Yu Hui Tseng facts for kids
Yu Hui Tseng is a famous tea master from China. A tea master is someone who deeply understands tea. They know how to prepare it perfectly and can tell the difference between many types. Yu Hui Tseng is special because she is the only female tea master among the top ten in the world. She is also the only one of these masters who works outside of China. She started and owns a famous tea shop in Paris called La Maison des Trois Thés.
About Yu Hui Tseng
Yu Hui Tseng comes from a family with a long history. She started learning piano when she was just four years old. Later, she became very good at playing the clarinet. By age 17, she won a top prize for her clarinet playing in Taiwan. At the same time, she was learning about the Gongfu tea ceremony. She learned from a great teacher named Master Zhang Tian Fu.
Her Work with Tea
Maître Tseng uses her deep knowledge to help people see tea differently. She wants to show how amazing tea can be, especially in France and other Western countries. She often talks with top experts in other fields.
Working with Food Experts
Yu Hui Tseng is known for sharing ideas with famous wine experts. These include people like Philippe Faure-Brac and Richard Geoffroy. She also advises many top chefs in Paris. These chefs run restaurants that have earned special "Michelin stars."
She helps chefs like Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon. She finds the best teas for their restaurants. She also helps them choose teas that go well with their food. This is like pairing wine with a meal, but with tea!
She also works with pastry chefs and chocolate makers. Some of these are Jacques Génin and Pierre Hermé. She even works with sommeliers, who are wine experts, and people who make cheese or whiskey. Her special skills are also used by big companies like Nestlé Waters. They trust her excellent sense of taste and smell for their products.
In 2017, Master Tseng supported the world's first Tea Humidor. This is a special storage unit for tea. She even did a tea-tasting event for it in London.
La Maison des Trois Thés
In 1995, Yu Hui Tseng opened her own tea shop. It is called La Maison des Trois Thés and is located in Paris. This shop has one of the biggest tea cellars in the world.
Her cellar holds more than 1,000 different types of tea. Some of these teas are over 100 years old! Some of them cost much more than even the most expensive French wines. In her tea shop, she stores and ages teas very carefully. She uses special rooms that control the temperature and humidity perfectly. This helps the tea stay fresh and taste its best.
