{"id":7167,"date":"2021-06-09T12:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=7167"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:54:56","slug":"how-to-make-a-perfect-cup-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/how-to-make-a-perfect-cup-of-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a perfect cup of tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Creating a cup of tea that perfectly pleases your taste buds and accentuates the flavor of the variety requires patience and diligence. Consider these steeping steps from Buddha Teas, crafters of beverages using high-quality, fresh herbs and leaves from fresh, organic and wild plants. The sources are harvested, gathered and packaged with conscious care to help you experience the true taste of tea.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Water<br><\/strong>Use fresh, preferably filtered, water. Many teas, especially herbal, include subtle flavors that can be lost or altered if prepared using unfiltered water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Temperature<br><\/strong>Measure the temperature of heated water using an electric kettle with a variety of settings or a cooking thermometer. Consider these temperature guidelines for different types of teas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Black (200-205 F)<\/li><li>Green (175-180 F)<\/li><li>Blends (190-205 F)<\/li><li>Matcha (175 F)<\/li><li>Herbal (205 F)<\/li><li>Oolong (185-205 F)<\/li><li>Pu-erh (195-205 F)<\/li><li>White (175-185 F)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Steep<br><\/strong>Once water reaches the proper temperature, pour water over one teabag per 8 ounces of water. (For a stronger brew, use additional teabags). Most teas require a 3-6-minute steep, depending on the type of tea and preferred strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbal teas may take longer to reach full strength than black, green or white teas, sometimes up to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing to keep in mind: Each tea presents its own unique flavor profile, some naturally trending toward bitter. However, teas that are not naturally bitter will often\u00a0become\u00a0so if steeped at too high a temperature or for too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Find more ways to experience the true taste of tea at\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3164208-1&amp;h=2512487580&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buddhateas.com%2F&amp;a=buddhateas.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>buddhateas.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<br><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing to keep in mind: Each tea presents its own unique flavor profile, some naturally trending toward bitter. However, teas that are not naturally bitter will often become so if steeped at too high a temperature or for too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2162,650,319],"class_list":["post-7167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-green-tea","tag-nutrition","tag-tea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7169,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7167\/revisions\/7169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}