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Kuding Tea

Chinese holly leaves and tea leaves are dried and ground into a fine powder, mixed with flour paste, pressed into blocks, and dried to create compressed tea blocks for steeping and drinking.

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Kuding Tea

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A beloved traditional Chinese herbal tea, kuding tea is known for its distinct bitter, refreshing taste and long history in Chinese wellness culture, with compressed block formats providing a practical, shelf-stable option for enjoying the brew at home or on the go.

Ingredients

Chinese holly leaf (sun-dried) 500g
tea leaves (sun-dried) 500g
flour paste (as binder) as needed

Instructions

1

Process Raw Materials

Dry the Chinese holly leaves and tea leaves in the sun, grind them together into coarse powder, mix evenly, add an appropriate amount of flour paste as a binder, press into square or cake shapes using a mold, then dry.

2

Specifications

Each piece weighs approximately 5 grams.

3

Drinking Method

Adults should consume 2 to 3 pieces per day, 1 piece per serving, steep in boiling water to drink.