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Kung
Fu Tea, Here
we go! |
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following illustrates small pot Kung Fu tea (below 6 oz preferred).
Big
pot Kung Fu tea follows the same steps except that you use a bigger teapot.
You can brew a big cup of tea in a single round for the sake of convenience.
special
thanks to Kelly for lending me her hands in the following demo.
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| 1. Preparation
stance. On your mark ... ready ... |
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2. ... GO! Use tea shuffle
to add tea to the teapot. |
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| 3. Oops,
forget all about the tea funnel. Should use it if the opening of the teapot is small. |
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4. Tea rinse round
starts - add hot water and fill teapot until it overflows a little. You will
find foam floating on top. Brush it away with the lid. |
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| 5. Let
water stay for a few seconds before pouring it out. Use the water to wash
the teacups too. |
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6. Pouring
... Other than washing the tea leaves, the rinse round allows the teapot to heat up before the brewing
starts.
Remember, high temperature is the key to Kung Fu tea. |
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| 7. Use
the tongs to wash teacups. Have I mentioned the water coming from this round
is not for drinking? If you have already did, never mind. It's not poisonous. |
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8. Make it a habit to pour used water over the teapot,
and run hot water over the teapot
after washing to keep the temperature of the teapot as high as possible. Some people put the teapot in a hot water bath. |
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9. Round
1 of tea brewing starts - hot water into the teapot. Don't mind me repeating
myself like an old man - high temperature is king. The water has to be as hot as possible.
Fill till it spills a little. For the sake of having all the gadgets stay in
the PIC, one thing is done wrong here. The water is supposed to be poured from
high, non-stop, in a circular motion around the rim. Kam supposed that
is to spread heat evenly to prevent Se  . |
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10. Cover
the teapot. Some tea will be squeezed out of the very full teapot
but that is fine. The tea tray is there to catch the spill for you. |
