Tea is a unique drink. It contains about 300 substances necessary for a person, so good tea is always enjoyed with pleasure: at home, at work and at a party. But why does tea sometimes lose its flavor and taste?
All sorts of tea (without additives) are leaves of a tree of the same species. Thea sinensis.
The taste and aroma of tea depends not only on the location of the plantation, the timing and methods of processing tea leaves, drying and fermentation, ways of brewing, but also on how to store tea.
Dry tea is a very delicate product and its quality influences where to store tea.
In the air, tea easily loses essential oils, due to which we enjoy its aroma. Tea quickly absorbs any odors, moisture. From sunlight in it, enzymes break down, vitamins - especially C, which in fresh tea is more than in lemon. Accumulate tannins, giving a specific bitter taste. If it is too cold or hot, irreversible processes occur with proteins and amino acids (up to 25%) and it loses its basic qualities. The optimum temperature of tea storage is 17-20 degrees.
If the storage is not properly stored, the tea of the highest quality can lose its aroma and basic advantages overnight. To taste will be worse than low-grade, but correctly stored.
How to store tea properly?
Often in warehouses and in stores, tea is stored next to spices, household chemicals or in damp areas. At home, a pack of tea is kept in the kitchen next to the stove. It is unacceptable.
The main condition for proper storage is a sealed package, no odor and damp. In China, Japan and Russia, tea was stored and brewed in separate rooms from the kitchen - tea houses and rooms. They kept the tea leaves in boxes, which were worn with canvas bags. In porcelain or dark glass teapots with tight covers in a cupboard or cupboard.
Now there are different cans for storing tea: porcelain, tin plated metal with tight lids,
Open the package carefully so that you can then tightly close it with the remainder, but it is better to pour into a teapot with a tight lid.
Tea will not lose its taste for many years if you follow the rules of its storage and then at any time you can enjoy this magic drink, recharging with strength, joy and health.