A trip to Dali by chance to contact the roast tea, it is also a very clever fate, it is reasonable to say that people like me who came to Dali for the first time, people who are not familiar with life should choose an inn close to the ancient city like most people who come here for the first time, but because I was in a relatively low mood and very poor at that time, I found a small village far away from the town to live.
The landlord is a native of Dali, should be a minority, the yard is clean and organized, the plants in the yard are carefully picked up at a glance, plum trees, pear trees grow straight, even the height is comparable, but unlike those trees raised in pots, their leaves are emerald green and particularly luxuriant. In the courtyard between the horizontal and vertical rectangular tree pit and the main house, a set of stone tables and stone benches are appropriately placed here, and every evening, the landlord's uncle will sit here to roast tea, drink tea, gossip and homely...
I don't know much about tea culture, in the past I heard more of the only concept of 'kung fu tea', when I was studying in Lingnan, there were many local students who had to prepare a delicate small tea plate no matter where the dormitory moved and where people were, and they had to prepare a delicate small tea plate, which was brewed and drunk from time to time. I have also been fortunate enough to taste it a few times, and I secretly feel that this kung fu tea is fancy and has a lot of craftsmanship skills, but there seems to be no special difference between the tea that comes out and the boiling water that is directly brewed.
Therefore, when I first saw the landlord's uncle take out a large clay brazier, I was very dissatisfied in my heart, thinking that I would not boil the tea leaves by the way after boiling the water, and there should be no difference in taste. In the gossip, I saw the firewood crackling in the brazier, and the air was immediately filled with the aroma of firewood, and I even claimed praise: This firewood is really fragrant!
There was a slight change in my heart, but I just thought that the so-called taste of roasted tea was brought about by the aroma of this firewood. Uncle knew that I was seeing roasted tea for the first time, and he didn't explain much, only smiled and said: Wait a minute, you will know its charm when you taste it!
As soon as the words fell, I saw Uncle Neatly grab a handful of finely broken tea poles and throw them into the heated clay pot, and then hold the clay pot handle up and down continuously tossed and turned, a faint puff of smoke rose, instantly covering the smell of firewood, I was surprised to widen my eyes, ordinary tea leaves after this simple step can rise in an instant such a strong fragrance, it is incredible!
Later, I heard the landlord's aunt say that in the process of roasting, the tea leaves will be splashed like dancing in the clay pot, and the color will become darker, but the skills of the tea roaster must be very skilled to ensure that the roasting is just right and not burnt, otherwise it will not be so fragrant.
During the period of stunned, only to see Uncle one hand with the clay pot to remove the fire, the other hand to copy the warm kettle to pour boiling water into the pot, only to listen to the sound of "bang", boiling water exploded in the clay pot, and the roasted tea burst into a violent chemical reaction, of course, this process is extremely short, almost instantly everything is calm, but the afterglow after their fusion is more into a level, the fragrance at this time is not so strong, compared with the previous added a little soft and soft, elegant with warmth will be deeply buried in the rich enthusiasm ...
Taking the tea handed by my uncle, I quickly put my nose to the mouth of the cup and sniffed hard, and the tea filled with a faint caramel fragrance suddenly reminded me of the rich aroma of coffee, which was so fragrant! I was so pleasantly surprised that the tea leaves could brew the taste of coffee!
I used to like to brew coffee, but because of my body, every time I drink coffee, I will have palpitations and insomnia, so when I hold a cup of tea and smell the familiar taste, I am really surprised and happy. Take a small sip, the tea slipped into the throat through the mouth, but found that although it has the caramelized aroma of coffee, it still has a strong plant sweet taste, and the taste and level are far beyond coffee, and I immediately feel like a treasure.
The requirements of roasted tea on the tea itself are not so high, and the green tea or raw pu with a slightly thicker tea pole can be used as roasted tea, but the container used for roasting tea, the clay pot, is very important.
This kind of clay pot can not be directly used for roasting tea when it was just bought back, first of all, you have to open the jar, grab a small handful of glutinous rice into the jar and add water to boil slowly, to boil until the rice grains are rotten into a paste to be boiled well, this kind of open pot of clay pottery will not leak after drying, but also after this boiling will remove the earthy smell of the clay pottery itself, and then roast the tea will be extra fragrant.
And because of the open flame high temperature roasting reasons, the original contained in the tea leaves of the caffeine will be destroyed, so even if the night tea will not have much impact on sleep, after high temperature roasting, the cold and cool air in raw tea can also be basically removed, such tea can not only purify the heart, eyesight, diuresis, but also will not cause a burden on the human body, it is simply a treasure.
So if you have a chance, come to Yunnan, you must try authentic roasted tea! Carefully taste the "one bitter, two sweet and three aftertastes!" ”。
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