The Hui people mainly live in the northwest of China. Because it is located on the plateau, the climate is cold, lack supply of vegetables, and dairy products are one of the main foods in the area. The large amount of polyphenols present in tea helps to remove greasy and help digestion, so as to facilitate the absorption of dairy products. Therefore, in history, tea has always been an indispensable means of subsistence for the local people. As for the method of drinking tea, it is more diverse. Generally speaking, in the city, people used to drink pure tea; in the pastoral area, people used to cooking milk tea. Among the many tea drinking methods in the vast agricultural and pastoral areas, the most peculiar thing is to drink guanguan tea.
Guanguan tea are usually made from medium or low-grade green tea, and boiled with water. The tea set for boiling tea is superficial and rough on the surface. The pot for tea brewing is less than 10 cm high and less than 5 cm in diameter. The abdomen is slightly larger and the diameter is no more than 7 cm. As for the texture of the pot, it is made from earthenware. Paired with this is the tea cup for tea, which is a thick porcelain cup. From the point of view of modern science, tea is brewed in a metal pot. During the heating process, the metal substance will oxidize with the polyphenols, the main constituent of the taste of the tea, thereby producing another new kind of substance, because the earthenware has good permeability and fast heat dissipation, it is not easy to make the tea soup produce odor. Therefore, using earthenware tea set to brew tea and tea is naturally beneficial to preserve the fragrance, preserve the color and preserve the taste.
The method of making guanguan tea is relatively simple. When making tea, first put half pot of water in the pot, then place the pot on a small stove that is lit. Once the water in the pot is boiling, put 5-8 grams of tea to make the tea soup is fully leached, after 2 to 3 minutes, add water to the pot to 80% full, until the tea boils again.
At this time, you can pour the tea soup into the cup. Because the amount of tea used in pot is large and it is made by boiling, the tea is very thick, and people who are not used to drinking guanguan tea are often think bitter and astringency. Usually, before going to work in the morning and after work in the afternoon, they have to drink a few cups of tea. In fact, the formation of this habit of drinking guanguan tea is related to the local human geography and living environment.
Guanguan tea are usually made from medium or low-grade green tea, and boiled with water. The tea set for boiling tea is superficial and rough on the surface. The pot for tea brewing is less than 10 cm high and less than 5 cm in diameter. The abdomen is slightly larger and the diameter is no more than 7 cm. As for the texture of the pot, it is made from earthenware. Paired with this is the tea cup for tea, which is a thick porcelain cup. From the point of view of modern science, tea is brewed in a metal pot. During the heating process, the metal substance will oxidize with the polyphenols, the main constituent of the taste of the tea, thereby producing another new kind of substance, because the earthenware has good permeability and fast heat dissipation, it is not easy to make the tea soup produce odor. Therefore, using earthenware tea set to brew tea and tea is naturally beneficial to preserve the fragrance, preserve the color and preserve the taste.
The method of making guanguan tea is relatively simple. When making tea, first put half pot of water in the pot, then place the pot on a small stove that is lit. Once the water in the pot is boiling, put 5-8 grams of tea to make the tea soup is fully leached, after 2 to 3 minutes, add water to the pot to 80% full, until the tea boils again.
At this time, you can pour the tea soup into the cup. Because the amount of tea used in pot is large and it is made by boiling, the tea is very thick, and people who are not used to drinking guanguan tea are often think bitter and astringency. Usually, before going to work in the morning and after work in the afternoon, they have to drink a few cups of tea. In fact, the formation of this habit of drinking guanguan tea is related to the local human geography and living environment.
