Topic: Inner Mongolia milk tea. The Mongolian people are fond of tea and regard tea as the "elixir of fairy grass". In the past, a brick of tea could be exchanged for a sheep or a cow. There was a custom on the grassland of "replacing tea with sheep" as gifts to friends.

There are three types of tea that Mongolian herdsmen drink daily: butter tea, milk tea, and noodle tea.

Milk tea is called "Wugu Taicuo" in Mongolian.

This milk tea is made by adding fresh milk to brewed black tea.

There are certain rules for being a guest in the homes of Mongolian herdsmen.

First of all, the seats of host and guest should be arranged according to men's left and women's right.

Distinguished guests and elders should follow the host's instructions and take their seats at the main seat.

Then, the host pours the fragrant milk tea into a tea bowl, puts a little fried rice in it, and holds it up respectfully with both hands. Starting from the distinguished guests and elders, each person serves a bowl, and the guests receive the bowl with their right hand.

Otherwise, you don’t understand etiquette.

If you want less tea or don't want to drink tea, you can gently touch the spoon or spout with the edge of the bowl, and the host will understand your intention.

Milk tea and fried rice are a major feature of Mongolian tea customs.

Milk tea is a favorite drink of many ethnic minorities in my country, especially the nomadic compatriots in the north. From the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains to the foot of Daqing Mountain, from the Inner Mongolia prairie where "wind-blown grass makes cattle and sheep invisible" to the magical "Roof of the World" Tibet , the alluring aroma of milk tea can be smelled everywhere.