The name is connected to the story of the family that inherited the mother tree of this tea. Since all the neighbors praised its quality highly, the family feared that someone uninvited might steal a branch for cuttings or similar purposes. To prevent this, they gave the tree a rather off-putting name, hoping it would deter potential theft.
“Duck Shit” is also a local folk term for the very fertile, yellow-colored soil in which the tree grew. Despite this, the fame of the duck tea tree spread far and wide, cuttings were stolen, and even today in the Chao Zhou area, multiple trees of this aromatic variety still grow.
How to prepare?
| Rinse the leaves with hot water first, then steep. | | | | |
| temperature | ratio | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 100°C | 1 g / 25 ml | 30 s | 20 s | 25 s | 35 s | 50 s | 70 s | 90 s | 120 s | 160 s | 200 s |