How to Brew Kung Fu Tea

Kung Fu is a style of brewing oolong tea that uses lots of leaves and a short infusion time. The style originated in southern China and emigrated with Chinese immigrants. Brewing Kung Fu tea is a social activity to promote friendship and greet guests.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Use teapots fired from porous clay. The tea set used to brew Kung Fu tea is small and delicate, usually with a teapot and three teacups.

2. Use a sniff cup, which is a porcelain cylinder three by one inches. Fill the sniff cup and put it into a tasting bowl. Oolong tea's aroma is as important as the taste. Smell the sniff cup each time the tea is infused.

3. Add tea to the teapot. The amount you'll use will differ slightly with each oolong tea.

4. Fill teapot with hot water until it overflows a little. Let the water warm up the teapot for a few minutes. Use the water in teapot to wash the teacups out and rinse it out. Put the teapot in a hot water bath.

5. Pour Kung Fu tea from on high using a non-stop circular motion. The amount and color in the teacups should be the same. Cover the teapot to keep it warm.

Tips & Warnings

• Keeping the water hot is important.
• Tea leaves are better at the second pouring. Use the first pouring of tea to rinse the cups.
• Use spring or well water to brew the tea.
• Only use oolong tea for the Kung Fu tea ceremony. Dried in the sun after picking, oolong is quickly cooked and fermented to produce crisp, dry leaves.

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