Growing up, our parents would give us traditional Chinese herbal tea when our bodies felt off-balance. This might include breakouts, nosebleeds, cramps, canker sores, rashes and other ailments. We didn't understand why or how, but these drinks would made us feel better. As adults away from home, we craved our parent's teas, especially after a party, eating fast food or as a pairing to our favourite hot and spicy foods. 

Chinese herbal teas known as leung cha have been found throughout China for more than a hundred years. These teas are traditionally used restore the body’s harmony and heath according to principals of Traditional Chinese Medicine and have been used as remedies for a range of health problems. We strive to enrich the place we live by sharing a part of our identity and hope that we empower others to do the same. 

Parch brews beverages that nurture the body by embracing Chinese culture and tradition. Our mission is to preserve our tradition by learning the principals by which it follows and share them to the community with the highest quality.

We are excited to bring you along on this journey - follow us on Instagram @parch_tea for regular updates!

According to the principals of Traditional Chinese Medicine, harmony and health is achieved by balancing the warm and cool energies in our bodies. Our indulgent activities and diet resulted in excessive internal heat so we were craving the cooling nature of this Chinese herbal tea. Although this tea is popular in parts of Asia at Chinese herb shops, a convenient, all natural and high quality version was not available in Canada.

We created Parch to share a piece of our culture and heritage in a delicious, refreshing way.