Basic Introduction to Fog Clear
“Fog Clear” is a type of green tea produced in Shitai County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. ‘Fog Clear Tea' is made from fresh one-leaf and one-bud tea leaves, with the picking period strictly controlled from early March to late April each year. It is prepared using a blend of traditional tea-making techniques that have been passed down for hundreds of years, combined with modern technology.
Nutritional Value
Modern scientific research has confirmed that tea indeed contains biochemical components closely related to human health. Tea not only has effects such as refreshing the mind, clearing heat and quenching thirst, aiding digestion, reducing phlegm, eliminating fat and weight loss, relieving mental distress, detoxifying and sobering up, quenching thirst, reducing fire and improving eyesight, stopping diarrhea and removing dampness, but also has certain pharmacological effects on modern diseases like radiation sickness, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer. The main components responsible for these pharmacological effects in tea are tea polyphenols, caffeine, polysaccharides, and theanine.
Product Characteristics
The quality characteristics are: straight, petal-like strips resembling peony flowers with visible white down, an attractive emerald green color, a high and distant aroma, a sweet and fresh taste, a clear green infusion, and a tender, bright green leaf base when infused.
Historical Folklore
After more than 200 years at the bottom of the sea, the “Göteborg” was salvaged, and the Shitai tea “Fog Clear” it carried finally saw the light of day again. After being steeped, it still had a fragrant aroma, becoming the subject of much conversation. Since then, Shitai County along the ancient Huizhou road has been tightly linked with the “Göteborg” and Sweden.
Differentiating Genuine from Fake Fog Clear
Fresh Green Tea vs. Old Green Tea
Fresh green tea appears bright green with a lustrous sheen, and has a strong tea fragrance. When brewed, the tea soup is bright green with a fragrant aroma, notes of orchid or roasted chestnut, a sweet and fresh taste, and a fresh, bright green leaf base when infused.
Old green tea appears yellowish and dull without any luster, and has a low and muted aroma. If you blow warm air onto the tea leaves, the moistened areas turn yellow and feel dry, giving off a cold sensation. When brewed, the tea soup is deep yellow, the taste is full-bodied but not refreshing, and the infused leaves are old and lack brightness.