cool area which is blocked from any UV rays so the Wu Long leaves can be chilled to perfect temperatures.

3. Yaoqing- This step is an ancient Chinese secret that the people who harvest Wu Yi tea leaves have been doing for thousands of years. The Wu Yi Tea leaves are gently tossed around so the edges of the tea leaves become a little bit bruised. By this process of bruising the WU Yi tea leaves this creates more contacting surface which helps the process of oxidation.

4. Shaqing- This stops the oxidation of the tea leaves. Over-oxidised tea leaves become very strong in flavour and this step is critical to the taste of the Wu Yi tea. To stop the oxidation the tea is exposed to heat which is set to very high temperatures. Small operations that make Oolong tea and Wu Yi tea normally just fry the tea in a large pan. However, large companies that make Oolong complete this process by machines which can Shaq high quantities of Oolong tea leaves at once. This is more costly but will prove efficient while producing large amounts of tea.

5. Rouqing- At this point the Wu Yi leaves are rolled into strands before the next step of dehydration. The style in which the tea is rolled into doesn’t affect the taste of the tea very much. Wu Yi leaves can either be made into strands, clumps, bags, or hung.

6. Roast- Roasting the tea leaves is done with a very low heat. This is done so the Wu Yi tea leaves become dehydrated. This is the final step before the tea is prepared to be packaged and delivered. After the Wu long tea leaves become roasted the leaves are then graded from good to bad. The bad Wu Long tea leaves are separated out from the good ones. The bad Wu Long tea leaves will either become destroyed or sold at a cheaper price. The style in which the tea leaves are packaged depends on how the manufacturer wants the packaging to look.

6 simple steps is all it takes to make a great Chinese slimming tea.