Pu-erh Tuo Cha’s leaves have been hand-formed into the shape of tiny bowls or tuo cha (“birds nests”) and individually wrapped. This tea brews a reddish cup with a mild and slightly sweet earthy flavor. Pu-erh, known in old Chinese as “black tea”, is tea that is actually fermented.Ripe Tuo Cha Pu’erh is made of pu’erh tea leaves that are individually compressed and wrapped in a single serving. This adorable mini Tuo Cha is produced in Yunnan province. Ripe pu’erh is known to be rich, and full-bodied with notes of dark molasses, earth, and dark cocoa.Tuo-cha Pu-erh is a special aged tea that comes out of China. Many varieties of pu-erh are produced and it is a particular speciality of Yunnan Province. Pu-erh tea undergoes a special production process, during which the tea leaves are dried and rolled after which they undergo secondary microbial fermentation and oxidation.Organic Ancient Green Tuo Cha Pu Erh Tea This young green pu erh replaces our previous Ancient Green Pu-erh which is permanently sold out. It consists of tightly compressed dark green organic tea leaves that have been processed using the traditional qing (or sheng) technique, also referred to as “raw.”Xiaguan Tea Factory is famous for tuocha, Menghai Tea Factory, for tea cake, and Kunming Tea Factory, for tea brick. These common shapes of compressed tea are considered the standard of perfection for Pu-erh tea in the traditional forms, also the first hand experience for beginners when they come to choosing Pu-erhs.China Pu-Erh Tuo Cha, Size 1. Small tuo chas (compressed cakes) of Shou Pu-Erh tea, with each tuo cha an ideal size for making approximately two cups. The liquor is dense and black. Multiple infusions are often made from this tea.Pu’er or pu-erh is a variety of fermented tea produced in the Yunnan province of China. Fermentation in the context of tea production involves microbial fermentation and oxidation of the tea leaves, after they have been dried and rolled. This process is a Chinese specialty and produces tea known as 黑茶 hēichá (literally, ‘black tea’) commonly translated as ‘dark tea’.Pu-erh tea is made from Yunnan large-leaf varietal of Camellia Sinensis. It is typically processed into compressed cakes, bricks and tuos. Pu-erh is particularly special because it can be aged for decades or longer, always changing and (in most cases) developing more depth and texture. Raw Pu-erh (生茶) is the traditiona