Green Tea -glass ware, white porcelain ware or celadon ware without a cover
Scented Tea- blue or white porcelain ware or celadon ware with cover
Black Tea - white porcelain ware, warm colored ware, purple clay ware with white inside glaze,coffee ware,
Oolong tea - purple clay ware
Asians, especially the Chinese, believe that to make an excellent tea it is important that it should be able to harmoniously blend with the material and color of the ware.
What are Tea Wares?
Tea wares are composed of teapots, cups, bowls, trays and utensils and are used to infuse, steep and pour tea for drinking. These wares are made of various materials such as porcelain, purple clay, pottery, bamboo, wood, lacquer, metal, glass and lately stainless steel.Metal tea wares are made of silver, gold, bronze, tin and iron and are served to the nobles or the royalty while earthen wares including porcelain are used by ordinary people.
The teapot is a short, usually stout, large bottomed bottle and slowly tapering towards the top.Teapots are used to infuse teas, this is when the leaves or tea bags are soaked in hot or warm liquid in order to extract the flavor of the teas.The best teapot is those made of sand because it does not destroy the color of the tea nor does it absorb the its fragrance.The tea cups used also depends on the color of the tea: black cups are used for white tea, glass cups for green tea or blue or white porcelain cups for scented tea, so that the color of the tea will stand out from the color and type of cup used.A tea tray contains all the accessories needed to serve tea, such as a teapot, cups with saucers or bowls and stirrers or utensils.
How do Tea Wares Affect Tea Preparation?
Metal tea wares are not that popular and recommended for dieters because the original taste of the tea is destroyed by the metal wares and the antioxidants present in the leaves are absorbed by the metals thus losing its anti-obesity properties and other medicinal benefits.Nowadays, the best wares to use are glass wares because they show the true color of the tea leaves and the liquid as it soaks the leaves.Glass wares also do not absorb the flavor or fragrance of the tea and does not react with the antioxidants contained in the tea retaining all the weight loss and health benefits it has.
Drinking tea is a ritual in itself and preparing it using the proper tea wares would be relaxing and beneficial to a tea dieter. Find more ways on how you as a tea dieter can prepare and make tea properly.