By Admin 
If any drink is liked the most in India, it is tea. Be it early morning, tiredness, gossip with friends or cold, a cup of tea cures everything. Every house has its own style of making tea. Some like it hard, some like it milky and sweet, some like it light and full of aroma. But do you know that the biggest secret of the taste and effect of your tea is the right quantity of tea leaves. This decides whether your tea will give you relief or spoil the taste. If you add too many tea leaves, the tea will become bitter and contain too much caffeine, and if you add less, the taste will be bland and tasteless. So let us know how many tea leaves are right and why its right balance is important.
How many tea leaves are good for tea?
Generally, one teaspoon i.e. about two grams of tea leaves for a cup of water or milk is considered the best and best. This quantity is neither too strong nor too light i.e. it is a perfect combination of taste, color and aroma. If you like to drink thick tea, you can add one and a half teaspoon tea leaves. But keep in mind, more quantity than this can make the tea very strong, bitter and caffeinated. The type of tea leaves also makes a difference to the tea. As the taste of Assam tea is thick, hence keep its quantity slightly less. Whereas Darjeeling tea is light and aromatic, so you can add a little more.
How does the taste and aroma change with the amount of tea leaves?
When you add tea leaves in the right amount, the tannins, flavonoids and essential oils present in them are properly released. These elements give your tea its aroma, golden color and taste. If more tea leaves are added, the amount of tannin in the tea will increase, which will increase bitterness and blackness. If less is added then the tea will taste bland and tasteless. To get the same tea every time, try to pour the tea leaves by measuring and not by guesswork. Especially when you are making tea for more than one person.
What happens when you add too many tea leaves?
Adding too many tea leaves makes the tea bitter and pungent, can cause acidity or burning sensation in the stomach, affects sleep and increases restlessness and most importantly, over-boiling the tea also destroys its antioxidants, which reduces its health benefits. If your tea looks very dark in color, or there is bitterness left in the mouth after drinking, then understand that there have been too many tea leaves.
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