Can anybody tell me what kind of tea this is?!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23638489@N0...
That is a picture of the tea itself so you can see what the dried tea looks like. Once it brews, it creates a fairly green colored tea (not amber like green tea is, I mean actually green). It's also very bitter, though it tastes fine once you mix some honey into it.
The flavor seems similar to bitter melon to me, but I've never had a tea like this before. Anyone have a clue?
Answers: So, my fiancee's mom gave us some tea after her visit to Los Angeles Chinatown and we're not sure what it is.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23638489@N0...
That is a picture of the tea itself so you can see what the dried tea looks like. Once it brews, it creates a fairly green colored tea (not amber like green tea is, I mean actually green). It's also very bitter, though it tastes fine once you mix some honey into it.
The flavor seems similar to bitter melon to me, but I've never had a tea like this before. Anyone have a clue?
"Ku" is for bitter. "Ding" is for spike. "Cha" translates as "tea".
Ku ding cha (or "Tea King" in southeast Asia) begins with the long, rubbery leaves from the evergreen tree, Ilex from China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The leaves are carefully rolled by craftsman into the distinctive spike form. 3-5 Ku Ding Cha "spikes" should be steeped to yield one pot of tea.
Distinctively bitter tasting
Ku ding cha's bright green liquor tastes distinctively bitter and penetrates the senses, followed by a transformational and alluring sweetness. New drinkers will probably want to be very moderate.
Ku ding cha's health benefits
Our Chinese friends tell us that while not mainstream, Ku ding cha's popularity is really picking up steam mainly due to it medicinal qualities. While chemically related to tea due to the presence of polyphenols and flavonoids, Ku ding cha's main component appears to be triterpene glycosides (saponins) and it considered a herbal tea.
The benefits associated with Ku ding cha include: promoting disperse wind-heat(body imbalance)/ improving blood circulation, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels/ reducing symptoms of the common cold, flu, fever, and sinus infections/ a bronchitis treatment/ a thirst quencher/ proper body weight maintenance/ and even improve mental focus and brain function (memory).
The first link is the blog I got the info(its about 2/3 down the page), the second is where you can order it
maybe dandelion?
I would play it safe and call it organic tea.
Oolong tea?
Throw that away, your wifes mom brought you doobies
green tea leaves, from the picture
i would say zebapeek I'm not sure of the correct spelling .
cammella tea??
There could only be 2 kinds, 1. it's green tea 2. bitter melon leaves with green tea
I'm pretty sure it's oolong tea
That is unprocess Ku Ding Cha..great for loosing weight, digestion and energy....That is very rare to find it on raw form because you can have over 2 pots of tea with on of those sticks.