![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/SilkRoadPuerCake.jpg?v=1683328448)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/SilkRoadPuerCake.jpg?v=1683328448)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._SilkRoadCaravan_309ed806-7458-436d-856d-42352f9aef22.png?v=1682274431)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._SilkRoadCaravan_309ed806-7458-436d-856d-42352f9aef22.png?v=1682274431)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XXI._WEBArtisanTCollectionpage.jpg?v=1683328448)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XXI._WEBArtisanTCollectionpage.jpg?v=1683328448)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._FLAGChina_436d53ca-22c5-4d7b-936f-5d5dcc4c60d9.jpg?v=1682274432)
![Silk Road Adventure](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._FLAGChina_436d53ca-22c5-4d7b-936f-5d5dcc4c60d9.jpg?v=1682274432)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/SilkRoadPuerCake.jpg?v=1683328448)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._SilkRoadCaravan_309ed806-7458-436d-856d-42352f9aef22.png?v=1682274431)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XXI._WEBArtisanTCollectionpage.jpg?v=1683328448)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._FLAGChina_436d53ca-22c5-4d7b-936f-5d5dcc4c60d9.jpg?v=1682274432)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/SilkRoadPuerCake.jpg?v=1683328448)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._SilkRoadCaravan_309ed806-7458-436d-856d-42352f9aef22.png?v=1682274431)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XXI._WEBArtisanTCollectionpage.jpg?v=1683328448)
![](http://www.theculturedcup.com/cdn/shop/products/XII._FLAGChina_436d53ca-22c5-4d7b-936f-5d5dcc4c60d9.jpg?v=1682274432)
Silk Road Adventure
Silk, spices, and compressed tea (like this pu'er) were traded along the Silk Road. Smooth and full-bodied, this probiotic tea is a great coffee substitute.
Tea Type or Tisane | Flavors: Dark (pu'er) | full-body but very smooth, grilled wild mushrooms, sweet tobacco
Tea Tips: The Chinese believe pu'er lowers blood pressure, as fermentation produces statins (blood pressure-lowering compounds).
Ingredients: China, Yunnan Province pu'er (dark) tea
How to Steep: Western-style: One tea cake, 20 oz water, 212°F, 5–6 min. Re-steep tea leaves. Eastern-style: Tea leaf rinse: Pour boiling water over tea cake until covered. Immediately pour off water. Steep #1: 30 sec. Decant liquid from leaves and enjoy. Increase each additional steep 15 sec until flavor fades.
Fun Fact: Like Champagne, this tea must come from a specific region in Yunnan Province to be called pu'er.
Similar Teas: Chocolate Earl Grey, Orange Truffle, Sticky Rice Pu'er, Love Potion