Everything you need to know about getting started with gongfu tea!

[@anticom1337]

It's worth mentioning that the gongdaobei is best translated as "fairness cup". Since steeping times are so short with gongfu style tea brewing, if you where to serve multiple people straight out of the lidded cup, the last cup would get a different brew than the first cup. Hence you pour it into the fairness cup first to let the entire infusion mix and homogenize before pouring into the drinking cups so everyone gets to experience the same brew.

[@Tollas1]

Thanks for this information!

[@codrin1862]

I finally understood the practical aspect of the tea pets!!❤ They're there so you don't pour the tea directly on the tray, thus no splashing, safer and more elegant.

[@potatolord9715]

Nah they’re basically just little blorbos. Pouring tea on them feeds them, which promotes positive energies related to the animal represented by the tea pet. Originally they were made with extra clay that pot makers had after making teapots because it’s fun. No practical purpose other than any joy of proper procedure and collecting little meow meows

[@norabellerose8560]

I ended up buying the rotating tea set and I love it, I actually used it two days ago to have red tea with my grandfather at the rehabilitation center. And the tea pet I got is the same in this video I named mine Kobi.

[@puvendranpillay8802]

who cares

[@p0tabe094]

Me

[@skodatnt4126]

@@puvendranpillay8802 sir you should not be on youtube if all you are going to spread is negativity.

[@forgetfulfunctor1]

​@@puvendranpillay8802 My friend i am sorry to say but, youve uploaded about 12 youtube videos, and it seems like "Who cares?" Is the reaction to all of them

[@V-DTAJ]

@@forgetfulfunctor1 oof size: large

[@anubisgodess2353]

Honestly this was actually very informal and educational my favorite part of this definitely has to be the tea pet just a cute fundamental idea to put the teeth that you don't drink over this Cupid little animal is so adorable. Could you tell me more about the tea pet probably in another video?

[@someguy4476]

This is exactly what I was asking you about on IG. Thank you so much for this content!!

[@kenya-thecountry1144]

My boyfriend is Chinese and I met his mom for the first time in so long and she gave the same tea set and it's soooo cuteeee

[@puvendranpillay8802]

ok

[@danielstanway2600]

There's something about the way the Chinese language is spoken that always makes me happy 😂

[@hollisdominguez1577]

I just discovered your channel and these videos calm me so much!

[@heatherlowry754]

I love tea and delighted to have learned from your channel. Have you done a video on the tea pets? I understand their purpose but would still be tempted to try the first wash of the tea leaves even if it's less flavorful

[@DreamQueenScream]

I’ve been hitting up eBay and second hand stores for my tea accessories. It’s been fun hunting for the perfect set up 🍵

[@薯芋]

that tea case is nice

[@jamesadams8450]

I’m definitely getting a set! ❤

[@jamesadams8450]

I got mine in 🤓🤩! I was told by my wife to wait, cause someone wanted to get it for us as a gift 🙏❤️! I have been a coffee drinker for 20 years. I drank tea but not REAL tea! I had no idea the difference in quality. Now I have experienced and can NEVER go back! Thank you Jesse 💕🙏

[@Mobowersnafoo]

Just a heads up, if you are using boiling water your gaiwan will be hot no matter how you hold it. A way to avoid feeling the uncomfortable heat in your fingers is to pick up the gaiwan saucer with the gaiwan and pour into your strainer or bowl. Your thumb will set in the divot in the lid and the rest of your hand will hold the gaiwan and saucer. There will be enough pressure to keep everything from slipping... Gotta say, gongfu tea really made my tea time so much more enjoyable. Thank you Jesse for turning me on to this tea style that has become a regular part of my daily routine

[@BestFriendOfJesus]

Great videos Jesse

[@jesseschadeck8006]

I really enjoy the videos!

[@tracyyarbrough8371]

How do I go about getting this tea set, thank you?

[@DrLili-DrawnByTheDevil]

You're so cute! I would love to have tea with you!

[@WolfieDawn]

Do you wash the tea pets or just let the tea dry on them? Do they smell like a ton of teas over time??

[@jackmahoney1001]

They do, yes!

[@Lettusfarm]

What is the cup with a hole in the bottom used for?

[@t0xicichig0]

I think I should mold my own tea pets. Imma mold unicorns, gold fishes and bunnies😂

[@JessD-je2bw]

Very cool!

[@rafaelfigfigueiredo2988]

This may be silly but it would be funny to have tea pets made of a material that absorbs water and expands the pet, so you are giving them the wash and they're growing lmao Great video jesse

[@gimmeadollr]

My mom has a silly tea pet, it doesn't grow, but it's a kid that you immerse in water for a while to fill it up and when you pour the tea on it, he starts peeing 😂 point being, I'm sure there's plenty of room for more silly tea pet ideas

[@BlastedOffRawPuerh88]

It would mold

[@aebbingeable]

How much water do you use per steep? I am curious for the amount of tea can Come out of one session

[@zacharyrosenfeld1205]

Does the tea pet absorb the tea or smth?

[@genericyoutubeuser8957]

This dude is a great cultural liaison.

[@blenderbanana]

This explains why the chinese can't build a working missle hatch

[@rawasya3148]

Like it that s my favorite color😊

[@Pyromancer-fh4fl]

What requirements does it take for something to be considered a "tea pet" will any small ceramic or stone animal do?

[@Mr.cool-the.coolest]

Yes

[@TintagelEmrys]

I usually hold the lidded cup with thumb and middle finger, not ring finger. Is there any actual reason you say ring finger, or is that just how you do it?

[@vincentprezioso9190]

Great videos , I assume you don't add any sweeteners to the team

[@NotRussianBadger97]

No sweeteners, no milk

[@rocioprado2014]

Where do I find the link to the Rea set?

[@jessesteahouse]

It’s on my website! Www.jessesteahouse.com. Some stuff is out of stock but we are constantly restocking

[@PabloEmanuel96]

How much time do you steep it for?

[@lenrussell2424]

Aaaayyyyy, pride flag!!! :)

[@probablygeorge6489]

Yall need affirmation so bad💀

[@sirhenk5910]

​@@probablygeorge6489it's just nice to see, what's wrong with that?

[@girthbrooks39]

​@sirhenk5910 the horrific images of man on man love, aka fecal fornication complete with anal ripping and tearing, that flag is certain to conjure.

[@adamdaniel8909]

@yourgodelmo6845 yet here you are yapping...

[@cybeermancom1]

oversteeping is a huge problem for mr, maybe i need a tea set.

[@Barry-the_bruiser]

I like to just chew the tea leaves or if there is a tea bag i suck on it like a snus

[@42ZaphodB42]

Yuck 🤮

[@CamSlaysAllDay]

When you say 5-10 steeps…how do you know when a tea has been steeped at many times as possible?

[@bensonfang1868]

Doesn’t “碗”more accurately translate to “bowl”?

[@Mr.cool-the.coolest]

Probably but it makes more sense to people who don't speak Mandarin to say cup

[@thanielxj11]

I just had a really disrespectful but funny idea. You could use those little styrofoam animal and a pill things that expand when you put hot water on them for your t-pets.

[@Mr1121628]

Why disrespectful?

[@puvendranpillay8802]

cheers. I like big Tea Tea s

[@Openness]

Jesse I've always been a bit curious why you use such a large aperture when pouring from a gaiwan? Why not use a smaller aperture so less leaves pour out into the liquor? I used to always use a strainer but as of lately I've started just using a tight aperture so that there are no leaves in the liquor, so no strainer is needed besides maybe for tightly pressed teas with lots of sediment. Also bummer to see all the homophobia in the comments :(

[@GalacticYuna]

Great tea, great youtuber, great rainbow flag!

[@Draaza]

I double took when I saw this comment. I wonder whether Jesse is an ally, or a gay stereotype? 😂

[@GalacticYuna]

@@Draaza who knows lol I'd guess just an ally tho. I don't think gay people would willingly spend nine years in China 💀

[@Draaza]

@@GalacticYuna I guess so. Sadly much like Japan, that's kinda the West's fault. Give it time, everybody is learning, what China needs is a better understanding because their biggest holdback at the moment is apparently most people just don't seem to care

[@GalacticYuna]

@@Draaza yeah the west really messed things up- now the views people hold are considered the "proper, traditional" views despite not even being from their own country. Yeah most people just don't understand or care- it's annoying how many people are suffering from that though. Things are changing though thankfully

[@kagitsune]

Pride flag 🏳️‍🌈❤️

[@whodey.1652]

I need 4 xmas

[@tsumetaisenpai]

if you have ten tea pets, can you place all of them on the tea table? or is that too blasphemmous?

[@_f_6957]

🏳️‍🌈❤

[@adamdaniel8909]

@yourgodelmo6845 with who...? A pastor...?

[@NigerianUberDriver]

wish there was a gonfu dojo near my village, btw im gay

[@ChildishGambeaner]

We knew that from the first part of your comment

[@AnAppleWithEyes]

Hi Gay, I’m an Apple

[@sujithasridharan2889]

Sabib

[@vishalchaudhary-nf6gr]

Sipping on Planet Ayurveda's Tea feels like a journey through ancient wellness, where every drop whispers the secrets of Ayurveda.

[@hirotakasugi4891]

Cha pan? Now thanks. Chow Fun please.

[@Dr.Graaff]

Instra dislike for gay flag

[@adamdaniel8909]

Any reason for this...

[@Mr.cool-the.coolest]

Oh no what every will he do

[@DanS-dc5vu]

Hobo needs to be called out

[@loudan1991]

cringe

[@kingfishcl8083]

I love how obnoxious this and terrible is. Also love your pride flag

[@dimitriantanov3150]

Its amazing, the stuff you get into when you've never had sex.

[@sangyedorje]

hell yeah dude

[@sonybluraydisk]

Spoken like a true virgin

[@Openness]

It's amazing the amount of ignorance one can convey with just a single comment. This is an ancient rich culture, people have been pouring tea like this in China for centuries...since before tea was ever brought to England. My point is... A lot of sex has been had by those who enjoy gong fu tea. Many women around the world go crazy for a man who has gong fu cha skills 😉 only the entrancing, elegant, interesting women though, probably not the women you tend to go after.

[@victorpendragon3071]

Pride flag????

[@adamdaniel8909]

​@yourgodelmo6845 because it has no importance to the tea subject...? Isn't this video about tea...?

[@mr.zzzzzzzzzz3311]

Y u have lgbt flag behind you

[@matthewjensen8681]

I wonder why.

[@sirhenk5910]

Why not

[@DanS-dc5vu]

Your skin looks like leather.

[@crapconnoisseur6691]

Tf is a “tea pet” seems kinda Chinese to me

[@rawasya3148]

What does the rainbow flag behind you indicate? It seems to indicate the beauty of the rainbow in the sky after rain. It does not indicate otherwise.

[@kinashy8863]

It's a LGBT pride flag

[@zkablam4121]

Dislike for the pride flag

[@alejandrorivas4585]

Cringe

[@zkablam4121]

@@alejandrorivas4585yeah it was

[@sirhenk5910]

Why?

[@alejandrorivas4585]

@yourgodelmo6845 perhaps he has gay family or loved ones? Perhaps he's just an ally and has it in his home.

[@hoozwastaken]

how do you even notice that lmao

[@simong.h.4563]

🌈Tee macht alles besser!🫖 Tea makes everything better. I like that very much and it's also true.

[@CommonSensePeople]

Yea, too bad the tea to go with the set is always out of stock ( yet you have the mega sampler all the time, go figure)....so what is the point!