I mean do they use a combination of tea leaves or is it a specific tea leaf? I love Chinese tea and Oolong seems to be their chinese tea they serve in the Chinese restaurant. Is this the real authentic tea? or has been Americanized? Just wondering. Whats your favorite tea?

I like Red Rose, Lipton and Bigalow.

It’s a specific kind of tea and high quality oolong can be brewed several times from the same leaves and, unlike other teas, it improves with reuse.
It is common to brew the same leaves three to five times, the third or fourth steeping usually being the best.
oolong tea leaves are processed in two different ways. Some teas are rolled into long curly leaves, while some are pressed into a ball-like form similar to gunpowder tea.
Oolong has a taste more akin to green tea than to black tea: it has neither the rosy, sweet aroma of black tea nor the stridently grassy vegetal notes that typify green tea. It is commonly brewed to be strong, with the bitterness leaving a sweet aftertaste.

But my favorite tea is Red Zinger!

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How long is the brew time for multiple steepings.

Say for an oolong that I like it is 3 minutes, but for th second steeping how long is it? Shorter? Longer?

I know green tea is sometimes 30-40 seconds, but how long for oolong?

You might want to start with a shorter infusion around 1-1.5 minutes for the first infusion so you can get the most out of subsequent ones. There are some oolongs that can be steeped for less than 30 seconds and still give a very powerful brew. These can be steeped many times. For the following infusions though, a good rule of thumb is to increase the time by about 30 seconds for each one (this is true with basically every tea that can be steeped more than once). You should experiment with the times to find what tastes best to you.

I haven’t changed much at all about my life except perhaps I drinking oolong tea. It had a smokey scent to it, so I bought some because I enjoy tea. Its better than just hot water! : ). But ever since I started drinking it Ive felt very alive, and rejuvenated. I dont feel the same way I do if I drink coffee, so the caffeine intake is lower? Does it actually have benefits, or did my system suddenly cleanse? haha funny question I know : )

yes there are definitely benefits to drinking tea, any tea not just oolong, but if that’s the one you like, stick with it. it’s good for you!

my doctor said for my dry skin i should drink oolong tea.
anyway, i got some now, and i tried it warmed up. it smells like death and taste even worse. on my 2nd gulp i almost threw up. then i put honey and sugar in, but that didn’t help. so now i’m drinking it as ice tea. its still really bad. it smells bad and i have to take little sips so i don’t throw up. this is the worse thing i have ever tasted, ever. how do you make this taste good?

If you’re using tea bags, often they are inferior quality bits of leaves and what’s known as sand (powdered leaf bits). This will extract bitter flavors quickly.

Try loose leaf tea, brew it at around 200F in a preheated (with boiling water container) for only about 1-2 minutes. High quality Oolong actually only takes 30-50 seconds to brew and the same leaves can be used 5-8 times (each brewing cycle will be longer of course).

If you have low quality tea and are brewing for around 5 minutes like regular tea, that’s probably why it tastes so bad.

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Just asking this as it just popped into my mind.

oolong tea contains more polyphenols than black or green tea. Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants that protect you against different health problems and diseases. Besides they enhance the metabolism to speed up weight loss and improves overall skin tone. A cup of oolong tea has nearly 50% less caffeine than a cup of coffee. Oolong tea or wu-long tea was discovered in the Fukien region of China. It is a fruity and medium-flavored tea and has the combined properties of black and green teas.
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Just curious (:

Green tea is the naturally dried tea leaves. When tea leaves are fully fermented, that creates black tea. Oolong is partially fermented tea leaves.

All tea comes from the same plant. White tea is from the newest growth of green tea leaves and orange pekoe is black tea.

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