{"id":2042,"date":"2015-12-21T21:42:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itea.co.il\/wp\/?post_type=product&p=2042"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:29:05","slug":"dahongpao3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/itea.co.il\/en\/oolong\/dahongpao3\/","title":{"rendered":"Da Hong Pao"},"content":{"rendered":"

Da Hong Pao<\/strong> (“Big red robe”) is the most famous dark (well-fermented) oolong tea. Its origin is WuYi Mountains in the Fujian province of China. According to legend, the mother of a Ming dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated. Three of these original bushes, growing on a rock on the Wuyi Mountains and reportedly dating back to the Song dynasty, still survive today and are highly venerated. Famously expensive, Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1,025,000 per kilogram! Cuttings taken from the original plants have been used to produce similar grades of tea from genetically identical plants, so now we can enjoy Da Hong Pao for much less price.<\/p>\n

Da Hong Pao is a full-bodied tea with a sweet aftertaste. It possesses extremely complex aroma, and each infusion brings a new dimension of flavor. We can hear a notes of autumn leaves, smoke, dry fruits, baked bread, honey, caramel and many many other.<\/p>\n

As any oolong, Da Hong Pao is very useful for digestive system, improves metabolism, helps to breakdown fats. It contains less caffeine that other types of tea, so we can drink Da Hong Pao in evening time as well \u2013 it will pleasure, warm and relax us.<\/p>\n

Interesting fact is that Da Hong Pao benefits from \u2018resting \u2018 or \u2018maturing\u2019 similar to sheng Pu-erh teas, just improving from long term aging.<\/p>\n

\n

HOW TO BREW DA HONG PAO OOLONG TEA<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Brew 2-3 tea spoons per 200 ml filtered boiled water. First, briefly wash the leaves in the boiled water, then add water again, cover with a lid, strain after 1-2 minutes and serve. You can brew the leaves a second and a third time, adding a minute or two to the brewing time\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Pick teaware<\/h2>\n

\u2014\u00a0 For more delicate types of tea, like white or green, glass or porcelain teapots are better while for oolongs, black teas and puerhs clay teapots are preferred<\/em><\/p>\n