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How to prepare Chinese tea

 

Using Chinese scent (sniffer) cup

Enjoy aroma of blue teas such as Oolong and Tie Guan Yin teas.

 

Blue teas such as Oolong and Tie Guan Yin teas can be enjoyed not only for drinking but also for their distinctive aroma. The “Scent” cup is a special cup to appreciate scent of blue teas before drinking.

 

STEP 1

Pour blue tea prepared with the Kung Fu tea set into the tube-shaped scent cup.

 

STEP 2

Pour tea from the scent cup into the (drinking) teacup.

 

STEP 3

Enjoy the scent of the tea which remains in the scent cup.

 

STEP 4

Enjoy the taste of the tea while drinking from the (drinking) teacup.