Sophora tea in the "acacia rice" is actually flower buds.

Sophora rice is a legume acacia dry flower buds, summer flower opening or bud formation when harvesting, timely drying, remove branches, stalks and impurities. The former habitually called "acacia flowers", the latter habitually called "acacia rice".

Sophora rice is actually acacia flowers, that is, flower buds of acacia. Sophora japonica, June and July for the flowering season. Its shape is a panicle, butterfly-shaped corolla. Sophora japonica flowers are not open, the shape of rice grains, fried and water fried yellow, the flavor is often delicious. Its flavor is bitter, non-toxic, flat, with it made of acacia rice tea, mellow and refreshing, is the best summer drink.

Acacia flowers, also known as acacia flowers, broadly speaking, acacia flowers refers to the flowers and buds of leguminous plants, but the general will be open flowers called "acacia flowers", also known as "acacia stamens", the buds are known as "acacia rice The flower buds are called "acacia rice". Often planted on the side of the house, roadside, China is widely cultivated throughout the country, mainly in the north, to the Loess Plateau and the North China Plain for more, usually in April and May each year, the flowering period is generally about 10-15 days.

Sophora tea production method

Collection of Sophora rice when selected has been open but not fully open Sophora rice, fully open Sophora rice made into Sophora tea flavor instead of light, so the collection of Sophora has been open and not fully open Sophora rice is the production of Sophora tea is a key step. Collected back to the acacia tea clean, and then put into the pot of boiling water to cook a little, about 10 minutes can be, and then fished out to control the water.

Boiled after the acacia rice dry water control and placed in a ventilated dry place to dry, avoid drying in the sandy place. Drying good acacia tea with an iron skillet to start frying acacia tea, frying acacia tea with the fire. Stir-fried and cooled can be bottled and preserved.

Fried acacia tea is best to be sealed and preserved is not prone to insects, in the open often drink acacia tea to be kept in a clean and dry container. You can use boiled water to drink acacia rice tea directly, and you can also drink it with other ingredients.