China's tea culture has a long history, so far there have been thousands of years of history. Drinking tea has become the habit of many people, flower tea, green tea, Longjing tea ...... tea is very rich in variety, brewing the way but much the same, only need to use hot water is enough. But in Guangxi Gongcheng there is a kind of tea, drink before the oil to fry, there really is such a peculiar way? This tea fried with oil and what will be the flavor?

It turns out that ah, this Gongcheng oil tea and we usually drink tea is very different, the production of the time without pots and cups, but directly on the pot. In addition to the picking down before and after the Qingming Festival with a little stalk of the rainy season tea, but also with the local production of sandalwood ginger, peanuts, garlic, green onions, and peanut oil, this is a proper rhythm of cooking.

First, heat the pot, pour peanut oil, and when the oil temperature rises, put onion, ginger, garlic, peanuts and tea leaves in turn, with a special small wooden hammer repeatedly pounded, this step in the local has a special name, called "playing oil tea". With repeated pounding, the fragrance of the tea leaves and the smell of the spices gradually waft out, and a light aroma begins to permeate the air. Finally, hot water is poured into the pot and brought to a boil. After a minute or two, the boiled tea broth is filtered and the steaming hot oil tea is ready to be served on the guests' table.

Compared with the usual bright tea soup, the oil tea is more like a pot of thick soup. Oil tea is not directly drink, according to the traditional way of eating, to add peanuts, hemp egg fruit, fried rice, green onions and cilantro in the bowl, and then put a little salt according to personal taste, this bowl of oil dishes can be considered. From the appearance of the surface of the oil tea can not be seen at all oil flowers, although the oil, but drink it is not greasy at all, the oil aroma and the tea itself is very fragrant with the fragrance. Combined with the crispy accompanying snacks, the taste is very rich. At the same time with a hint of spicy onion and ginger, the flavor is very unique.

This small bowl of oil tea, in the Tang Dynasty has appeared, heritage has been a thousand years of history, has long been integrated into the life of Gongcheng people. In the local Yao people, when welcoming guests from afar, there are "three tea and four wine", which means that the guests enter the door, you have to give him three bowls of oil tea first to show his welcome. And because of the spices added in the production process, the tea soup also refreshes the brain, stomach and digestion effect, so it is also known as the local people "refreshing soup".