In Yunnan restaurants everywhere, there is a dish with Dai characteristics - bamboo tube rice. The fragrance of bamboo soaks into the inside of the rice, which is pressed into the shape of bamboo in a bamboo tube, which is both fun and delicious. Of course, bamboo tube rice is not unique to Yunnan, and there are also customs of eating bamboo tube rice in Wuyi and other places in Zhejiang. In today's fast and convenient society, it is not difficult to taste the unique bamboo tube rice, but have you ever eaten bamboo tube tea?
Bamboo tube tea is also a major tea drinking method invented by Dai compatriots. The brief summary is to put the clear hair tea into the bamboo tube, roast it in the fire pond while pounding and continuing to fill the tea until the tea leaves fill the bamboo tube and dry it. After that, you can break the bamboo tube and take out the tea leaves for brewing and drinking. Bamboo can evenly transfer heat, isolating the impact of the fierce fire on the tea leaves, but at the same time, the fragrance of the bamboo itself also blends with the tea leaves. The tea produced in this way has both the fragrance of flowers and bamboo, and the tea aroma of the tea itself, each with its own characteristics and harmony.
In fact, in addition to direct fire roasting tea, bamboo tube tea has a more natural way of making. First, put the fresh leaves in the pot and cook for a while, so that the tea leaves will become soft. Then you can lay the tea leaves flat on the bamboo curtains and other utensils, and rub the tea leaves to roll up the tea leaves and eventually become strips. At this time, the rope is then placed in the bamboo tube, and the tea leaves in the bamboo tube are pressed tightly using tools such as sticks and sticks, and finally sealed. The next creation is handed over to time, and in about a quarter, the tea leaves have been fermented in the bamboo tube. At this time, it is also necessary to take out the tea leaves in the bamboo tube and place them in a ventilated and dry place to dry naturally. This is another method of making bamboo tea.
The method of brewing bamboo tea is not complicated, just break a small piece of bamboo tea leaves, put it in a bowl, brew boiling water until seven or eight points full, and after three or five minutes you can taste it. Bamboo tube tea has a unique aroma and a slightly bitter taste, which is more interesting than making bamboo tube tea, but do you think that in the hands of Dai compatriots, bamboo tube tea is limited to this? Of course not.
In the Dai people, there is also a method of using bamboo tea as a vegetable. Bamboo tea made by non-fire roasting methods can be taken out and placed in a crock pot, dipped in sesame oil, and then taken out when necessary, just like vegetables, to make a delicious dish, which is really interesting.