YIXING/ZISHA Carved order Teapot Hand Potted Bamboo Accents

Product Name: YIXING/ZISHA Carved order Teapot Hand Potted Bamboo Accents
Zisha teapots are very unique to Chinese tea culture and are an essential brewing vessel for gongfu tea. Zisha refers specifically to a special purple clay that originates from Yixing city of Jiangshu province, China. Yixing has a long history of producing Zisha teapots, due to its unique mineral components and the structural attributes of its raw material. Zisha tea pots are renowned for their ability to enhance tea's aroma and flavor. With their smaller sizes, they are an ideal vessel for the multiple order smaller steepings associated with brewing gongfu tea. A new Zisha teapot should be seasoned before use: soak the Zisha teapot in a steel pot, with the water fully covering the teapot, and boil the water for a half hour to one hour. After boiling has completed, carefully remove the teapot, and rinse. Handle with care. Hand wash only without soap and detergent. Only brew one type of tea per teapot.