39tuo cha39 translates as 39tea cake39 not the british toasted variety but the customary cakes of compressed tea which you39ll find throughout china we39ve selected our individually wrapped tuo cha from hunan province famed for its cakes or 39bricks39 of tea which have been a favourite with traders and travellers for centuries the tightly packed leaves are an ideal way to keep the tea fresh on long journeyswe selected this particular hunan tea for its complex laye