Eat Drink Tea(R), bioactive Pu'er essence; at the forefront of the new health movement

Renowned food connoisseur Chua Lam just underwent a balloon angioplasty procedure late last year, but even with a New Year approaching, he still holds onto his love of unhealthy foods and has no plans to change. In fact, Mr. Chua wouldn’t even entertain the thought of reducing the intake of his favourite fatty foods and joked: “as long as we eat whatever we want, the new year will be a happy one,” staying true to his food-loving nature.

Chua Lam, whom from young acquired his love of cooking with pig’s oil as the essential ingredient, coined the phrase “猪油美味“, which translated, means ‘pig’s oil is the epitome of good taste’. He jokes that in the heart of all old food enthusiasts is the love of lard and reiterated by saying that pig’s oil symbolises a good start to the New Year, and cannot be foregone in the celebrations.

“A lot of my good friends are worried about me. But it’s difficult to enjoy food, yet eat healthy. I’ve always believed in the benefits of drinking pu’er tea and its ability to rid our digestive systems of excess oil, and I recently discovered Eat Drink Tea® - bioactive Pu'er essence, which is suitable for my food-loving lifestyle. Earlier, I joined Amanda S and the director of Eat Drink Tea®, Mr. Simon Cheng, for some tea tasting and found the product very much to my liking,” he said, “It has 8 times the polyphenols than in regular pu’er tea, and it is even easy to carry around; incredibly convenient for someone like me, who is constantly on the move.”

These days, many do not understand what truly constitutes ‘tea drinking’. Chua Lam explains that it has origins in the language of ancient China, and to “go tea drinking” actually means to “go eat tea”, emphasizing the Chinese tradition of appreciating tea completely by both eating and drinking.

Cheerfully dishing out some New Year’s advice, Chua Lam said that in this especially cold and bitter winter season, the best way to celebrate Lunar New Year is to gather around the fire, drinking tea and enjoying the company of close friends.

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