Tea utensils: what, where and when to use, and what you can refuse?
Modern life requires activity, and therefore many of us are used to drinking tea "on the go". According to sophisticated tea makers, this is quite suitable for classic varieties of this drink, sold in every store. Elite Chinese teas do not accept speed and haste. They simply require (!) a gradual, quiet tea party that turns the absorption of the drink into a tea ceremony. Otherwise, they do not fully reveal the rich taste and aroma potential, allowing not only to enjoy its uniqueness and peculiar notes, but also to relax, dream, find a solution to an important issue, and even successfully make more than one profitable deal! A real tea ceremony is not easy: we sat down, drank tea, and went about our business. It is something special, original, intriguing, and interesting in an Oriental way... It dictates the main rule: regularity, thoughtfulness, in return giving an exquisite pleasure aimed at physical and psychological healing. With it, even our usual "let's have a Cup of tea" acquires a certain solemnity, ceremoniality, thanks to which you begin to feel the beauty of a beautiful, full-fledged life, with its bright colors that cause a positive mood and satisfaction in your own capabilities. Well, of course! Tea connoisseurs will agree with us that there is a "gap" between the two processes: brewing classic black tea from a supermarket and an elite variety from a specialty store - one of the options is wood PU-Erh.
You can enjoy the bliss of a tea ceremony not only with your family, friends, and business partners… This is, so to speak, the "traditional method". But there is also an individual one: for example, at the workplace, you can arrange a tea party that does not last for a long time right at any break. It is enough to have all the necessary items at hand, including a first-class variety from the provinces of the middle Kingdom and tea utensils that provide comfort and aesthetic beauty for tea drinking.
Beautiful service, set, gaiwan, teapot, bowl without handles, tea board - "Chaban" and many other table items are created not only for comfortable drinking of hot drinks, but also for contemplation of designer beauty that brings splendor to our life! Beautiful tea ware even makes everyday life not so "gray"! Its contemplation can have a "magic" effect on any person: to make it possible to forget about what happened during the day!
Tea ware in the online store "Miy Chay" is full of variety and style. A good assortment has a quality corresponding to the cost. You can buy tea utensils in a regular store, but the price will exceed our price.
Evaluating the catalog, we can conclude: there are a lot of Chinese tea dishes! If everything is clear with teapots, then why all sorts of brushes, "chabani", gaivani, etc. - not everyone understands, especially beginners who want to find "their" elite varieties and "their" dishes for brewing tea.
what, where and when to use, and what can be discarded? What is good about Chinese tea ware?
small size tea Can (box). It is used for proper storage of dry raw materials and the first acquaintance with the aroma of leaves.
Main tableware for Chinese tea is a teapot. You can't do without it! Only if you replace it with a gaiwan, a flask. In the sale of "Miy Chay" priority is given to clay and porcelain copies. Glass teapots are also popular, practical, reliable and beautiful.
Porcelain is beautiful and useful: it allows the tea leaves to fully open, but only if the raw material is brewed for at least 15 minutes. Often, tea ware made of porcelain is covered with artistic paintings, drawings, which allow you to call each Cutlery a real work of art. Their bright aesthetic beauty attracts not only tea lovers, but also collectors and art lovers, drawing them into the world of Eastern traditions and picturesqueness.
Yixing clay teapots – the most ancient and popular-turn tea drinking into a true Eastern ceremony. The color of clay is the most diverse: yellow, red, beige, green, black… The surface is grainy or smooth. True gourmets have concluded that they are ideal for high-quality Chinese varieties. The porous walls absorb the essential oils of tea leaves, which are covered with a specific aromatic film when brewed. Along with other tea utensils, they have a number of advantages:
- originality and author's performance,
- completely natural (without additives),
- high quality,
- simplicity and ease of care,
- influence on the disclosure of flavor and taste.
Glassware is heat-resistant and beautiful. Especially popular when brewing bound tea: only in it you can observe the unique process of revealing exquisite colors!
Gaiwan (Cup and saucer) of various sizes is used for traditional Chinese tea making. The saucer is a symbol of the earth, the lid is a symbol of the sky. The tandem indicates harmony and balance. When buying it, you should consider the following factors: what You will use it for (only for brewing or drinking), what kind of tea you will drink, brew only for yourself or for the company. The best option is considered to be a porcelain gaiwan with an average wall thickness. It is easy to maintain, suitable for any type of tea, does not affect the taste and aroma.
Chahay (small jug) - necessary for gaivani. The infusion is poured into it after brewing and from it is poured into cups. Its main purpose is to prevent the drink from acquiring unnecessary strength.
Small tea Cup and bowl without handle in Oriental style made of porcelain, glass, clay-vessels for drinking drinks – indispensable items for the tea ceremony. The small size does not allow the tea to cool down quickly, and also, making small SIPS, our taste buds more "capture" the taste and aroma of the healing elixir.
"Tea pair" - glass and Cup: the finished drink is poured into a glass and covered with a Cup, when served to the guest, carefully turned over. From a high glass, the aroma is inhaled, and from a small Cup, the drink is drunk in small SIPS. This procedure allows you to fully experience the versatility of the Eastern elixir.
Chaban or "tea Board" made of bamboo or sandalwood – a small Chinese table with a built-in tray for collecting water (sometimes having the properties of spilling) - a special device that allows You to fully plunge into the world of traditional Chinese tea ceremony. It has the most variable shapes: rectangular, round, and polyhedral. Its focus is to completely direct a person or company to the tea drinking process, and "omit" the present concerns.
Other accessories that are available for sale, but are used at will:
- a brush is a charming object that eliminates smudges on any surface,
- the spoon-the usual utensils for shifting the welding-are presented in various Eastern modifications,
- needle-cleans the clogged spout of the kettle,
- forceps-effectively capture and transfer hot cups. They are also used to extract the prepared welding.
Tea ware is interesting and functional. It looks beautiful not only on the table, but also in the dining Cabinet, demonstrating the good taste of the owners of the house. Suitable for both home and office environments. Tableware for tea making in "Miy Chay" is fantastically attractive, high-quality and diverse. You can choose the necessary tea items to your taste and"wallet". To buy tea utensils means to give yourself and your family the opportunity to constantly enjoy the refinement and beauty of the Eastern tea ceremony, which frees them from regularly accumulating negativity.
You can buy tea dishes not only for yourself, but also as a noble gift. If the giver is at least at the initial level familiar with elite Chinese teas, he will be able to appreciate the prospects and value of the present. In this case, especially popular are the tea sets, teapots, Galvani.
With high-quality tea utensils from "Miy Chay" to learn the taste and aroma uniqueness of elite varieties is easy and simple! We wish you pleasant tea parties and good mood!