Pu-erh Tea FAQs

pu-erh teaPu-erh tea is a special class of Chinese teas, with unique characteristics such as being compressed (in cakes, nudgets or bricks) and posting fermenting.

Pu-erh has gained quite some celebrity status during recent years due to their weight reducing property. They are however many questions being asked about this ancient Chinese beverage.

Valley Green Tea offers some answers here and please send in your questions if you have any and we will endeavour to provide some insight into this what we call nourishing tea in China.

Valley Green Tea has a group chat for those who have questions or experiences to share and discuss. We would love to have you in the group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/puerhtealovers

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Elements with significant impact on Pu-erh tea's aging process Hits: 149
How to know if a Pu-erh tea is for me Hits: 858
How to remove the paper on a Pu-erh cake (Nei-Fei) effortlessly Hits: 1731
Ou-Dui scent vs wet storage scent Hits: 1090
Production date is not always the harvest year Hits: 1420
Best time for the ripened (Shou) Pu-erh's consumption Hits: 1365
Why are Pu-erh teas wrapped in Bamboo leaves? Hits: 1732
What is Pu-erh Mao Cha Hits: 1334
Are all Pu-erh teas the older the better? Hits: 1373
What is Pu-erh Suo Hou Hits: 1432
Pu-erh cakes, bricks, Tuo Cha and loose, what are the differences? Hits: 2260
Is Pu-erh tea black tea? Hits: 1959
Is aged pu-erh always of premium quality? Hits: 2298
What method was used to process them eg sun dried or oven cooked or pan fry as i understand this effects ageing Hits: 2345
I would like to know the ageing potential of the raw and cooked stuff that you have Hits: 2259
Firstly i would like to know what grades your pu erh is Hits: 2450
Pu-erh tea cakes, Tuocha or loose? Hits: 2606
Pu-erh tea, tips only or leaves or twigs? Hits: 2515
What pu-erh tea should I buy? raw or ripened? Hits: 2718