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Brief introduction of green brick tea

Green brick tea is a kind of tea pressed into brick shape, and its production history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. Green brick tea is usually made from old tea leaves. Tea leaves need to go through two steps: fermentation and baking, and they should be wetted before pressing.

Blue brick tea has a rectangular shape, smooth and shiny surface, dark green, strong old flavor and glutinous rice fragrance. Green brick tea has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and is helpful for warming stomach, strengthening spleen, diuresis and moistening lung. It is a kind of high quality tea with mellow taste and long aftertaste.

There are many ways to drink green brick tea, such as boiling water to make tea, or breaking tea. When boiling water to make tea, it is recommended to use mineral water or pure water, the water temperature is 90℃, and the brewing time can be adjusted according to personal taste, generally 3-5 minutes is recommended. When making tea with scraps, it is necessary to break the brick tea into camellia oleifera abel. with proper size and brew it with just the right water temperature. The brewed tea soup is golden and clear in color and mellow in taste.

In a word, blue brick tea is a unique traditional tea in China, which has a unique taste and health care effect and is favored by tea lovers.