Introduction of Guangdong people's tea drinking culture
Drinking tea is an indispensable part of Cantonese life. Here, nervous people begin to relax and talk about life, old friends and stories at leisure; Here, people freely air their mood in the faint fragrance of tea. People brew a pot of good tea in the teahouse, order some delicious snacks, some pour their own drinks, and some chat with friends for a while. Isn't it leisurely!
Teahouses are also an important place for people to make a living. All kinds of people are talking about stocks, the property market, Japanese electrical appliances and American cars in the teahouse. Here, people exchange all kinds of economic and commodity information. No? Bubble? Teahouse skills, the chances of making a fortune are much less. In business, if you don't go into a teahouse, you won't be integrated into Guangdong's business society. Leisure and comfortable teahouse has become a place for business negotiation, which makes teahouse no longer just a quiet place for people to chat and kill time. Old Guangzhou? Wonderful fragrance? There is a couplet in the teahouse: busy for fame, busy for profit, busy for leisure, have a cup of tea; Hard work, hard labor, pleasure in suffering, bring a pot of wine. This is the psychological portrayal of people drinking tea in the teahouse. Of course, the teahouse is not just for morning tea. Tea drinkers always keep coming from morning till night. Tea houses usually open at 5 o'clock in the morning to welcome guests and don't close until midnight. Three teas and two meals? . In Guangdong, do you have tea? Etiquette . When the waiter pours tea, the guests usually express their gratitude by tapping the desktop with their forefinger and middle finger. Legend has it that this custom originated from Emperor Qianlong's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, traveling incognito. Once, the emperor who pretended to be a servant poured tea for his servant who pretended to be a master. The servant was grateful and frightened. He should have knelt down and bowed down, but he was afraid of revealing his royal status. So he had a brainwave and tapped the table with his two fingers instead, which has been spreading ever since. In a teahouse, when a guest needs to replenish water, just open the lid of the pot and the waiter will come with it. As for the origin of this etiquette, it is said that a wealthy businessman went to a teahouse to drink tea and asked the waiter to add water to him. The waiter had just opened the lid of the pot, and he? Hehe? With a loud cry, Lai claimed that a thrush worth a thousand dollars was released to the waiter in the pot, and the teahouse must pay for it. In desperation, the boss stipulated that tea drinkers who want to add water should open the lid of the pot themselves to prevent fraud. Today, this habitual action has become a signal for tea drinkers to add water, so there is no need to call the waiter.
Guangdong herbal tea, a unique tea in Guangdong, has the functions of cooling, relieving summer heat and removing dampness, and plays a role in health care and quenching thirst. Guangdong is located in Lingnan. It is rainy and humid, and it is warm in winter and hot in summer. In order to get rid of dampness and heat, our ancestors made all kinds of herbal teas, and pharmacies, stalls and workshops that manufacture and sell herbal teas also developed with the needs of society. Every summer, herbal tea is an essential drink for Cantonese people.
There are three main forms of selling herbal tea. First, pharmacies sell large and small packages or dried products for making herbal tea, and customers buy them and fry them or take them with boiling water. The second category is herbal tea shops. In addition to selling dried tea bags, for the convenience of the masses, they also set up four shops on Tongqu Avenue to sell ready-made herbal tea that has been cooked for passers-by and neighbors to drink. The third category is herbal tea stalls, which are mostly individual stalls. Generally, herbal tea bags are bought back from pharmacies, and some herbs are prepared by themselves. After processing and frying, they are sold in porcelain bowls or water cups. Guangdong herbal tea, the main ingredients are Prunellae Spica, winter mulberry leaves, wild chrysanthemum, Mianyinchen, Bengwan, Gangmei, Plantago asiatica, Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae, Flos Myristicae, Flos Lonicerae, Perillae, Mint, Folium Rosae Rugosae, Lobelia Chinensis and so on. Also advertised? Eighteen herbal teas? Or? Twenty-four herbal teas? Yes, it's varied, but in fact it's mostly the same.
Another characteristic way of drinking tea in Guangdong is Chaoshan Kung Fu tea, which originated in the Qing Dynasty. To drink kungfu tea, you should have a set of corresponding tea sets, commonly known as? Four treasures of brew tea? . The brewing of kungfu tea is unique. First, take water to wash the tea set, put it in the tea tray, and iron the tea set one by one when the water boils. Then put the tea leaves in the pot and pour them into boiling water. Pay attention to a little, but also immediately pour out the first water for washing tea. When the water is full to the jar mouth, people use the jar lid to remove the foam on the surface and immediately cover it to preserve the fragrance. After a while, it will be injected into several small handlebars in turn to ensure that the tea concentration of each handlebars is consistent. What is the common name of this kind of separation method? Guan Gong toured the city? . At the end of the shower, we have to take turns to drop one by one evenly into four small handlebars. Han Xin ordered soldiers? . Although the tea is in the cup, don't hold a cup of tea in a hurry. According to the rules of this kungfu tea, you should first raise a glass to your nose and smell the fragrant fragrance before sipping tea. In this way, you can drink three or five cups at a time, and when you get to the fifth lane at most, you will pour out the tea roots and replace them with new tea, and so on. Drinking kungfu tea, focusing on tasting, can be called artistic tea tasting. Kung fu tea often takes a lot of effort. Without it, it is difficult to taste it. 、
Tea drinking custom in Guangdong
Like Fujian people, Cantonese people like to drink tea, including breakfast tea, afternoon tea and evening tea. They drink different teas at different times and have different refreshments. Cantonese people have their own unique style of drinking tea. Today, let's take a look at Guangdong people's tea drinking customs.
Drinking morning tea is the custom of drinking tea in Guangdong. After getting up in the morning, before starting the day's work and business, a cup of tea is delicious, which not only solves the breakfast, but also is a wonderful enjoyment.
Tea is tea and snacks. There are black tea, oolong tea and other kinds of tea, and there are more kinds of snacks.
Drinking tea is an indispensable part of Cantonese life. Here, nervous people begin to relax and talk about life, old friends and stories at leisure; Here, people freely air their mood in the faint fragrance of tea. People brew a pot of good tea in the teahouse, order some delicious snacks, some pour and drink themselves, and some have a long chat with friends, which is not leisurely.
Teahouses are also an important place for people to make a living. All kinds of people are talking about stocks, the property market, Japanese electrical appliances and American cars in the teahouse. Here, people exchange all kinds of economic and commodity information. No? Bubble? Teahouse skills, the chances of making a fortune are much less. In business, if you don't go into a teahouse, you won't be integrated into Guangdong's business society. Leisure and comfortable teahouse has become a place for business negotiation, which makes teahouse no longer just a quiet place for people to chat and kill time. Old Guangzhou? Wonderful fragrance? There is a couplet in the teahouse: busy for fame, busy for profit, busy for leisure, have a cup of tea; Hard work, hard labor, pleasure in suffering, bring a pot of wine. This is the psychological portrayal of people drinking tea in the teahouse.
Of course, the teahouse is not just for morning tea. Tea drinkers always keep coming from morning till night. Tea houses usually open at 5 o'clock in the morning to welcome guests and don't close until midnight. Three teas and two meals? .
Guangdong people's tea drinking custom is different from other places because they drink tea. Etiquette . When the waiter pours tea, the guests usually express their gratitude by tapping the desktop with their forefinger and middle finger. Legend has it that this custom originated from Emperor Qianlong's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, traveling incognito. Once, the emperor who pretended to be a servant poured tea for his servant who pretended to be a master. The servant was grateful and frightened. He should have knelt down and bowed down, but he was afraid of revealing his royal status. So he had a brainwave and tapped the table with his two fingers instead, which has been spreading ever since.
In a teahouse, when a guest needs to replenish water, just open the lid of the pot and the waiter will come with it. As for the origin of this etiquette, it is said that a wealthy businessman went to a teahouse to drink tea and asked the waiter to add water to him. The waiter had just opened the lid of the pot, and he? Hehe? With a loud cry, Lai claimed that a thrush worth a thousand dollars was released to the waiter in the pot, and the teahouse must pay for it. In desperation, the boss stipulated that tea drinkers who want to add water should open the lid of the pot themselves to prevent fraud. Today, this habitual action has become a signal for tea drinkers to add water, so there is no need to call the waiter.