Camellia oleifera is called "beating" rather than boiling, which is the unified name of every place, but Camellia oleifera in every place has its own different flavor. The production method of camellia oleifera is to use old leaf black tea as the main material, stir-fry it with oil until it is slightly burnt, add salt and water to boil it, and mostly cook it with ginger, which is thick, astringent and spicy. In Gongcheng area, the ground peanut powder was added to make the taste more mellow and less astringent. Moreover, because the cooking time was just right, Gongcheng Camellia oleifera was regarded as the highest camellia oleifera in China and enjoyed a high reputation in northern Guangxi and Guangxi.
Drinking camellia oleifera must be accompanied by various snacks, all of which are fried and fried. In Miao, Yao, Dong and other ethnic minority areas, fried soybeans, peanuts, corn, peanuts, etc. are often used as supplementary foods, followed by glutinous rice cakes or glutinous rice cakes. County food in Pingle area of Gongcheng is more particular, and there are often more than a dozen kinds of crispy fried snacks. Camellia is often placed on a table of snacks when inviting guests to drink, which looks like inviting guests to dinner. It is a courtesy for the Dong people to use camellia oil to honor their guests. The host held tea in his hands and said some humble words. Good singers also speak with songs. Guests must finish two bowls to give their host face, which also means "Nuo Nuo is the only one". After drinking two bowls, if you don't want to drink any more, you will give the bowl and chopsticks to the host. If you only give bowls without chopsticks, it means that you want to continue drinking. The host will be happy to give another bowl of camellia oleifera to the guests. Yao people don't give chopsticks when giving the first bowl and the second bowl, and add snacks such as rice flowers and fried beans to the bowls. After drinking the tea in the bowl, some snacks will be left at the bottom of the bowl to show that there is still some left. Chopsticks will not be served until the third bowl, so guests must drink more than three bowls and only one or two bowls, and the host will be unhappy.
Camellia oleifera can be drunk in the morning and evening all year round regardless of season. Guests arrive in the morning and evening, ready to serve, and more abundant.
People often say that "Gongcheng Camellia oleifera is fragrant and both tea and ginger are available", which tells the true meaning of Camellia oleifera production. Camellia oleifera itself is made of two main raw materials: tea and ginger. If the taste is not enough, with some ingredients, you can make scented camellia oil tea.
There are many legends about Gongcheng Camellia oleifera.
A long time ago, there was a man named Yao who lived in and had little contact with the outside world. I don't know about Emperor Zhu's reform, but they still follow the old-fashioned boiled oil tea. In the Ming Dynasty, it was said that the Yao people in Qian Jiadong did not pay the imperial grain and sent troops to clear the Yao people in Qian Jiadong. Some Yao people fled to Gongcheng, and one of them, with a large number of eight rooms, chose the flat Jiahui area to settle down and brought their traditional food-Camellia oleifera. Why does Jiahui Yao's Camellia oleifera spread? Because Jiahui Yao people live near the Chajiang River, with convenient transportation and a large population. In the Qing Dynasty, there were thousands of families in Tanghuang Gonghe Village. Anyone who fishes in Chajiang River must pay taxes to them. They built the Temple of Tang and Huang, and held a grand temple fair every three years, which was attended by people of all ethnic groups nearby. The temple fair stipulates that local people are not allowed to grab fireworks, and only foreign villages are allowed to grab fireworks. Foreigners and eight-room people who came to the temple fair were warmly received. The custom of drinking camellia oleifera and entertaining guests spread.
It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, hundreds of officials paid great attention to it, and delicious food and delicious food emerged one after another. When he ate tea and rice, he was tired of the food, and all the chefs were at a loss and panicked. At this time, a Gongcheng chef suddenly remembered the efficacy of hometown camellia oleifera, so he quickly made tools and brought a bowl of Gongcheng camellia oleifera to the headquarters. After drinking, Gan Long immediately spat and had a big appetite. In joy, Gongcheng Camellia oleifera was given the title of "Double Ginseng Soup". As for why Emperor Qianlong had a big appetite, it was because Gongcheng Camellia oleifera had the effects of promoting digestion, invigorating stomach, eliminating dampness and stopping dysentery. It is a health drink invented by Yao people who have lived in mountainous areas for generations according to the humid and miasma geographical environment in mountainous areas, in which tea is rich in theophylline, which has a conditioning effect on the body. Ginger dispels cold and dampness; Garlic disinfection; Peanut contains three essential trace elements, which can replenish energy.
The production method of Gongcheng Camellia oleifera is particularly particular. Tea leaves picked in Qingming and Grain Rain seasons were selected and soaked in a little boiling water for 5- 10 minutes to reduce the smell of fireworks and bitterness. Then, put a little lard into a teapot, heat it, add ginger, garlic and soaked tea leaves, stir fry a little, then chop it up, boil it with water to taste, season it with refined salt, and filter it into a bowl with a bamboo funnel. After the prepared Gongcheng Camellia oleifera is served, you will first smell a unique fragrance of chopped green onion and coriander. After import, it is bitter tea at first, then sweet and delicious, which is memorable. ?
After drinking a pot of tea, you can also add water to the pot and boil it. This repeated boiling can reach five or six pots. In this way, the taste of camellia oleifera is not as strong as before, which is the fulfillment of the sentence "one pot is bitter, two pots are bitter, and three pots and four pots are good tea". In recent years, with the increasing number of tourists visiting Gongcheng, Gongcheng Camellia oleifera has become famous.