Chinese tea people say that Water is tea's mother and teaware is tea's father. It's truly right that choosing a good kettle can improve the water quality and brew a better tea.
If you want to find the area with the best tea-drinking atmosphere in China, then the Chaoshan area in Guangdong must be on the list.
Complete sets of Gongfu tea sets can be found almost everywhere in streets and alleys and in market shops, so you can have a cup of tea anytime and anywhere.
(kettle available in our teashop)
In such a tea-loving area, in addition to having requirements for tea, the utensils for making tea are also very particular. In Chaoshan Gongfu cha, people usually use Chaozhou kettle called "Sha Diao"(砂铫） to boil water to make tea. The Shaodiao kettle is made into very thin and heat water quickly. In Chaozhou, people love to drink Phoenix Dancong Oolong tea that requires a very hot water to brew and the water temperature is high enough, which can better stimulate the aroma and charm of tea. Therefore, the Shadiao kettle has gradually become one of the important tea sets in Chaoshan Gongfu cha.
(kettle available in our teashop)
A handcrafted Shadiao kettle to boil water has the following benefits:
- Improve water quality. The Shadiao kettle has good air permeability, which helps to reduce the bitterness of the water and make the water softer, thereby softening water hardness. To be more specific, the sandy pottery clay can absorb some compounds that may affect water quality such as Calsium, Magnesium, etc.
- Enhance the taste of tea. The sand pot can release minerals, sweeten the water, enhance the thickness of the tea soup, and make the tea taste more mellow.
- Good thermal insulation performance. This helps the tea to continue to develop and allow the aroma to spread more easily.
- Make tea making more interesting. The shape of the sand pot is simple and elegant, and the clay material is warm to the touch, which can absorb aroma and increase the fun of making tea.
- Improve user experience. Shadiao kettle is lightweight and exquisitely hand crafted, bringing you a pleasant experience during use.
- Cultural Value. In Chaoshan Gongfu tea, the Shadiao kettle is one of the important tea sets. Most Shidiao is handcrafted and this potetry making craft is also a precious inheritance from our ancestors for hundreds of hundreds of years.
(kettle available in our teashop)
