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Chinese tea is not a single drink but a whole system of six classes, dozens of varieties and different brewing cultures. While it is easy to get lost in the names,

How much black tea can you drink per day?

«Natural», «organic», «eco» — these words are printed on almost every tea pack today, and there isn't always something behind them. Let's break down how organic tea differs

"Green tea" is not a single drink but dozens of varieties with different flavors: from grassy-sweet Japanese sencha to smoky Chinese gunpowder. The difference is born of two

Green tea forgives fewer mistakes than black: overheat the water by 15 degrees or over-steep the leaves by a minute — and you get bitterness in the cup instead of a soft, grassy

Shou and sheng are two types of pu-erh that differ in their fermentation method. Sheng (raw, 'green') ferments naturally — over years, while shou (ripe, 'black') undergoes accelerated artificial

Black tea is the most oxidized of all tea types: the leaf is fermented by 80–100%, so the infusion comes out dark and the taste rich and astringent. In the cup

Let's be honest right away: tea does not burn fat. No variety dissolves excess kilograms on its own. But green tea, pu-erh and oolong really do help you lose weight

Green tea is a leaf that does not undergo fermentation, so it retains up to 90 % of its catechins and vitamins. It contains the antioxidant EGCG, mild caffeine and

Pu-erh isn't brewed like the usual black or green tea. It isn't "steeped" for 5 minutes in a cup but infused — many times for 5–20 seconds each