In China's vast and exquisite tea culture, Hakka tea is a unique wonder; it is famous for its simplicity and curiosity, and its miracle effect on health care, and it is famous since ancient times, and is one of the oldest tea ceremonies in China.
Tea is a traditional hakka food culture. It has the effect of quenching thirst, preventing wind and heat, eliminating bloating and aiding digestion. Its diet varies with local customs. Here is the Hakka tea in Nanling, Zijin County.
Nanling Hakka tea
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Coming to Zijin Nanling Town has the same special cuisine
Everyone must remember to taste, that is, the authentic Hakka food - huangcha
↑This place is called Zijin Nanling, which has always been hospitable and hospitable, and it is a traditional etiquette here to welcome guests with tea. How traditional is it? Whether it's a wedding celebration or a visit from friends and family, a bowl of tea is essential.
The history of tea is long, and the production methods of tea are different in different places, and Nanling Hakka tea in Zijin County is one of the unique wonders, which is known for its simplicity and curiosity, and its health care.
To make tea, use a handful of Nanling tea leaves, an appropriate amount of sesame seeds, a few pieces of licorice, etc., put into a bowl, hold a stick along the inner wall of the bowl along the groove pattern to a regular rotation grinding, occasionally or in the middle of the bowl, grind the tea leaves into a crushed mud, that is, use the fish to filter out the slag, the paste left in the bowl or called "tea puree", or "tea feet". Then flush into boiling water, stir appropriately, and then you can fry rice, peanut rice, watercress, rice fruits, hot skin, etc., which is a pot of fragrant, sweet, bitter and spicy tea.
Therefore, there is a proverb that says: "Drink tea, eat rice, strengthen the body, and enjoy haha." So much so that this peculiar Nanling tea is a "health drink" that is "medicinal and delicious, and tasteful".
The ingredients of the tea can be changed at any time. Spring and summer are hot and humid, you can use tender wormwood leaves, mint leaves, coriander; autumn wind, you can choose calendula or white chrysanthemum, honeysuckle; in the cold winter, you can use cinnamon, pepper, cinnamon, Sichuan root. It can also be mixed with different ingredients according to people's needs, forming a variety of multi-functional "tea".
A tea party is a simple custom book. Tables were lined up, and men, women and children were gathered around. The guests here drink tea, talk about the present and the past, and talk and laugh; the hostess on the other side holds a wand and rhythmically rotates and beats in the bowl, sometimes like a mountain flowing water, sometimes like a luan phoenix and a song, forming a three-dimensional folk customs map.
In the colorful food culture of the Hakka, tea is a very representative delicacy. In some Hakka areas, tea is both a staple food and a treat for guests, especially in Nanling, which is one of the local delicacies. Nanling people are hospitable, whether it is the wedding joy, relatives and friends visit, the host will invite the guests to eat a cup of tea.
Tea, some people will feel that it is a "pastime", toning the atmosphere of chatting between friends, at the same time, it is also an elegant behavior, self-cultivation.
Steps to prepare Hakka tea:
1. Wash and chop the perilla, mint, coriander (root) spring water, then sauté in a pot and set aside.
2. Put green tea, sesame seeds and peanuts into a tea bowl, add a little water, crush it with a tea stick, pour in the stir-fried coriander, etc., and then beat the perilla, mint and coriander into a mixed paste.
3. Add a little salt and brew the freshly boiled water.
4. The usual way to eat tea: shrimp soybeans, red beans, vegetable grains, cooked peanuts with rice, or you to fried rice, peanut rice, watercress, rice fruits, hot skin, etc. become a rice flower beat (rice beat).
In the eyes of the Hakka, the role of tea is more abundant. It is a special Hakka drink, whether idle, can be drunk, more far-reaching significance, that is, it contains a Hakka tea culture, symbolizing a warm hospitality.