What is a silver needle?
silver needles, also known as Bai Hao Yinzhen, is a delicate Chinese drink of high quality. Sweet white tea, silver needle is made of very fine tea leaves and is considered one of the most respected Chinese teas. Slightly walnut and fine, it is a popular dessert tea for a gourmet.
White silver needle tea was first selected for the brewery in 1891. Young, massive, clear buds are selected to prepare the tea. During the selection, the harvesters choose the most modern shapes, without leaves or stems to ensure that the resulting fine, pale cooking tea. As with other white teas, the buds are wteral and at least oxidized to lose the natural taste of green tea.
full antioxidants, silver needle is considered to be very delicate, soothing tea. Various studies have associated with the support of metabolism, reduced cancer risk and improve the immune system. Like all white teas, a silver needle is also considered a good product for moisturizingAnd the body, sometimes resulting in the effect against aging.
Low caffeine is a silver needle less processed than green tea. For this reason, it has a higher concentration of catechin, which makes it stronger antibacterial and antiviral drink. It also contains a high amount of theanic acid, which makes it a fine relaxant and also a mood increase. White teas as a silver needle may also contain less fluoride than other teas. The silver needle contains no calories, sweeteners, fats or carbohydrates.
One of the most precious teas in the world, a silver needle gather only a few days every year. In general, Bai Hao Yinzhen is selected from mid -March to early April in Fuding and Zhenhe districts of the Chinese province of Fujian. This ensures undamaged, unopened buds from the absence of rain. Due to its selection of rarity and selection, a silver needle may be more expensive than other time.
while mnOho's tea instructions recommend that the drinker cooks the product according to preferences, silver tea has strict recommended cooking instructions to produce the highest quality drink. These include cooking tea at 180 degrees of fahrenheite (82.2 ° C) for three minutes. The recommended amount is one teaspoon (five milliliters) of tea on six ounces (177.4 milliliters) used water. To allow the development of a full flavor of tea, the drink can be cooked for up to ten minutes.