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Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 5

Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 5

What is Lei Tea Etiquette

Leicha is a kind of drinking food for daily life, which has the functions of dispelling cold, health care, beauty, and prolonging life. It is also a must-have for entertaining guests. Whether it is worshiping ancestors, or commerce and trade, etc., none of them can do without tea.

For example, “tea party” refers to a social gathering where refreshments are used to connect emotions and entertain guests. Such gatherings have continued. For example, “tea ceremony” refers to a name in “ceremony”. In the old days, the gift of bribes to officials was called “tea ceremony”.

For example, “tea ceremony” refers to betrothal gifts, also known as “receiving tea”, which is synonymous with the employment of women in the old days. Chen Yaowen’s “Tian Zhong Ji”, Volume 44, “Growing Tea” says: “Any tea tree planted will give birth, but if it is transplanted, it will not revive. Therefore, it is customary for women to take tea as a ritual, and it is inherent in the righteousness.”

For example, “tea food” refers to entertaining guests with cakes and desserts during weddings. “The Great Golden State Chronicles. “Marriage” says: “The son-in-law pays the coins, and they all pay their respects to the door in advance, and the relatives travel together, and go to…

For example, “tea party” refers to a gathering of old Chinese merchants to trade in teahouses. All trades and gangs generally have their agreed teahouses as meeting places, and merchants negotiate the market and conduct business while drinking tea. And so on. If Lei Cha is an unpretentious “mother”, then later tea is a “woman” who has been dressed up, and the blood relationship between “mother and daughter” is always cut off no matter what. This cultural background is an important prerequisite for the inheritance of Lei tea in the Hakka area.

The practice of brewing tea

When making Lei Cha, the raw materials are first put in a beating bowl, and the pulp is made by using a wooden stick, which is called “Lei Cha Foot”, and the wooden stick is mostly wild pepper wood. Because the Lei stick made of wild pepper wood can leave a faint and lasting fragrance in the Lei tea when it is pounded with it, and it can also keep the “lei tea feet” from decaying for a long time. With the passage of time, the varieties of Leicha are increasing day by day, which can be summed up into two main categories, namely “Qingshui Leicha” and “Doudou Leicha”.

How to drink Lei tea

When brewing lei tea, first put an appropriate amount of “feet” in the bowl, then dissolve it with a little cold water, and then pour boiling water into it. If you use boiling water directly, the slag is slag, and the soup is soup, it is not like Lei Cha. When drinking lei tea, some non-staple food made by farmers is often placed on the table, which is called “pressing the table”. These “press tables” are sour, sweet, salty and spicy, full of flavors and unique flavors. Leicha contains sugar, salt, or neither sugar nor salt. Such Leicha has a stronger original flavor.

Lei tea must be drunk hot, its taste is spicy, fragrant, salty, or sweet, and its taste is infinite, better than fine wine. The time to drink Leicha varies from place to place, including those for lunch, a drink between breakfast and lunch, and a snack in the evening during festive festivals. People drink tea and eat “pressing the table”, chatting and laughing, full of interest.

The courtesy of drinking tea

Drinking tea has developed to this day, and it has become a tea party where relatives and friends gather, neighbors are connected, and the elders are invited to sit up, and everyone is close to each other. And those who sit at will, there are participants from beginning to end, some who sit in the middle, and some who leave in the middle. During the banquet, everyone can choose their favorite food, and add more after eating.

The guests drink fast, the host pours them diligently, and if the guests like it, the host also gives it away. During the banquet, there are more guests asking for the host. The more participants, the more lively the scene, and the host likes it the most, which not only shows that the host has high craftsmanship, and the taste of “pressing the table” is good, but also shows that the host is popular.