as a Chinese person, we have so many high quality teas that are not exported, try going to a tea farms in the mountains, we also have a huge variety of different teas. Steamed tea like Japan is most famous now, was popular during the Tang dynasty but gradually faded in popularity.

@Nioteas

11 ай бұрын

Yes I know there are so many great teas in China! I just encourage people to buy Japanese teas (sencha, matcha, hojicha) that are produced in Japan and traditional Chinese teas should be of course purchased from China

In fact, before the Ming Dynasty, China used steam fixation for green tea, but it changed to pan-frying after the Ming Dynasty. Since then, Chinese green tea and Japanese green tea have become different. Chinese people prefer fragrance, while the Japanese emphasize sweetness more. Therefore, pan-frying can maximize the aroma of tea leaves, while Japanese brewing at low temperatures results in a fresher sweetness. However, China also has very sweet teas, such as white tea and certain varieties of green tea. Currently, there are four ways to make green tea in China: fixing by roasting, pan-frying, steaming, and sun-drying, each resulting in different flavors. If you truly love tea, you can try different varieties of Chinese tea, and this process will be very interesting.

Chinese green teas were also originally steamed, and though the pan firing method is now overwhelmingly dominant, some steamed green teas like Enshi Yulu still survive.

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Thanks so much for sharing it, now I must research that one. I guess that is the Chinese equivalent of Kamairicha because the Japanese switched to steaming but this one is still produced in the Chinese style

First matcha I ever had was my friend’s imported Matcha. I liked it. I assumed what I’d find on American store shelves was low quality, but that’s an understatement. It’s not even the same thing.

I prefer Chinese tea for its variation, but I still do drink Japanese tea.

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes there you can switch up between oolong, red tea and green tea. There are some great Japanese oolong teas as well: nioteas.com/products/oolong-miyazaki-sabou-30g

Both are good. I love shincha and gyokuro for japanese teas, the umami taste is so unique. And Long Ching and Tie Guan Yin (tho that one is an oolong one) for chinese teas.

@MrKhankab

5 ай бұрын

I personally love pureh tea. Have you tried it? It's a great full bodied earthy fermented red/black tea ❤

Great video! I want to try chinese tea someday :) love from japan!

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes you should! I think oolong is a good place to start, they are easy to like

Full leaf Chinese teas are vastly underrated and under-consumed in the West.

I would love to see a video talking about similarities and differences on South Korean green tea!!!

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

Thats a great idea but unfortunately I don't know much about Korean teas, would love to learn though

@105rogue

Жыл бұрын

@@Nioteas That makes two of us😄

@Nioteas

11 ай бұрын

yes! I should order a bunch for the channel and we can all learn together

@105rogue

11 ай бұрын

@@Nioteas That would be fantastic!

@Nioteas

11 ай бұрын

right now I am taking a deep dive into Chinese teas to learn more, maybe Korean can be next

Both. It should be about what the person/costumer wishes to experience.

100 % agree with your statement on the quality.I pay same money per sane weight for crappy quality ,than ordered online and git 1-st grade tea.i Encourage everyone to watch this and some other tea channels,educate yourself about how to spot crap quality products and avoid wasting your money,as i mentioned more ofter than not it will cost you almost the same,many companies will pack the low grade tea in nice packaging with some symbols and golden letters to make you believe its the good stuff,when in fact you pay for the package ,not the content.Cheers

Nice, at last a video with Chinese!

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes we do this from time to time but our main focus is Japanese green tea

@user-st7lm7cw7n

Жыл бұрын

@@Nioteas it's nice that I hear it, but it's needed to learn about other countries' teas. Since we've already known alot about Japanese teas, it's nice at least to learn the basics of other countries. Me personally I know nothing about Chinese teas, but thanks to your info all over the time I've learnt about Japanese teas very much and thx, I believe the very same will happen if you start to focus in Chinese teas as well :)

Please compare the tukish all teas and other countries teas for conclusion of best teas in the World

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

It really is a matter of preference but its generally accepted that China, Japan, Taiwan and some would say India produce the best teas in the world

I don't want to think about life with out north American ginseng root tea , but I, add black and green tea to it. 😁

@Nioteas

4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you like it!

Why do they go back and forth when pouring into tea cups

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

This is the alternate pouring method. If you are serving tea for multiple people and you want it all to taste the same you should do it this way because the most flavorful tea is poured out last as it is in contact with the leaves for the longest time

I prefer Chinese green teas because in don’t like the „fishy“ notes of steamed green tea. I still drink Japanese tea from time to time. Japanese teas are made in an industrial more controlled way. This isn’t a bad thing per se, it gives the tea some consistency the Chinese are often lacking. They are more chaotic. I wonder if this reflects the different cultures of both countries

@Nioteas

4 ай бұрын

Yes I agree, there is almost a difference in philosophy when producing Japanese and Chinese teas. Japanese tea producers attempt to control as many variables as possible through a more mechanized process and the Chinese tea producers seem to embrace the natural variability and "imprecision"

The truth is, Chinese don’t drink matcha, but still have excessive amount of green tea, so the leftover green tea sold abroad and some are made in to match. Best green tea are consumed domestically, because green tea cannot age, some good tea are exported, but if it’s in matcha form, it’s definitely trash

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

Well I think it's just that matcha as we know it is a Japanese creation (although I am aware that powdered tea originated in China). We don't recommend buying sencha/matcha in China just as we don't recommend buying Yin Zhen or Longjing in Japan as it's not a specialty of the region

@dodo-eu6ox

Жыл бұрын

@@Nioteas yeah, while match is becoming a so popular ingredient in bakery and drink shops around the world, the amount of matcha consumed each year greatly exceeds the higher quality of green tea produced each year. For pastries it’s ok to use lower quality matcha, but for drinking it would taste pretty funky.

@Nioteas

11 ай бұрын

yes exactly. This is why we offer latte grade matcha which is made by the same tea farmer but using a later harvest in addition to the premium ceremonial matcha which is meant to be drunk plain

@MicukoFelton

7 ай бұрын

Matcha needs to come from a specific type of green tea - Tencha. Tencha is grown the same way as Gyokuro then steamed and ground into matcha. So how on earth can China use just about any leftover green tea to make Matcha? It wouldn't be real matcha then.

@dodo-eu6ox

7 ай бұрын

@@MicukoFelton Do you think you can still buy a can of matcha powder for 4 dollars if the Matcha in grocery is all real Matcha?

很多外国人不知道中国的规模😂 茶在中国有上百种之多 日本有几种？根本没有可比性。

@vk-bb

Жыл бұрын

Foreigners don't trust that they can get high quality tea that grown without pesticides from China. We understand that there's a high quality tea in China. We don't know if we can get it.

Taiwan oolong is really good.

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes I would say the Miyazaki Sabou taste quite a bit like an unfrosted Taiwanese oolong: nioteas.com/products/oolong-miyazaki-sabou-30g

There are HIGH quality Chinese tea.. It's just that if people can afford it or not... The prices of high quality Da Hong Pao is whack, but of course it isn't even easy to get access to given that the tea is so limited/rare. The low quality tea is what you'll get in restaurants, given the same at Japanese restaurants..

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes this is true. Unfortunately Chinese teas get a bad name because people tend to go for the cheap stuff which is likely to be made in China or India

@wongfeihung1847

Жыл бұрын

@@Nioteas Chinese people gets a bad rep is because of the society we live in. The western world looks down on Asians thinking they're "superior" and too great, it's the sad truth. It's funny how people complain about things being "made in China" and how it's cheap quality and all, but then they need to rely on China. Like don't complain if you're too cheap/poor to pay (western world). Look at Canada and the US, people complain about China but yet they need to rely on China. Don't forget without China these countries wouldn't survive. Just something that I wanted to mention.

@martinjohnson4405

Жыл бұрын

There is a joke, maybe out of frustration, that China can produce quality things, but usually exports them; the low quality products are made for the Chinese. I found this to be true, EXCEPT for tea. I have found a couple of sources for quality Chinese tea in the US, usually owned by someone from China, but it is very expensive. The best teas I have ever found, bar none, was from a hole-in-the-wall shop in a warehouse in north Beijing owned by a woman from Fujian whose family owns a tea farm. She had a great variety of wonderful teas at a quite reasonable price -- no high shipping costs or import fees or tariffs. I also found that the teas from her tasted fresher than the teas I have fond here.

@KingsleyG

Жыл бұрын

@@martinjohnson4405 Yes martin. However, those highest grade are often kept by the farmer themselves, given out to high ranking official or people with power. What we drink normally will be 1 tier down and it is costly. The lower the tier, the lower the price. Normal citizen will never get a chance to drink the highest grade in china.

@martinjohnson4405

Жыл бұрын

@@KingsleyG You're likely right. Still, the best teas, and the freshest teas, I have ever tasted was from the little tea shop in Beijing. It was better and more reasonably priced than the teas I find in the US, even those from local tea import shops. As an example, the Lapsang Souchong I bought in China was a remarkable smooth, rich-flavored tea; the Lapsang Souchong I found here is so smoky as to be barely drinkable.

Please feed back me

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes we just did! Thank you for your question

I love China and the Empire of Japan !

@Nioteas

6 ай бұрын

Im glad you like Japan!

Jinjunmei and go to sleep

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

Yes this is a good tea!

@kamranrowshandel6395

Жыл бұрын

@@Nioteas I'm glad you chose to try jinjunmei again today, and I appreciate your effort on the channel.

Which is better? Consider the FACT that Japanese tea is just Chinese exported tea lmaoo

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

yes the Chinese introduced Japan to tea but in Japan they have been cultivating it long enough to be considered its own unique category

@martinjohnson4405

Жыл бұрын

It depends on what kind of tea you want. I like the Japanese matcha I have, however my favorite teas include Chinese Tie Guan Yin Oolong, Ancient Tree Red, and Longjing Green, among others. Which are the best of these? The answer depends on the season, if the weather is rainy or sunny or hot or chilly, which friends I am with, my mood, etc., etc., etc. Asking a blanket question of which is the best tea is nonsensical. What makes sense is to have a variety of high quality teas from China and Japan and from a few types of green teas to a few types of red teas to a few types of oolong teas, etc. That way the best tea is the tea I am drinking right now, in this moment. The most important thing to remember is that drinking tea from tea bags (even if they are called fancy names like tea sachets) is the same as drinking instant coffee.

Don't drink tea, they all are fake. 😂

@Nioteas

10 ай бұрын

all of them? there are real teas out there I can assure you

@-Element.

10 ай бұрын

@@Nioteas they are real but they don't do anything in real.. they're just having a fancy names.

@Nioteas

10 ай бұрын

​@@-Element. do you really believe that? I can't imagine you actually think all tea is the same

which is better chinese a or japanese tea by some white guy lol

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

I think we should all be able to pursue our passions regardless of race

@meiyang7595

6 ай бұрын

i think he means that you dont really know about Chinese tea.China has so may kinds of tea,Japanese tea cant compare with chinese tea.and foreigners dont really know the history of Tea.if you learn about it,you will change your mind about japanese tea@@Nioteas

没什么好比的，中国的茶类数不胜数，日本还是唐朝时期从中国带茶回日本的，不过日本倒是发展出自己的茶文化也算比其他亚洲国家（除了中国）更了解茶。

@Nioteas

Жыл бұрын

thank you