Mumbai is renowned all over the country as the city that never sleeps. Touted as one of the busiest metros, Mumbai also boasts of multi cuisines and has a restaurant and eatery or even a small shop to fill the hunger pangs of the rich and the poor alike with meals and snacks that suit every budget. Similarly, the evergreen beverage, tea finds a place in every Indian’s heart and the hot wafting cup wakes each one, making them raring to go and start the new day with enthusiasm. Of late, the beverage in its classy Oriental form is enchanting patrons at restaurants which serve Chinese Teas in Mumbai.
China has had a long history of tea production and drinking it, as a medicine and also as a luxury. It has held the classes and masses in a bond over the ages. The concept of tea-houses which came up as wayside snack shelters providing food with tea, caught the imagination of everyone and very soon it became a worldwide phenomenon which is why today we have a large number of places offering Chinese Teas in Mumbai. Here, one gets to sample the traditional teas which have proven to be beneficial for health. Stress related problems, fatigue, high blood pressure, high cholesterol are proven to have been reduced by the intake of the light Chinese teas. It is little wonder then that there is a great demand for these, where all these diseases are constantly on the prowl due to the hectic schedules of its inhabitants.
Generally, several types of teas like Tian Hong, White Peony, Anxi Tie Kuan and many others are available. The Dragon’s Well which falls in the Green Tea category is said to have the most benefits and is quite sought after. It has an exclusive taste and aroma which is hard to be missed. Known as Longjing, this tea needs to be brewed at the right temperature in the right container to get an enhanced flavor. Though served in porcelain or glass tea cups, this tea blooms in the special clay pots called the Yixing Clay Teapots. Picked young, the leaves are roasted immediately to retain the goodness. It changes to a yellow green shade on being infused. Amongst the other Chinese in Mumbai there is also the Oolong Tea which comes in myriad taste according to its variety. Treatment is provided as per the categories to safe guard the flavors and is hand rolled many a times. This type of tea can be brewed several times because its taste improves with every further brewing. This tea too has its own share of benefits which retain good health mentally and physically.
It is therefore not surprising that people in the city of Mumbai who can afford to, flock to restaurants like Ping Pong and many others who offer these unique drinks to help customers to regain lost health and feel fresh, rejuvenated and raring to go in their busy order of businesses.
Chinese Teas in Mumbai 