At the table
Sip after it has cooled enough to drink. Use a strainer or leave the opened shoots behind in the cup; they are not a topping to swallow.
The plain infusion has no milk or honey. Check any blend separately; do not infer a caffeine-free product from the name alone.
The wider goji-leaf-tea category includes tender-leaf and shoot products, in curled strips or rounded forms. This version uses processed young shoots and water.
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- Specification
- Young goji shoots are withered, heat-treated, rolled and dried. Steep the processed shoots in hot water, then separate the liquid from the leaves. The wider goji-leaf-tea category includes tender-leaf and shoot products, in curled strips or rounded forms. This version uses processed young shoots and water.
Ingredients
Processed young goji shoots and water.
Origin & regional roots
Ningxia
Associated with Ningxia.
About this regional connection
Ningxia: Documented local shoot-tea processing, not exclusive to Ningxia.
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Story & history
Goji shoot infusion
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Ningxia producers process young goji shoots into a leafy infusion as well as using the plant's fruit. Regional terminology distinguishes shoot tea from tea made with tender leaves.