Speaking of tea
That's what you might think
Black tea, green tea, white tea, flower tea......
But sour jujube leaf tea
Have you ever tasted it?
Spring is the season of growth of all things, wild jujube is nature's generous gift to human beings, located in the western mountainous area of Cixian Taoquan Township, wild jujube is all over the mountains, and the busy scene of villagers picking baskets can be seen everywhere on the slopes. Based on the existing industrial foundation, Taoquan Township broadens its development ideas, deeply excavates the advantages of characteristic resources, and relies on resource endowments to expand and strengthen the characteristic industry of sour jujube leaf tea. This year, the young leaves and shoots of wild jujube trees have become "golden leaves" in the hands of villagers.
Sour jujube, also known as thorn, thorn, wild jujube, mountain jujube, kudzu needle, etc., has been wild on the mainland since ancient times. Hardy, barren and thin, mostly born on sunny or dry slopes and hilly slopes. The fruit is rich in organic acids, sugars, a large number of vitamins and potassium, iron, zinc and other trace elements, rich in nutrition, and the young shoots of the jujube tree have calming, calming the nerves, and helping sleep, known as the "Oriental sleeping fruit". Jujube leaves are the leaves of the "Oriental Sleeping Fruit", which is called the "Oriental Sleeping Leaf" because it also has the effects of calming the nerves and promoting sleep, as well as the effects of analgesic, anticonvulsant and cooling.
In the mountainous area of Taoquan Township, as far as the eye can see, the new leaves are splendid, and the green is green. Groups of villagers are talking and laughing and picking sour jujube buds. "It is better to process sour jujube leaf tea with young leaves and buds. We have a late warming time in the mountains, so the picking time is best to start picking in the rainy season every year, and the leaves are picked too late, and the leaf tenderness is not enough, so it is not suitable for processing. Villager Zhou Xiangwen said.
In the Taoquan Township Agricultural Products Exhibition and Sales Center, the workers are skillfully stir-frying the freshly picked jujube leaves. The fresh jujube leaves fly up and down, bubbling with a hot fragrance, the water in the branches and leaves is slowly lost, and the color of the tea strips continues to deepen......
After six processes, such as picking, spreading, finishing, kneading and shaping, kneading and shaping, rubbing and drying, about 40 minutes, and then after thorough drying, the sour jujube leaves change from round and full to straight pine needles, and since then, a pot of fresh and fragrant wild sour jujube tea is completed.
The production process of sour jujube leaf tea in Taoquan Township is all made by ancient methods, and the handmade tea process is operated step by step, without adding any additives.
The handmade tea process retains the medicinal effect and taste of jujube leaf tea to the greatest extent. The sour jujube leaf tea after making it is bright yellow and green, mellow and sweet, sweet and sweet, and is deeply loved by consumers.
From "small tea" to "big tea industry", sour jujube bud tea is opening up a new green track for the industrial development of Taoquan Township. Since April this year, Taoquan Township has taken advantage of the abundant mountain resources to carry out experiments, purchases, and production of jujube leaf tea products, helping rural revitalization and driving farmers to increase their incomes and become rich.
Through online live broadcasts, offline promotion of special agricultural products, physical store sales, etc., Taoquan Township Agricultural Products Exhibition and Sales Center has sold more than 200 cans of sour jujube bud tea in just a few days, bringing "new" specialties to the market step by step. At the same time, it also provides jobs for nearby villagers. "I can get up to 70 yuan a day, so I can not only earn pocket money, but also contribute to the development of the village industry!" said villager Zhou Xiangwen. The small sour jujube leaves have become the "golden leaves" of the villagers.
The jujube bud tea developed by bunches of tender jujube buds and pieces of tender jujube leaves is gradually becoming a new specialty that Taoquan Township is proud of.
In recent years, relying on the special agricultural products exhibition and sales center, Taoquan Township has organically combined with farmers' desire to get rich, and has effectively broadened the network market of special agricultural products with live broadcast as the starting point, and further promoted the quality and efficiency of rural revitalization. In the next step, Taoquan Township will give full play to its geographical advantages, dig deep into local "soil" resources, amplify "special" advantages, and truly do a good job in "local specialties" to promote the economic development of the township.