The origin of broken silver?

In recent years, there is a kind of Pu'er tea on the market called Crushed Silver. The price is not low, because the name is relatively fashionable, coupled with the publicity and hype of tea merchants, it has slowly become famous. It is said to have medicinal properties and is very valuable. The origin of its name is said to be used in ancient tea roads instead of scattered silver, hence the name. Leaving aside his value, let's analyze how it came about.

To understand the origin of the broken silver, you must first understand how the old tea head came about.

Old tea head actually refers to the lumpy tea that appears during the fermentation process when making Pu'er ripe tea. These lumpy teas are relatively tender, contain more pectin, are soft, have poor air permeability, and are prone to clumping due to higher temperatures during fermentation.

In the past, it was used as a scrap in the process of making mature tea. Because the fermentation process is not completed, it is not pure cooked tea, and it cannot be regarded as raw tea. Moreover, large lumps may contain impurities or microorganisms exceeding the standard. So, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad.

Broken silver is actually an old tea head, but the name of the old tea head sounds very tacky, so it is deliberately beautified, called broken silver, so that it sounds more like the tea that existed in ancient times.

In the current tea market, the price of broken silver is not high, but it is not low. Since the fire in 06, his price has been similar to normal Pu'er tea. What's more, through the name of Iceland, Banzhang and other Pu'er tea, boasting that it is Icelandic old tea head, Banzhang old tea head. The price is almost catching up with normal Icelandic tea. Many tea lovers who do not know how to do it are fooled and pay tuition. Here, I would like to advise you not to deliberately pursue the famous mountain ancient tree tea, which is the deep water area of the Pu'er tea market, and you can't swim without strength.

Let's talk about whether the broken silver is worth buying. As far as the birth process is concerned, broken silver is actually a defective product, the taste can not be mentioned, but the ingredients contained are not easy to determine, maybe there are no harmful substances to the human body. So, what reason do we have to disagree with the finished tea that is safe and delicious?