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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10232946, member: 8267"]"A tea pet is a traditional craft from China, which is usually made from yixing clay (also known as 'zisha') and ceramic. It's a tea lover's practice in China to nourish the tea pets by rinsing them with tea liquor. This is a part of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and that's why they are usually placed on tea trays when one is making tea.</p><p><font size="4"><b>How to nourish a yixing tea pet?</b></font></p><ul> <li>Pu erh tea is often considered the most suitable for raising a tea pet. This does NOT mean other tea types such as black, green and oolong tea are unsuitable. However, you should consistently use one tea type when taking care of the pet.</li> <li>Pour regularly tea liquor on the pet. Don't use plain water! Over time your tea pet will slowly develop a scent of the tea that you drink.</li> <li>Clean your tea pet with a soft brush and rub it with a soft cloth. When you do this, the pet the hand-feel of the pet will slowly change from rough to smooth and it will become shiny.</li> <li>The above is the most natural way to raise a pet. However, a shortcut is to leave your pet for a 2-4 days in tea liquor to obtain faster effect. However, like many things in life, there are no shortcuts to perfection. If you consider this approach, raising a tea pet probably isn't something for you."</li> </ul><p><a href="https://www.teasenz.com/teaware/tea-pets?srsltid=AfmBOoofgmlKeFuOkct3vwpAZfBgFNDB-RGp5799_oxmLmEZdbio6caI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.teasenz.com/teaware/tea-pets?srsltid=AfmBOoofgmlKeFuOkct3vwpAZfBgFNDB-RGp5799_oxmLmEZdbio6caI" rel="nofollow">https://www.teasenz.com/teaware/tea-pets?srsltid=AfmBOoofgmlKeFuOkct3vwpAZfBgFNDB-RGp5799_oxmLmEZdbio6caI</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10232946, member: 8267"]"A tea pet is a traditional craft from China, which is usually made from yixing clay (also known as 'zisha') and ceramic. It's a tea lover's practice in China to nourish the tea pets by rinsing them with tea liquor. This is a part of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and that's why they are usually placed on tea trays when one is making tea. [SIZE=4][B]How to nourish a yixing tea pet?[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Pu erh tea is often considered the most suitable for raising a tea pet. This does NOT mean other tea types such as black, green and oolong tea are unsuitable. However, you should consistently use one tea type when taking care of the pet. [*]Pour regularly tea liquor on the pet. Don't use plain water! Over time your tea pet will slowly develop a scent of the tea that you drink. [*]Clean your tea pet with a soft brush and rub it with a soft cloth. When you do this, the pet the hand-feel of the pet will slowly change from rough to smooth and it will become shiny. [*]The above is the most natural way to raise a pet. However, a shortcut is to leave your pet for a 2-4 days in tea liquor to obtain faster effect. However, like many things in life, there are no shortcuts to perfection. If you consider this approach, raising a tea pet probably isn't something for you." [/LIST] [URL]https://www.teasenz.com/teaware/tea-pets?srsltid=AfmBOoofgmlKeFuOkct3vwpAZfBgFNDB-RGp5799_oxmLmEZdbio6caI[/URL][/QUOTE]
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