tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post4254051309597313503..comments2024-03-20T16:34:04.414-04:00Comments on Alex Zorach's Tea Blog: Infusion vs. DecoctionAlex Zorachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-59365394213699148662011-03-02T11:06:49.872-05:002011-03-02T11:06:49.872-05:00I use an oil burner to decoct compressed white tea...I use an oil burner to decoct compressed white tea (Fuding Da Hao Cha) in a glass kettle. A candle flame isn't hot enough to maintain the boil, so have to use an oil burner. <br /><br />The tea has hints of red date & chinese soymilk. We like to throw one large red date in anyway, which emphasises the sweet herbal flavour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202258567472354099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-20448507679670844402011-03-01T23:27:25.399-05:002011-03-01T23:27:25.399-05:00Thank you! Now I know the term for the way I make ...Thank you! Now I know the term for the way I make some Hei Cha. I often decoct the tea in boiling water for about 10 minutes. <br /><br />Also I think sometimes there is a fine line between herbal tea and herbal "soup". There are some dried fruits and flowers that I use to make herbal infusion. But I sometimes also decoct them, for a short while or for hours. I don't know where to draw the line between herbal tea and soup :-pGingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-28473101596375509042011-03-01T14:55:25.109-05:002011-03-01T14:55:25.109-05:00Oksusu cha (roasted corn) and bori cha (roasted ba...Oksusu cha (roasted corn) and bori cha (roasted barley), are traditional Korean hot beverages that I prepare using decoction. As you might expect, like roots, most grains require higher sustained heat to extract their liquor than that which is needed for most leaves or flowers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616403715231782216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-33267823827152320482011-03-01T14:32:18.374-05:002011-03-01T14:32:18.374-05:00Yes - have boiled raw young puerh (as a cough reme...Yes - have boiled raw young puerh (as a cough remedy), and spent aged puerh - to extract the last of the essence.Brandonhttp://chahai.netnoreply@blogger.com