The culture of infusions in China has been derived in different creations and traditions for hundreds of years, among which, we can find mixtures and productions, quite peculiar.
The Panda Tea
Panda Dung tea is an infusion that can cost $200 per cup or $3,500 for 50 grams. What makes it so special and expensive?
This tea is produced in China, to be more specific, in the region of Sichuan, a province in the Southwest of the Asian giant, which among some of its characteristics, has a fauna that includes giant pandas that inhabit the mountains of the region. As you can imagine, the process of this tea includes the Panda.
To harvest this tea, the manure of the pandas is used as fertilizer, which is not only extravagant, but according to its creator An Yashin, promotes the use of organic fertilizers, even recommending other farmers to apply this technique.
The taste of the tea
The tea would have a “mature and nutty” taste, in addition to having health properties like green tea, thanks to the nutrients that come from the bamboo. Mr. Yanshi even states that it contains anti-cancer elements.Why use this fertilizer?
Although pandas are considered omnivores, their diet consists of 99% bamboo. Their digestive system allows only 30% of the nutrients to be absorbed, resulting in the remaining 70% being evacuated naturally. This is how An Yashin came up with the idea of using this to his advantage.However, while some admire the idea, others question whether the process is commensurate with the final price of the product, arguing that the creator “only wanted” to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the “most expensive tea on the planet”.
The tea was launched a few years ago, which gave space to a new competitor for the “most expensive tea on the planet”. We are talking about Da-hong pao tea, which can cost up to $1.2 million per kg.
Because the production of the Panda Dung tea corresponds to a specific area and with certain limitations, today the Panda tea, it is not easy to find on the web. Perhaps with a visit to the area, you have a better chance of finding and tasting this extravagant product.
Do you think it is worth a try considering the price?
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