What could be better in the middle of the working day or after it than a cup of tea? Lovers of this drink are huge. The variety of tea varieties is incomparable with anything. Today we will talk about green tea, which was called "Snail" or "Green Snail".
What kind of tea is this?
The history of this tea begins with the great Ming Dynasty. And this is no less - since 1368! This tea grows in a single place - on Dogting Mountain, in Wu County, Jiangsu Province (China).
Its real name is “Bilochun,” “Pilochun,” or “Luo Chun,” which will literally sound like “Spring of a green snail,” but we call it simply “Green snail.” Tea got its name because of the shape of the tea leaves, the color and time of year of collection of this tea. The shape of the tea leaves resembles snails, or rather, their shells. Harvest time - early spring, tea grade - green. That’s the name.
Features of taste and aroma
"Green snail" - tea, known for its "killer aroma", as the Chinese speak of it. The thing is that on the mountain where this variety grows, with fog over the wind rose, the wind brings aromas from the fields dotted with flowers and orchards where peach and berry trees grow. Tea absorbs this fog, leaving aromas in itself. You can brew the same tea up to three times - the aroma will remain.
By the way, it was this smell that somehow became the reason for the capture of thieves on tea plantations. Once upon a time, when tea was discovered, they began to collect it for the Emperor and his family. But poor collectors also wanted to taste this drink and stacked their kidneys in their bosoms. With moisture, the tea leaves began to swell and fragrant throughout the entire district!
The taste of the Green Snail is also special - honey and fruit. As we already know, the drink acquired this shade thanks to the same fog on the mountain.
How to distinguish a fake "Green snail"?
"Green snail" is a rare tea, as it grows in only one place on the whole Earth. Of course, in this regard, on the shelves you can find many of his fakes. Such teas are grown in the provinces of Jejiang and Sichuan. But these are completely different species.
A fake Green Snail is made from a mixture of different varieties to create a distinctive aroma. The real "Green Snail" - tea (a photo of it is provided in our article) has the same size of the tea, while the fake consists of different sizes. The fake "Snail" has a lot of yellow leaves in its composition, but only green ones are present in this one.
And, of course, the taste: the true "Green Snail" has a fruity taste, and the fake one is tart, like a regular green variety.
Tea "Green Snail": properties
The leaves are snails of delicate green color, and when brewing the drink becomes bright, emerald. The aroma carries many fruit shades, mainly peach and floral. Its taste is spicy-sweet, with notes of dried fruits and nuts, the finish is honey, long.
But the main properties of tea do not end with taste, aroma and color. Scientists have proved its beneficial effect on the human body, and this is not fiction, but a fact! "Green snail" - tea useful in many respects:
- He is invigorating. If you need to cheer up after dinner, and indeed during the day, then drink a cup of this drink. It is better than coffee to fill the body with energy.
- Stimulates mental and physical activity. It will be ideal tea for athletes and for people with a constant load on the brain.
- Clarifies the train of thought. This is also related to mental activity. If you are very mentally tired at work, you can’t get together and start introducing creative and logical ideas, then the Green Snail will help.
- Restores impaired metabolism. And this is good digestion, dumping extra pounds without diets and physical activity, the health of the whole organism.
- Normalizes the amount of cholesterol in the body. Cholesterol, as we all know, is unhealthy, shortens life.
- Destroys fat cells. If you want to lose weight, drink Green Snail tea. Reviews about his ability to help in losing weight are numerous. People really become slimmer with it.
- Like all green teas, this variety is an antioxidant.
If you regularly drink the Green Snail at least once a day, then over time there is a chance of a complete rejection of the medication, since you will no longer need them. The people of China are famous for their health and longevity, why don't we learn from them?
How to brew this drink?
This kind of tea should be brewed in a completely different way, not the way everyone is used to:
- The brewing temperature should not be higher than eighty degrees, otherwise the "Green Snail" will lose its healing properties and taste.
- If we pour boiling water on the tea leaves, then here we need to do the opposite - pour the tea leaves in boiling water! Only in this way, and nothing else.
- One hundred milliliters of water should take no more than three grams of “snails”. This will be enough to fully experience the aroma and taste of the drink.
And the most important thing! We used to make tea for about five minutes, at least. That is, we pour boiling water over the tea leaves and can calmly go about our business for five to ten minutes. To brew a Green Snail, you should forget this method. After you have launched the teas in boiling water, you need to wait for brewing for no more than fifteen seconds and quickly pour it into cups. If more time has passed, then instead of the long-awaited sweet taste and a pleasant fruity shade, you will get bitterness.
Acting exactly according to the recipe, you will get amazing tea!
Tea "Green Snail": customer reviews
There are a lot of reviews about this magic drink. People who have tasted this tea for the first time say that they didn’t drink anything tastier in life.
Those who consistently drink Green Snail are advised to consume no more than one cup per day. They claim that taste buds get used to, and you can not fully enjoy the aroma and taste if you drink it several times a day.
The effect of tea on the body is also noted. Those who drink Green Snail a lot of time emphasize that their general state of health has become much better. They are less likely to get colds or no longer get sick.