How to Brew Chinese Tea the Right Way

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How do you make tea? Chances are you’ve been doing it wrong.
For many people in China, brewing tea is a ritual akin to meditation. And there is a proper ceremony called gongfu cha.
Gongfu means skill, and cha means tea. It’s a form of Chinese tea service that dates back to the 14th century in Fujian. It places emphasis on the tea’s taste, temperature, and quality.
In this video, we’ll run you through how to do the tea ceremony correctly.
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Producer and Videographer: Clarissa Wei
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@Goldthread 4 года назад

Hi folks! We have 3 tea sets to give away to the most liked comments! The tea sets are travel-friendly and pack into a neat carrying case. You get a gaiwan, two tea cups, and a little holder for tea leaves (the small brown container you see in the video to the left). Like it? We'll look at the 3 most-liked comments on midnight April 8, EST. 🍵

@mylifeisazn 4 года назад

Is this comments for RU-vid or Facebook or both?

@mylifeisazn 4 года назад

@Victoria Ho Ooh okay yay!

@teresaames7902 3 года назад

Goldthread won’t you pour from high to low and circle at bottom?

@cookbook800 3 года назад

I’m so excited..... I received my amazing tea set. I can’t wait to use it! Thank you so much! 🥰

@dawnnadir 2 года назад

It's Kung Fu cha not Going Fu!

@anderspedersen7488 3 месяца назад

A friend of mine gifted me a jar of expensive tea he brought home from a business trip to China. I wouldn’t dare start brewing without knowing the hows and whys.

@user-gy5rv3sr5w Месяц назад

Same! That’s why I’m here

@kennyc5212 4 года назад

This is a great educational video. Not only educational but also shows our Chinese culture. Great job.

@mememachine2777 3 года назад

I don't see the grilled dogs anywhere

@kennyc5212 3 года назад

Don’t hate the Asians BLM 😂

@dehuaipeng3791 3 года назад

meme machine So did your girl friend cheat with a Chinese？ Maybe thats what make you feel so angry with Chinese.

@karlchen9745 3 года назад

@@mememachine2777overused insult, please be more original next time 😪

@leafster1337 3 года назад

@@karlchen9745 it’s usually funny to me now because i always wonder what dog taste like. different breeds with different textures, flavors, richness...different ages and sexes for different fleshes...the different organs...what flavors compliments which cuts, breeds, ages, sexes, cooking methods best. just like any other meat! i want to know out of curiosity, but at the same time it feels cruel, but not much more cruel than what we usually do to other animals, right? so maybe in the end it’s all right if we accept the status quo...

@Sonia-fr1vp 3 года назад

When i was China i was able to see some professionals doing it, they were wearing chinese traditional hanfu and they had many things on the table it was really a beautiful experience! I loved it and i even tasted it

@joeltan4960 2 месяца назад

This is how my dad brew his favourite tea (Oolong). He learned this from his dad, then he thought me how to do it. Now i'm passing this tradition to my son. Thank you for posting this.

@tofuking 4 года назад

One of the main reasons for the gongdao cup is so that the tea can sit in it without being over-steeped when you're not pouring out the whole teapot's/gaiwan's worth of tea!

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@mylifeisazn 4 года назад

"No tea bags, and no flower-infused blends please. The leaves in tea bags are inferior in quality..." I definitely agree but I just love how bluntly and matter-of-factly she says it haha. Loose-leaf all the way! Also this is perfect timing during all the quarantining - I've been wanting to learn to make boba better, and that definitely starts with the tea!

@mylifeisazn 4 года назад

Victoria Ho ahhh yay!!

@rainbowgalaxy1668 3 года назад

not even whole piece leaves or filtrated green tea commodities...

@marchowe1629 3 года назад

It's what you do when you're insecure.

@Moonsapphire419 2 года назад

Loose-leaf team for life

@emcee7670 2 года назад

Have spent more than seven years in China. I have never, not once, seen a Chinese person there use a tea bag.

@sevenmillionhobbies7840 3 года назад

Welp.... this is going to be another new obsession with me. It went from colored pencils to fountain pens, to tea brewing. I think my body is trying to tell me that I need to meditate 🤔

@almojabanas9296 3 года назад

Oh I think that I'm the same as you or even more extreme😭

@andret5302 3 года назад

You will go crazy seeing the variety of portable tea sets for travel in China online stores.

@fireinthesun2408 2 года назад

My Chinese flatmate gave me some tea as I’m English we exchanged to try the difference. I opened it a few you days later and I thought it was a bag of weed lol. Thank you for this!

@hananokuni2580 Год назад

The leaf crumbs found in tea bags are much like the leaf for _konacha_ (粉茶) produced in Japan. _Konacha_ is made from the crumbs that are left behind during tea leaf processing. The crumbs left behind from the processing of high-quality green tea leaf, whether _sencha_ (煎茶) or _gyokuro_ (玉露), provide an inexpensive way to enjoy the flavor of high-quality leaf. In Japanese sushi bars, the green tea provided is usually made from _konacha_ and sometimes sushi establishment owners pay high prices for crumbs from the best green tea leaf. Since the small particle size means large surface area, the flavor is released very quickly. Thus, the best way to brew tea from leaf crumbs is to put some in a fine-mesh strainer (a couple of grams) and pour very hot water through the strainer and into a coffee mug or other drinking vessel. Let cool a bit and enjoy. It is possible to repeat once or twice before discarding the wet leaf crumbs.

@rizutolionhard5460 3 года назад

Uncle iroh would be happy seeing this

@elisel8828 3 года назад

Chinese tea culture is so rich and complicated, I have been wanting to learn it for years. Thank you for sharing

@kc5115 4 года назад

Meanwhile all I do is toss loose leaf into a tea cup and just keep adding hot water all day.

@bary450 3 года назад

it's called grandpa style brewing, also good :)

@Weeping-Angel 3 года назад

Same

@clee89 4 года назад

Tea has been a great comfort for me recently (especially recently). Even beyond the taste and depth, I love the ritual of it that forces you to make time and take a breather. I know for others, coffee does the same thing. But for me? Loose leaf tea. Always.

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@raffisandoval9103 3 года назад

I'm with you on that, it's a great practice

@addictionsucks8848 2 года назад

My slow transition to becoming Iroh has greatly benefited from your teaching. I sincerely appreciate your lesson. Thank you

@dyscea 3 года назад

I’ve heard of this, but never seen it. Makes more sense now.

@junie136 4 года назад

Love this! Very educational!

@nemochi 3 года назад

as a tea newbie, I needed this

@justinwuwuwu 3 года назад

Great video! I've been brewing coffee at home and now looking into brewing tea. Also yay for repping our culture!

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@KathleensBasicsVideos Год назад

This is life saving ! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

@jackdearden9451 8 месяцев назад

Nice video, short enough, concise, clear and helpful. Well done.

@Eiroth 3 года назад

Very informative video! Just four infusions is selling it short though, with a high ratio of leaves to water you can easily go beyond six. I've often had brews that last beyond 12 infusions, although that depends on a multitude of factors (type of tea, temperature, brew time, amount of tea, how much you like the leaf, how much you feel like drinking, etc.)

@maudcannon2395 3 года назад

Now I understand everything, thank you!

@78deathface 3 года назад

Perfect. Thank you!

@Yratharn 2 года назад

Flamboyantly done 🍵

@johnchavez2521 2 года назад

Love this! Thank you

@brit4858 4 года назад

Great video! it hits the mark

@kaputamas2824 3 года назад

Love the music in the background :)

@julia7810 3 года назад

I got a Lipton tea bag ad after watching this 😅😂

@martinjohnson4405 2 года назад

I couldn't agree more with you regarding teabags. Once one has tasted good Chinese teas, drinking tea from a teabag is akin to someone who likes gourmet coffee drinking instant coffee. I do have to admit, however, that on a hot, steamy summer afternoon I enjoy a cup of Jasmine tea.

@kylin3197 3 года назад

ooooh that's why the bubble tea chain is called Kungfu Tea...looks so fun, I shall try sometime!

@hewhodoes8073 2 месяца назад

It's worth noting that this isn't the only way people brew tea in China, nor is it the oldest or most popular. It was originally a regional style from Chaosan. There are many different ways to brew tea in china.

@lindatisue733 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. Let's rid the world of the scourge of tea bags. Rare to find a cafe with proper tea in Sweden or the US.

@christianspain3015 11 месяцев назад

This video is excellent.

@casparnigell5510 Год назад

Love how you "lift up the pinky"! 😀

@dryoutube 3 года назад

As a doctor, I drink loose leaf tea at work all the time with my flask - I find the later brews I make are stronger.

@mynameiskailyn 3 года назад

The gongdoa cup isn't super necessary especially if you're serving tea to a group, hence why its often exclude in travel sets and sometimes actual nice sets. Its mostly there so you dont have the tea over steep since some people don't like their teas too dark, or if you have guests who drink tea kinda fast so you have some ready. I'm not sure if its my region specific but after someone pours you a cup of tea you tap the table twice as a thank you. I actually have the teacups for that geiwei, its so cool since it looks like theres holes in the cups but there arent.

@emcee7670 2 года назад

True you can skip the pitcher. Makes it a bit easier though. The double tap is used in Beijing, and of course I take it with me wherever I go. Not sure I really notice it's presence or lack either one. For me it's automatic.

@eminemma 4 года назад

Really great content! It made me miss my time in Maokong!

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@tornado649 2 года назад

Great video!!

@haku_68 2 года назад

There is a yellow tea i tried in china, yinzhen(银针) The more you brew, the sweeter it gets

@fyiqin4154 3 года назад

haha，i own the all six kinds of teas. Drinking tea everyday～

@chineduokonkwo5777 2 года назад

Gonna try Chinese tea tonight.

@ncc2022 Год назад

Great video! 🙂

@sundaystef Год назад

great video thanks

@xiolinorchdork 4 года назад

Omg I've been waiting for this video 😍

@fcfdroid 11 месяцев назад

Cool!

@fcfdroid 11 месяцев назад

I actually imported black gold tea leaves from Yunnan sourcing in China so I'm excited to do this but I don't have all this equipment 😢 is it okay to cold brew the leaves after the wash? Or are these only warm water leaves?

@straightouttacomicbook 2 года назад

Thank you

@matthijsvanwijhe864 Месяц назад

Always brew gongfu! Its sooo much more delicious guys trust me its incomparable!

@TurkeyDart Год назад

Amazing video

@RoyFJ65 7 месяцев назад

Whats the recommended temperature for oolong as opposed to jasmine?

@superdave292 Год назад

Very good. 👍

@tinahuttner7280 Месяц назад

So if you want the tea to have a stronger taste though, is there a bigger size brewer to use more leaves?

@emcee7670 2 года назад

Not bad. I was prepared (based on the title) for this to be all wrong, but... Spot on. Save for maybe the bit about the number of steeps.... Generally we're doing 8-12 steeps. I'm wondering if perhaps this is a function of using more tea leaves. We don't measure the tea (when in China with friends) by weight). I'll have to try using 5g in a gaiwan and then see how much we typically use in one of our small yixing or porcelain pots. But yes, excellent presentation. Q: where was the video with the two people shot? That looks like the interior of an old style of buildings I encountered in rural NE Jiangxi.

@journal_and_otherthings2177 Год назад

My dad's business business partner always gift us tea leaves. And i don’t know how to prepare tea like this. But i thought i should prepare it like a regular tea and i have been doing this wrong 🙂🙂🙂 i realised after watching your video thank you for a nice video regarding the traditional tea brewing process. But i have a question it is if I'm done drinking tea then the rest tea leaves will go waste. I hate to waste anything..... So is there any other way i can reuse those leaves besides brewing?

@dewitubeX1 Год назад

oh wow so the first water is to wash the tea. okay no wonder i tasted the tea to be rough all the time at first. thank you for this tips.

@iamnotfooled 3 года назад

Nice!

@nickhaley6797 2 года назад

Tea with Erping has a good video on Chinese tea

@innapinch7112 5 месяцев назад

A friend of mine gifted me with a bunch of aged green and white teas a few years ago. I'm finally going to try one tonight, using this method. I don't know much about it, but it's a white tea from 2010.

@eldananeves День назад

@@innapinch7112 If it is aged green tea, don't drink it. If it is white tea from 2010, if it is stored properly, then congratulations, this white tea is very precious.

@tigresshp4302 4 года назад

Omg this is my favourite. Please make more videos about tea. sadly ..So hard to get good quality of tea.. Mostly I get more twig than tea leaves

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@OLDMANTEA 9 месяцев назад

Getting someone to sell you top quality tea is harder than you think lol…

@alfcnz 3 года назад

Thank you, very well made. Can you please add the information (grams, volume, time for different teas) in the video description?

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@nikolaimestserjakov2502 3 года назад

different teas also require different water temperature of water. green/white tea is 85-80 degrees Celsius

@cookbook800 4 года назад

WOW......what a very informative video! I would like to try this. I loved how they drank from a "tea cup", but for me it looked like a shallow dish. So much fun! 🍵

@cookbook800 4 года назад

Victoria Ho, oh my gosh...... I’m so excited! Thank you so much for this opportunity and chance to win, you’ve definitely made my day! 🥰

@cookbook800 4 года назад

Victoria Ho......... Email sent. Thanks so much!

@raffisandoval9103 3 года назад

Congratulations on starting your gong fu journey

@OLDMANTEA 9 месяцев назад

I always drink the first round. The hints of dust and impurities add to the flavor profile.

@japanesecinema6736 Год назад

I love drinking from gaiwan.

@EffectsAffects 5 месяцев назад

Instead of using whole leaves and brewing multiple times with small servings each, is it possible to crush the leaves and brew a single larger batch?

@DavidASmith-vt5ds 2 года назад

Thank you, had to re-watch to understand some of the cups; I did have a question is and I did look it up - is ok if you want a more direct way to drink it with the water and leaves toghether? Is this is in-polite to do? Just wandering, Thanks.

@Goldthread 2 года назад

I think if you're drinking it alone, it's okay, but the reason for the tiny cups and leaves being separate is that you want to be able to slurp it to aerate the tea, similar to the way you'd taste wine. This allows you to taste all the additional layers in the tea. :)

@WTKACE Год назад

It's great ....but I do have few concern about this method : 1) since repeated brew is needed for this kind of method, does it means we need a temperature control kettle to ensure that each brew will be consistent? 2) Since there are numerous brew count for 1 tea, which count that will produce the best cup of tea? Does it mean other count just produce average tea quality? Is there a way to brew in one big pot without having to brew so many time? So that we can have a consistent quality of tea in one pot for everyone to enjoy instead of having different strength of tea throughout the prose's

@giulia8407 2 года назад

This is very informational. Thank you! I was wondering what to do with the leaves after brewing. Can they be reused or should be disposed? How to store them if so?

@emcee7670 2 года назад

After you've steeped several times, the leaves are done. Compost or discard.

@samanthahart2907 3 года назад

I'm here because I'm jealous of how beauties in Historical Chinese Drama brew their tea.💗💗💗 🤣I really wish I could dress up like them and brew a tea... Hahaha♥️♥️ Just love the culture... and the Tea....💗💗💗

@jennytai88 3 года назад

Really lol where are u from?

@samanthahart2907 3 года назад

@@jennytai88 ♥️I'm from the Philippines and I love reading Chinese manga books etc. and watching drama (with sub. Title😊) And I find Chinese culture mesmerizing...💐

@samanthahart2907 3 года назад

@@jennytai88 by the way after watching the video and reading all manga books about making tea. I finally started to drink tea on regular basis. Teas are not popular here. Most of us are coffee lovers but I'm not so I was convinced to drink tea regularly and it amazingly do me wonders.It helped me with my PMS and pimple breakout.Ive been suffering from this for a very long time..but now I can clearly see the effect. I got less and less pimple breakouts and I feel much healthier♥️♥️♥️ Thanks to the video and my wonderful Tea!!!🌻🌻🌻

@zoomermcboomer4771 2 года назад

Uncle Iroh is the only guy I take tea advice from.

@juniorleit478 2 года назад

Gracias por el subtitulo al español.

@JoeJTSJoe 4 года назад

I always forget to pour at the right distance from me, and to ensure lid pointing to me.

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@weilandong5640 4 года назад

I brought my German friend very expensive tea from China. After he saw the dry tea leaves, he literally said he won’t drink it because it seems like dead dry fish...

@EroticOnion23 4 года назад

@rs-tarxvfz 3 года назад

Or dried frogs.

@randommemesweekly4417 3 года назад

bruh...

@fredwangleboy1490 3 года назад

huh, such politeness, I would take everything back for that comment

@ns2859 3 года назад

You should not buy expensive tea to a beginner, try with loose flavored tea of good quality, then you can introduce him to natural tea (the last stage is pu er).

@russianteahistory 3 года назад

Chinese tea is walking around the world. People no longer have enough low quality tea in their tea bags. :0)

@haruzanfuucha 4 года назад

Now that you have a done a video on the gongfu cha ceremony, how about doing one about the ancient dian cha ceremony?

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@Funcakes20 3 года назад

You're supposed to throw out the first cup after steeping for about 10-20 seconds (醒茶).

@moldveien1515 3 года назад

Ok so a small correction, black tea is not fermented, neither is wu/oolong they are oxodized, pu erh I would not call pu erh its own type of tea, rather saying hei cha, or dark tea, pu erh is just the most popular (to the extreme that most people who like tea know about pu erh but not hei cha) hei cha including pu erh are fermented, oxidasion and fermentation are very diffrent chemical processes.

@lordrobert12 3 года назад

I love China!!❤️❤️❤️

@dawnnadir 2 года назад

Sorry, this is in Hong Kong.

@adarsxaborah 9 месяцев назад

Chah❤

@magno5157 3 года назад

yum cha

@vincentmei5735 2 года назад

This lind of tea is much better than coffee

@rahxeira 3 года назад

Loose leaf is best!

@grantwalter2243 3 года назад

1:47 well I guess I have to go find another video to tell me how to brew water

@NUTMEGhead13 3 года назад

Can someone find a link to that beautiful kettle? And can someone paste a link for some good tea ☕️ I need to be pointed in the right direction

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@nikolaimestserjakov2502 3 года назад

try Yunnan Sourcing

@theartofmat7931 4 года назад

Nice video! Now where's the Yixing and Puerh!?

@joroh22 6 месяцев назад

Been drinking tea like this for years and only now learned that there is yellow tea

@saintofchelseathomascarlyl5713 9 месяцев назад

i love the start 'this is how most people make tea' but is it? i wonder if most people really use teabags or not in china probably not and maybe otjer countries in the east the know the better way probably hard to get the right numbers

@drhtum 4 года назад

What is the volume of the gaiwan?

@f1111v 4 года назад

I say 150ml.

@ricco3 2 года назад

I’m just wondering how much of the Chinese Tea leaves I need for 3 cups of water?

@emcee7670 2 года назад

It depends on the tea and how you're brewing it. That much water won't fit in a gaiwan. So you're talking about a teapot, and the amount will vary based on the kind of tea.

@lukaautard2422 2 года назад

If you are using a teapot do you still rinse?

@emcee7670 2 года назад

Yes,

@abkenm.5693 3 года назад

Awesome, but wait what? "Up to 4 times"??? I do always 6-12 infusions. I recommend 6 for baozhong (but you can always push it further just to see if it has more to give), 8-10 for high mountain oolongs, 8-12 for most of the oolongs, at least 10 for Gui Fei or roasted, or more oxidated oolongs. I'd say that up to 12 for oolongs. I've tried up to 18, but for 99% of the oolongs I recommend between 6 and 12 infusions and for aged oolongs up to 14. Just steep your tea as many times as possible, if it becomes too watery or becomes smelly (sulfur notes) discard it and write down the count of infusions on the tea package or in a spreadsheet. This way you will know how many times you should resteep every tea

@rainbowgalaxy1668 3 года назад

😍

@yumetime159 2 года назад

Where can I buy some proper Chinese tea in the U.S?

@emcee7670 2 года назад

Many sources, depending on what you want. If you want organic and Fair Trade, Little Red Cup. If you want a wide variety of pu'ers, Yunnan Sourcing. Harney and Arbor both have some excellent Chinese teas.

@tyler23burt 4 года назад

I love that teapot where can I get

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@atorsionx9406 3 года назад

It looks to be an electric kettle. They're rare in the US, no idea why. Try Amazon.

@tyler23burt 3 года назад

@@rookiewong8688 thank you 😊

@tyler23burt 3 года назад

@@atorsionx9406 thank you 😊

@emcee7670 2 года назад

@@atorsionx9406 Amazon has many electric kettles, not all created equal: pay attention to ratings.

@AlexOshino Год назад

Great, now do it on a teahouse in Shanghai.

@ahhhlvin 4 года назад

What's the purpose of the gongdao cup?

@dearclarissa 4 года назад

2:01 It's to portion out the tea. It provides a more seamless serving experience, as opposed to just portioning out with a teacup or gaiwan...which may yield inconsistent brews as you pour into the tea cups.

@tofuking 4 года назад

@@dearclarissa One of the main reasons is so that the tea can sit in the gongdao cup without being over-steeped when you're not pouring out the whole teapot's/gaiwan's worth of tea!

@rookiewong8688 3 года назад

Thnak you for sharing about Tea ! We are Craftedleaf Tea from Hong Kong. Please feel free to visit us at www.craftedleaf-tea.com/

@user-wt2yy8nx7s 4 года назад

😍👍

@irahdykeabueva4615 3 года назад

Ahhh, The Jasmine Dragon

@stefanleo8963 3 года назад

China is huuuuuuuge, this is only the southern way, might even be partially since as a northerner I know there're certain differences in northern ways too.

@UnlimitedFlyers 3 года назад

"Gongfu means Skills and Effort"... So, "Kung Fu" has always meant "Skill and Effort"? I'm humbled by this revelation coming from a simple video about Chinese Tea Brewing method. Thank you!

@MagicalKid 3 года назад

Yes 😂

@serena19196 3 года назад

Yes thats right. Other than referring to martial arts, it is used to refer to "effort", e.g. you can say in Chinese that "she put in a lot of kung-fu to pass her exam"