What's the difference between raw and cooked Pu 'er tea?

First, the production process differences

Raw tea

Pu 'er raw tea is a kind of pressed tea, which is made from fresh leaves of Yunnan big-leaf tea tree that grow in line with the environmental conditions of Pu 'er tea producing area, and then through the steps of enzyme fixation, rolling, sun drying and autoclaving.

Green cake, also known as green cake, is a traditional processing technology. In those days, tea was pressed into cakes directly without artificial fermentation, and it was naturally fermented by the passage of time and years. Generally, the taste of tea will be good after 5 to 10 years. The appearance of raw tea is dark green, the aroma is more fragrant than that of cooked tea, the taste is stronger, and the soup is golden and bright.

Raw cakes are domineering and have the effect of scraping oil. Drinking before meals is not recommended.

Cooked tea

Cooked tea is a kind of loose tea or pressed tea which is made of Yunnan large-leaf sun-dried green tea which meets the environmental conditions of Pu 'er tea producing area and is processed by special treatment and post-fermentation. Cooked cakes can be drunk directly when they are lying in the pile and fermented moderately. Tea cakes are dark black, and the soup is reddish brown and bright red, which has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, detoxifying and relaxing bowels.

Second, the color and taste of the soup.

Raw tea

The soup is mainly yellow-green and turquoise, with strong flavor and high irritation. If heated, the tea soup will be fragrant, sweet and light, slightly astringent.

Cooked tea

The light degree of fermentation is mostly dark red, and the heavy degree of fermentation is mainly black. The taste is sweet, hardly bitter and resistant to foaming.

Third, color and fragrance.

Raw tea

Mainly turquoise and dark green, some of them turn yellow-red. Usually, the smell of freshly made tea cakes is not obvious. If heated at high temperature, it will be very sweet and fragrant. Long-term storage will be brown, if it is new tea, it will be green.

Cooked tea

Mainly in black or reddish brown, some buds in Chaze are dark golden yellow, with a thick fermented smell, which is somewhat similar to musty smell. Mildly fermented ones have a taste similar to longan, while heavily fermented ones have damp straw mats. Cooked tea strips are trivial and incomplete.