JAKARTA – Enjoying tea in the morning or at dusk is a relaxing activity. Before, after or at work, the fragrant aroma of tea helps us maintain sanity.
There are various ways of brewing tea and its types, ranging from green tea, tisane, tea bags, to brewed tea. Speaking of brewed tea, it turns out that many do not recognize and know how to brew it. So, what is meant by brewed tea?
Broken tea is often compared to teabags. But before teabags were popular with their practicality in brewing tea, brewed tea had become a hereditary tradition for the wider community. Even not only in Indonesia, drinking brewed tea is also done in various other countries.
The grain size of brewed tea is different from that of tea bags. Before being put in the bag, the teabags are finely ground. Not like brewed tea with coarse grains. Even when brewed, you can still see pieces of tea leaves.
Originally, brewed tea is tea leaves that have been processed and dried. So that it looks rolled up but will slowly open when brewed with hot water.
The brewed tea is brewed with two kinds. First, brewed with boiling water while the second method is by boiling with water until it turns red and boils. This second method is usually done to make in large quantities.
Well, brewed tea is enjoyed without being filtered. So immediately served in a zinc glass, clay, or ceramic teapot and given rock sugar in the drinking glass.
In terms of taste, brewed tea is second to none. Because the bitter and astringent taste is a pleasure in itself. Moreover, plus the challenge of tea leaves touching the lips. The taste tends to be considered thicker than teabags. How to drink it also takes effort compared to practical ones like tea bags.
But under certain conditions, drinking brewed tea feels awkward or even presents a special taste.
From the advantages of brewing, taste, and how to enjoy it, brewed tea also has benefits. What are the benefits of drinking brewed tea?
Reported by CNN Indonesia, the Head of the Center for Tropical Biopharmaceutical Studies from LPPM IPB, Professor Irmanida Batubara revealed that tea contains many antioxidants that are beneficial for health.
Some of the properties of these ingredients include regulating blood sugar levels, balancing heart rhythm, and preventing premature aging.
Even more fun, tea from Indonesia has the highest antioxidant content, which is around 13 percent. For the benefits mentioned above, the properties to prevent premature aging come from the content of polyphenolic compounds in tea. This makes tea an anti-wrinkle drink.
About the type, there are various kinds of brewed tea. Starting from black tea, green tea, oolong tea, and the last and most popular is jasmine tea. In the manufacturing process, jasmine tea is added with jasmine flowers so that the aroma of the tea blends with the jasmine.
Does brewed tea contain caffeine?
Tea basically contains caffeine. In fact almost all types of tea. However, although it contains caffeine, tea is considered not to trigger stomach acid equivalent to coffee which both contain caffeine.
On the one hand, drinking brewed tea with a type of green tea can help facilitate the digestive system. The benefits will increase again, namely balancing the microbes or good bacteria in the intestines.
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