Detailed method of crushing tea in Taojiang, Hunan Province
There is a unique way to drink tea in Hunan-tea in Jiangle County, Fujian Province and Taojiang and Yiyang, Hunan Province. Every morning, rolling a bowl of tea for the whole family is an essential job for housewives. When someone goes out to work, he should also bring a small bowl, where he goes and where he drinks tea. Leicha is made from tea leaves, sesame seeds, peanuts, mung beans, orange peel, ginger, licorice, and some also add a proper amount of Atractylodes macrocephala. The amount of ingredients can be determined according to the drinking habits of each family. There is a bowl for making tea. Generally, the diameter of the bowl is 30-40 cm, the bottom diameter is 20-30 cm, the height is 10- 15 cm, and the inner wall is carved with twill. There is also a rolling pin, about 50 cm long and 3-5 cm in diameter. First, put the tea leaves, sesame seeds, orange peel and other ingredients into a grinding bowl, fully grind them with a grinding rod, then add boiling water, stir them evenly, then filter them with a bamboo spoon to remove residues, and divide them into bowls, so that they can be drunk. This bowl of tea, with color like milk and thick as soybean milk, is not only mellow and refreshing, but also has many functions such as quenching thirst, improving eyesight and refreshing. Now there is a tea factory in Taoyuan, Hunan Province, which specializes in producing tea powder. The prepared tea powder is packed in plastic bags, one for each bowl. When drinking, just add a proper amount of salt or sugar to the tea powder and stir it with boiling water.