[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":76},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-baike-is-darker-chenpi-better-en":3},{"article":4,"alternates":74},{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"category":59,"cover":24,"coverImage":24,"date":60,"description":61,"extension":62,"locale":63,"meta":64,"navigation":65,"path":66,"seo":67,"slug":13,"stem":68,"tags":69,"__hash__":73},"articles\u002Fen\u002Fbaike\u002Fis-darker-chenpi-better.md","Is Darker Chenpi Better",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":53},"minimark",[10,14,18,25,30,33,37,50],[11,12,6],"h1",{"id":13},"is-darker-chenpi-better",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Chenpi darkens as it ages, but “the darker, the better” is not accurate. Properly aged peel is usually deep brown rather than pure black.",[15,19,20],{},[21,22],"img",{"alt":23,"src":24},"Darkened chenpi","\u002Fimages\u002Fpbcp\u002F3f5d90b7e593b76d.png",[26,27,29],"h2",{"id":28},"limits-of-color-judgement","Limits of Color Judgement",[15,31,32],{},"Color alone cannot determine age or quality. Unusually dark or overly uniform color should be treated with caution.",[26,34,36],{"id":35},"other-checks","Other Checks",[38,39,40,44,47],"ol",{},[41,42,43],"li",{},"Smell for a natural aroma;",[41,45,46],{},"Feel the dryness, thickness, and texture;",[41,48,49],{},"Consider infusion color and taste together.",[15,51,52],{},"Overall, color is only one reference and should not be the sole criterion.",{"title":54,"searchDepth":55,"depth":55,"links":56},"",2,[57,58],{"id":28,"depth":55,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":55,"text":36},"baike","2025-11-13","Explains normal darkening during aging and why color alone is not decisive.","md","en",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fbaike\u002Fis-darker-chenpi-better",{"title":6,"description":61},"en\u002Fbaike\u002Fis-darker-chenpi-better",[70,71,72],"Encyclopedia","quality check","color change","Ia_r7g2p2fes9gBVfjUk0hQdRjDNUoJA0vJ6Bw7Kqo0",{"zh":75,"en":66},"\u002Fbaike\u002Fis-darker-chenpi-better",1775203878545]