The central area of Taiwan is mountainous and lush with streams of spring water, a natural haven for quality high-mountain tea. Central Taiwan tea is very popular, with a selection of 5 local tea shops. Let’s take a look at the characteristics and stories of each tea shop!
Heytea is a famous Chinese bubble tea chain established in 2017. Heytea is most famous for its tea of inspiration, hence the slogan “Inspiration comes out of nowhere”. The popularity of some outlets generates queues of up to 3 hours long. Let’s take a look at what we can recommend to you!
Looking at the history of tea in Taiwan, although teas are most famous in Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli, the tea trade in the south is an important factor. In the early days, all Taiwanese tea was sent to Kaohsiung which has a trading port, so it was inevitable that high-quality southern Taiwan tea would gradually develop. This article will introduce selected tea shops in southern Taiwan to help you plan your next visit.
Sun Moon Lake’s tea is a well-known and popular tea, representative of Taiwanese tea. But what kind of environment and process can create such a famous tea product? And under what circumstances, can also develop unique Red Jade black tea and Red Rhyme black tea?
Good teas can be found all over Taiwan, and the southern areas of Taiwan are scattered with many historical and classic tea shops. Besides Tainan’s Tianren tea, there are many tea shops that originate from South Taiwan. Let’s take a look at some tea shops in Tainan, Taiwan that are worthy of your special trip!
Tenren Tea has been established for more than 60 years. Many people may be unfamiliar with the Tenren Tea brand, but in 1979, Tenren Tea opened its first overseas branch in Los Angeles, USA. Let’s take a look at Tenren Tea in the minds of customers. Top 5 must-drink!
With the original intention of promoting Taiwanese tea excellence, founder Huang Shijie established “Zenique” in 2006. He insists that 100% of the tea used must come from Taiwan, and there are four insistence on Taiwanese tea: no pesticides, no chemical fertilisers, no artificial flavours and no additives.
Looking at how tea is expressed and interspersed in movies and dramas through different perspectives, from Taiwanese dramas, to Japanese movies and British series, we can see that the principles of tea are different. Today, let us introduce some TV dramas involving tea!
Tie Guanyin belongs to the oolong tea category, which sits between green tea and black tea, primarily made of semi-fermented tea. The degree of fermentation is usually 40-50%, and according to various fermentation processes, there is green Guanyin, which is partial to green tea, and red Guanyin which is more fermented.
Whenever visiting a tea shop, two categories of Dayuling tea, “high mountain tea” and “high cold tea”, can always be seen. However, the distinguished differences between these two teas are often very confusing. What is it that makes Dayuling high mountain tea particularly delicious, and how does it differ from high cold tea?