{"title":"PU•ERH TEA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoose leaf Pu-erh \/ Dark Tea is distinguished by the dark brown color of the infusion, its manufacturing method and aging properties. Dark tea is made in several Chinese provinces but true Pu-erh tea comes from a specific area in Yunnan Province, China. A post fermentation process caused by micro-organisms that thrive in a moist environment gives dark teas the advantage of improving over time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are two major divisions within dark tea: raw (sheng) and cooked (shou). The cooked variety is sped along through a “pressure cooking” like process, while the raw style is often inoculated with bacteria (the good kind) and left to age naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark tea is available as loose-leaf or compressed into cakes (bing cha), bricks (zhuan cha) or nests (tuo cha). Like fine wine pu-er is labeled by year. Pu-erh typically has a deep, earthy flavor, dark red-gold color, and rich, velvety texture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1245\/3109\/collections\/aging-pu-erh-grande.jpg?v=1670975624","url":"https:\/\/beholduniversity.com\/collections\/dark-pu-erh.oembed","provider":"Behold University ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}