Tea drinking customs - Tujia people ground tea

By Emma Chang | 16 November 2018 | 0 Comments
The Tujia people mainly live in the Wuling Mountain area at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou. It is one of the tourist attractions of China. Because the local ecological environment is suitable for growing tea trees, it has always been an important place for many famous teas in China. They have been passed down from generation to generation, and still have an ancient method of making tea. This is drinking ground tea.
 



Ground Tea, also known as three raw food soup. The origin of this name is because the tea is made from three raw materials, such as raw fresh tea leaves , raw ginger and raw rice, it is named after it.
 



When making ground tea, generally, the raw tea leaves, ginger, and raw rice are poured into the glutinous rice stalks in a certain proportion according to the taste of each person, and the stalks are vigorously smashed until the three raw materials are mixed into a paste. Put it in the pot again, add water and boil, it will become ground tea.
 



People usually go home after work at noon, and always drink a few bowls of ground tea before eating; the Tujia people regard it as a "dessert" for entertaining relatives and friends. However, because everyone has different hobbies, there are sugar or salt in the tea, and even peanuts, sesame seeds, popcorn, and etc.
 



Nowadays, with the improvement of people's living standards, the production and selection of ground tea is more particular. On many occasions, drinking  ground tea is accompanied by many delicious snacks. The processing of  ground tea has also been improved. Usually, golden sesame seeds are fried, and the peanuts are fried, stir with jasmine tea, then add sugar, mix well and mash, then pour into boiling water to prepare tea.
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