Love the video and subbed looks fun can't wait to try

Thanks for sharing. Very useful info.

Very good advice. I wish this was out a few years ago when I got my first gaiwan.

Great video! I love that you included drinking directly from the gaiwan. That is something I need to practice more.

@ZhenteaCa

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@terrelldean9481

2 жыл бұрын

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@ameerfinnegan3588

2 жыл бұрын

@Terrell Dean instablaster =)

I enjoyed your presentation ❤

I'm glad I found this

Great video thank you

Thanks very useful! I m studying for the exam to become tea sommelier and I really need this piece of info :)

good shit bro love the vid

Thanks for this choose gai tips wan video

@sunrevolver

2 ай бұрын

Lol

for a while, i’ve been really wanting to get into tea. thank u for this video 🍵 i look forward to learning more about the tea culture

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's what we're here for!

@teastudent9794

3 жыл бұрын

Look up Gong Fu Cha on Facebook. They have about 8,000 I think

@moldveien1515

2 жыл бұрын

Gaiwan is definatly the way to go when getting started as since they are (mostly) glazed you dont need to worry about the whole deal with dedicating it to one kind of tea like you do with stuff made of clay for example. Also are generally way less expensive than pots, even the really good ones are usually cheaper than the avarage real yixing pot.

Thanks for the video! Fellow south paw here. This was informative and easy to approach. I really enjoyed it! I actually learned to hold the gaiwan with the saucer when pouring. Admittedly it was a 50 ml so much easier to handle. Haha, I think everyone burns themselves a few dozen times though.

@TheCynthiaRice

5 жыл бұрын

I am also a south paw. I also use the saucer when pouring.

It's also a good idea to watch Chinese costume dramas especially Qing period pieces where drinking in gaiwan is always present. It's very elegant to look at.

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

We LOVE those! Mostly for the gong fu (fighting, not brewing), but also for the gaiwans ;)

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

This seems somehow appropriate suddenly kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJyJzamCo67cnpM.html

@slimechannelPH

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZhenteaCa this song is quite lively and fun!

@slimechannelPH

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZhenteaCa what a coincidence this clip appeared in recommendations kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3aAsMx6XabNp9o.html watch from 3:44.

In kungfu historic movies, they all drink from gaiwan. I bought mine specifically for this, but I wonder how many of the modern China use gaiwan this way.

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

When I was in Sichuan, that's how a lot of folks seemed to drink.

@kiryukazuma7508

3 жыл бұрын

Just to add a lil more. Make sure you choose a gaiwan that is thick to do this as thinner egg shell porcelains look great but arent great for using especially if you are drinking hot tea or liquids.

@eldarius237

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiryukazuma7508 Yeah, well I think mine is alright, not too thick, not too thin

About time I take my tea-brewing skill to the next level! Too bad I don't personally know anyone else who's into tea culture.

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

Well, welcome to the online community of tea lovers! You'll never be alone again!

Great video and I love you Canadians ( aboot) 😂

Thanks for the informative video. I've always loved tea, but within the last year I discovered the rabbit hole that is Chinese tea and gongfu brewing. I met you briefly at the Toronto Tea Festival this year and you sold me some very nice Lapsang Souchong tea that I thoroughly enjoyed. Looking forward to your next video!

@ZhenteaCa

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the Lapsang! Rabbit hole indeed! The more I learn the more I find out I want to learn! It's a delicious ride!

@ZhenteaCa

5 жыл бұрын

I just found it via Twitter that Malcom Gladwell is doing a revisionist history podcast on Lapsang Souchong! Ken Cohen also did one with us if you're into podcasts. talkingtea.libsyn.com/lapsang-souchong-the-forgotten-tea

Awesome video sir. Ive been drinking my tea "grandpa style" , where you use your teeth to filter out the tea as you drink it from a jar with not so hot water, i guess the whole 3 minute steeping time doesnt apply to these methods, i dont mind my tea being strong so i gravitate towards these, ive yet to try drinking straight out of a gaiwan but been wanting to try it since i saw the act in the movie Ip Man . Cheers

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

We love grandpa style. We love Ip Man too! 🤼🍵

Thank you for the informative video, can‘t wait to try the drinking from a gaiwan like a pro! I have a gaiwan but when I tilt it to pour out the tea, some of it drips along the outer wall to the bottom of the gaiwan. I have to tilt it completely and fast to minimize the dripping cause if the movement is slow and gradual, too much tea is lost like that. Do you think my Gaiwan is of low quality or is it normal?

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I (Phil) struggled with this when I first started out too. I think any Gaiwan will do this if you pour too slowly, but don't worry, just like when you drink from a glass, this won't be a problem when you drink from your gaiwan 'like a pro!" Let me know how it goes! Happy sipping!

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Very informative. I have tiny hands and think I need that 50ml Gaiwan.

@terrarosa8181

5 жыл бұрын

TheCynthiaRice I have tiny hands as well. I admit if it's just me 50 ml and smaller are my favorite. Though I can do 100-175 ml as well. It just takes more practice and I'm a bit more awkward with them. I also tend to like easy giwans too.

@jayalder9931

4 жыл бұрын

@@terrarosa8181 Gaiwans are awkward. Use a tea pot. It will make better tea than a gaiwan.

Quite bizarre my ex girlfriend has those exact two center gaiwans. I just can't get away LOL!

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, what a coincidence! 😂

so hard to find a plain gaiwan for two people, I have a couple that I don't like they get hot, I want maybe a tiny white teapot bleh, hard to find

In WINTER BEGONIA used different style--- look !

if you drink from the gaiwan wont your tea keep brewing though and couldn't it become bitter?

@ZhenteaCa

5 жыл бұрын

Leaf to water ratio partially takes care of this, but you also just top it up when that happens. 🙂🍵

Where did you get the 50 ml gaiwan? Great video. Thanks.

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

China! 🤪 I know that's not exceedingly helpful, sorry.

@specialk22tt

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZhenteaCa No, but that's okay. Thanks for the video. :)

@scottm2553

3 жыл бұрын

They sell them on yunnan sourcing.

@specialk22tt

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottm2553 Bought three!

I only learned that a Gaiwan is used for brewing tea recently because my family almost solely uses it for drinking tea directly.

@ZhenteaCa

4 жыл бұрын

That's so cool!

@eldarius237

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious, are you from Sichuan? I'm getting an impression that no one drinks from gaiwan in modern China.

I'm confused about why you'd want to drink from the gaiwan. I think it's fair to assume most gaiwan users would want to brew gong fu, with lots of leaf and short infusions. I guess you could guzzle a whole infusion in one go form a smaller gaiwan - is that why?

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

My experience drinking from a Gaiwan was with Mr Xu in Sichuan. It was his impeccable jasmine green tea (Xu Gong Cha) and the leaf to water ratio was adjusted for drinking. The Gaiwan is primarily a drinking vessel in China which is not well known in the west, and the tea will be way to hot to chug! 😉 Maybe we'll do another video about the Gaiwan, if there's enough interest.

Oh why do my Gaiwan lids always go flying? I have a lot of bottoms and no tops!

@ZhenteaCa

2 жыл бұрын

So far I've managed to pretty much balance out broken lids, gaiwans and saucers so that they just about balance out! You can always use the lidless gaiwan as a teacup... 🤪

James Hoffman of tea.

@ZhenteaCa

2 жыл бұрын

You're making me blush! ☺️

Okay I'll ask...why do you want white inside the gaiwan?

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

Finally! I've been waiting a year for someone to ask that! Thanks!

@rookerzzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZhenteaCa I thought about it a bit, so you can see the color of the tea maybe? Easier to tell if it is brewed perhaps? That would be my guess.

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly it! So you can observe the liquor color and clarity!

@rookerzzz

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks. I like your channel, keep it up :)

Hey, at least the gentlemen your partner and you were meeting with didn’t make fun of you! :)

Choose gai tips wan?

@ZhenteaCa

3 жыл бұрын

Now get you're ting it!

Gaiwan is a lidded cup and was originally intended for quick and convenient brewing while cooking in the kitchen or doing chores. Calling it "gongfu" is very misleading. "Gongfu tea" as a method began in Chaozhou, Guangdong and means "tea with great skill / mastery". In order to brew tea with mastery you need proper tools - you need a tea pot. You wouldn't call a person who uses an ax to slice bread (even though it is technically possible) a master now would you? Gaiwan is for casual drinking and should not be called "gongfu"

@DokiDokiDoku

4 жыл бұрын

What an incredibly elitist and pretentious comment. In the west "gongfu" is just used as an all inclusive term for eastern style brewing that typically uses smaller vessels for tea. The gaiwan is indeed one way to do this. Tea ceremonies have their own importance, but would you get angry at someone using a traditional royal English teapot for making herbal infusions, just because it doesn't follow tradition? No. It's just a drink... Drink it however you enjoy it.

@MarkStoddard

4 жыл бұрын

If someone is so good at slicing bread they can do it with an axe then "yes" they are a master at slicing bread. I can't remember another time where someone claimed that mastery is dependent on tools rather than skill. Gong fu isn't a formal ceremony with rules that's taught and either done correctly or incorrectly, it's a tradition that's passed down and different people do it differently. Since the gaiwan was the original tea brewing vessel, was tea not able to be made with great skill / mastery until the teapot was invented?

@helennyc4388

4 жыл бұрын

@@DokiDokiDoku Wow, I wonder who's the elitist here. The misuse of terminology, even if it is "in the west", does not make it correct. Your arrogance is incredible.

Please don't use Skype sounds in your videos...

@ZhenteaCa

2 жыл бұрын

It's my mouth, it's not a Skype sound.

Cultural appropriation

@courtneym143

3 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot.