What is Oolong Tea(烏龍)?
Do you know that Oolong Tea also called Black Dragon Tea? Oolong Tea is in the same category of traditional Chinese Tea. Many countries such as China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia consume Oolong Tea, primarily among the Chinese expatriates. Oolong Tea comes in many different types depending on how the tea is processed. The usual process of Oolong tea is fermented and allowed to partially oxidise degree between 8% - 85% depending on the production style. The famous Oolong teas in China usually produced in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, such as Da Hong Pao, it is a profoundly oxidised, dark Oolong tea.
Oolong Tea in Taiwan supply 20% of the world production for tea. Taiwan produces a lot of type of Oolong tea, one of the most famous tea called Ali Mountain/Alishan (阿里山) Oolong Tea which also called Winter Tea. It's grown at 1,000 meters and above. The Gold Lily Tea variety has a milky flavour which most of the tea merchants tend to stress the unique qualities of it. Gold Lily is also the name of a cultivar that had been developed in Taiwan in the 1980s.
The benefit of Oolong Tea
Drinking Oolong Tea can reduce your heart disease
According to a population-based study of dyslipidaemia conducted in Shantou for 1 year from 2010 December to 2011 December which the participants aged 20-80 years, the people who drank 1 cup or more per day of Oolong Tea had lower risks of having high cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL or "bad" cholesterol.Guess what Oolong Tea can also help with losing weight
It was proved by a study conducted by Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine title: Beneficial effects of oolong tea consumption on diet-induced overweight and obese that drinking 300 ml of Oolong Tea Four times a day continuously for six weeks resulting participants to lose 1 Kilograms. I would like to do this experiment.Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk
There was another study found that Chinese women who drank Oolong Tea, Green Tea or Black Tea consistently linked to a decreased Ovarian Cancer.Improve Bone Health
It increases bone mineral density if you consume Oolong Tea for an extended period and it is a real case for the woman who is undergoing menopause which can face osteoporosis and arthritis caused by weakening of bones.Anti Aging Tea
Oolong Tea contains antioxidants that treat acne, blemishes, wrinkles and other signs of ageing (like age spots) making your skin look more radiant and youthful.Coffee replacement solution
If you're not a coffee drinker, you can opt for Oolong Tea as it contains about 50 to 75 milligrams of caffeine per cup in which heightened awareness, increase your energy levels and sharpen your thinking skills. Best of all, it's doesn't carry any sugar, unhealthy substance and doesn’t overenergized you like what coffee did which you will not get the energy crash experience.
Are you an Oolong Tea drinker? Share your experience and thoughts in the comment section.
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