Azercay - finest Azerbaijanian traditional largest leaf black tea, 225gr / 9 Oz Azercay - Native tea Azercay (Azeri tea) has been produced since 1996 by "Sun-Tea", an affiliate of Azersun Holding. That is a blend of high-quality tea harvested at the tea gardens of Lenkoran and Astara regions, south of Azerbaijan. It has mild taste, delicate odor, and is special for its bright and dark-red color. Azercay is marketed not only domestically, but also exported to a number of CIS countries, such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia and etc. Initially known as and till nowadays advertised under the slogan of “Our own tea”, Azercay has gained the absolute favor of consumers by opening them the taste of genuine and traditional Azerbaijani tea. The markets, today, are teeming with various tea brands, where there are no producers, but Azercay, which has nearly an unrivalled position to represent the genuine quality of Azerbaijani tea. Being product, which in many respects characterizes the natural taste and aroma of local tea, Azercay meets all demands of identified consumer groups. Therefore, the company has set itself a goal of serving communities where there is a strong preference for and true respect to local Azeri tea. In the III and V-th World Tea and Coffee festivals, held in 2005 and 2007 respectively, the Azercay black brand won the gold medal and was awarded diplomas in the fragrant tea contest. In addition, Azercay’s product has also been granted ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP certificates for its full compliance with international standards and provision of high quality as well as for its conformity with hygiene and safety requirements. The art of making tea Tea is part of the Azerbaijan’s national culture. It exists as long as we do. No publicly marked events- from birth to death- do without that drink. However, unlike Japan, China and Britain, tea drinking is not necessarily a special ceremony in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani tea is drunk from the special glass called “armudu” (literally pear-like glass). There is a teahouse, for sure, in every nook of Azerbaijan, where you can get mere tea, while in Azeri households that drink comes with various delicious sweeties, fruit jam and sliced lemon. This is what you are offered first when paying a visit to a normal Azeri family. Every family festivity in Azerbaijan starts with serving tea, and the drink is repeatedly served at the end. The Azeri tea is so nice and delicious that can even be served any time a day without special reason for this. It is very good for quenching thirst. Certainly, there are special techniques of making tea in Azerbaijan that one is ought to know. Take two teaspoonful of tea, as counted per a glass of water, and put it into warm and dry teakettle and then fill the kettle with boiling water up to ¾ -th of its volume. Put the kettle on the stove and wait for 6-7 minutes. You may enjoy your tea!Use of tea to human health The Chinese legend says that tea, inherited through many generations, has healing effects on human health such as: It is a good headache killer, It keeps you awake and helps get rid of alcohol addiction, It is believed to have nutritious qualities and helps eliminate the feeling of hunger (particularly if flavored with special curing and aromatic additives) It is a good refresher in hot weather, It cheers you up and makes you feel in good spirits, has soothing effect, alleviates body tension and palliates nervousness, helps food digestion, excretes toxins from the body, prolongs your life, stimulates mental activity, strengthens your brainpower, It contains fluorite, a vital tooth strengthener. Green tea kills bacteria that cause caries on teeth. Black tea alleviates severe headaches in those who suffer from migraine. Tea compress has wholesome effects too. Injuries and wounds treated with tea compress heal very soon. Thus, bandage soaked with green tea brew, infused for 15-20 minutes, and dressed around sore place and then coated with polyethylene cloth will relieve a pain in few minutes. Moreover, Indian physicians believe that tea is a good medium for preventing sight impairment. Both black and green tea can contain the development of cataract; however, the black one produces even more effects. In the period of menopause, females are recommended to consume more tea. In that specific period, drinking tea will prevent the emergence of osteoporosis, a disease that may result in bone fractures in the female body. Tea also contains cancer. Green tea stimulates the activities of respiratory, nervous and cardiovascular systems. Tea composition and its peculiarities According to V.V. Poklebkin, tea storage conditions should proportionally fit to airtightness and micro-freezing qualities of the packaging. Improper packaging can soon cause deterioration of prime product quality and loss of useful properties. Keep your tea in tightly sealed chinaware for better preservation of its taste properties. Wash and clean it thoroughly after use. The conditions of your dresser shelves may also affect the quality of tea. Keep your tea container in dry, cool and properly ventilated place to ensure longer persistence of taste qualities. Do not place a kettle of brewed tea next to other food products. If storage conditions are maintained properly, tea will preserve its best properties for many years and bring you more enjoyment of drinking it. To ensure proper consumption of tea, one should know more about its peculiarities. Big leaf variety of tea will run out very soon; thus, a kilogram of such brand may make 300 cups of tea. It is the least decent one, because it takes a teaspoonful of dry tealeaves for making a cup of that drink. If no leaf size is mention on the pack, it means you have bought medium size leaf tea. It can produce 500 cups of tea from a kilogram. Smaller grain tea brews faster, gives off lighter color and allows you to be more saving on it. However, a small oversight in making it may turn the brew bitter to taste.Tea and beauty Apart from its main qualities of slaking thirst and having benign effects on health, from time immemorial tea was used as a medium for preserving human beauty. Green tea is a good anti-oxidizing agent. This is why green tea is the main ingredient of suntan lotions, anti- cellulite and anti-aging remedies as well as toning creams. Through many centuries, the Japanese have used varieties of tea for treating skin disease and hair care. Tea compress applied to swellings around your eyes will soon eliminate the source of inflammation, and rehabilitate skin appearance . Yet, another useful quality of tea is its contribution to weight loss. It accelerates metabolism once in the body, or, more particularly, stabilizes that process. Drinking 2-3 cups of green tea everyday will help lose 100 kilocalories, meaning that you will get rid of 4 kilograms a year without any need for special diets and tormenting attempts to loose weight. What causes loss of weight? The clue is that green tea stabilizes the assimilation of fat and butyric acids and regulates the balance of glucose in human body. Polyphenol catechine decelerates the penetration of glucose into fat. Drinking tea after eating will help subside the level of sugar in blood and normalize the balance of glucose. People suffering from diabetes and disease of internal secretory glands are recommended to drink green tea every day. Green tea is not less tonic compared to coffee, while the content of caffeine in it is considerably low. Please leave positive feedback so that we know your items have arrived. 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