Gong De Lin is a vegetarian restaurant that was found by the Jian brothers in Shanghai in 1922.

How does soil quality affect the quality of the tea?

Water is an important ingredient to make the best tofu skin.

What kinds of things are important in tea plantations?

It might seem very easy to do, but picking tofu skin requires a lot of skills.

What are the best conditions for producing rock tea?

Making tofu skin is very hard, especially when you have to put your fingers into a pot of boiling soy milk.

How do we categorize the different tea sources?

One of the most important ingredients in a vegetarian meal is the tofu skin. In order to buy the best tofu skin, the food purchaser Auntie Wang found a factory that is about three hours away from Shanghai.

What is rock charm?

Shopping for food might seem like an easy task but it actually requires lots of work and knowledge.

What is the mountain tea fields problem?

It is tough to get the best ingredients so that's why Auntie Huang started out early. And without taking any rest, Auntie Huang rushes back to the temple in preparation for the new day.

How do we know if a tea is high-quality or not?

Auntie Wang wastes no time in getting the freshest ingredients. She heads out at 2:30 am to go to the farmer's market in order to buy the freshest food.

Why should we not choose less expensive or big-brand rock teas?

When is high heat required when roasting teas?

Not surprisingly, the taste and quality of teas from different areas of the mountain differ greatly.

Why was fully-fired charcoal roasting so important?

What makes rock tea authentic?

What is charcoal roasting?

What are the initial processes of making rock tea?

How do tea producers distinguish between the many varieties of tea produced on Wuyi Mountain?

What are some of the lesser-known varieties that come from mid-season shrub tea trees?