People in Guangzhou like drinking tea. Say hello in the morning is to ask? Have you drunk left tea? Did you drink tea? As a synonym for greeting good morning, we can see our love for drinking tea. The following is the etiquette of morning tea culture that I carefully arranged for you. Let's take a look.
Etiquette of morning tea culture
People in Guangzhou don't pay much attention to etiquette when drinking tea. Only when the host pours tea for the guest, the guest should tap the desktop with his forefinger and middle finger to thank him. It is said that this custom comes from the allusions of Qianlong's Xiajiangnan. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River, he made a private visit incognito, and once came to a teahouse, where he was so excited that he poured tea for his entourage. According to the rules of the palace, servants should kneel. However, in order not to expose the identity of Qianlong, the servant had a brainwave, bent his index finger and middle finger into a knee-bending posture and tapped the desktop instead of kneeling. Later, when the news spread, it gradually evolved into a etiquette when drinking tea. This custom is still very popular in Lingnan and Southeast Asia. Types of morning tea culture
(1) Tea markets
Tea markets in Guangzhou are divided into morning tea, afternoon tea and evening tea. Morning tea usually opens at 4 am, and evening tea closes at 1~2 am the next day, and some are open all night. Generally speaking, the morning tea market is the most prosperous, and it is often packed from early morning to 11 am. Especially on holidays, many teahouses have to wait in line. Drinking tea in the evening is becoming more and more prosperous, especially in summer, and the teahouse has become the first choice for people to spend the summer.
(2) Kung Fu Tea
Do people in Guangzhou drink it at home in their spare time? Kung fu tea? For pleasure. ? Kung fu tea? I am very particular about tea sets, tea leaves, water quality, making tea, pouring tea and drinking tea. Kung fu teapot is very small, only the size of a fist, thin-walled porcelain, translucent, vaguely visible tea in the pot. The cup is only half the size of a ping-pong ball. Oolong tea with good color, flavor and taste is selected for tea, and semi-fermented tea is the best. Fill the pot with tea and compact it with your fingers. It is said that the more solid the tea is, the more mellow it will be. It's best to precipitate the water. When making tea, pour the freshly boiled water into the pot immediately and pour it out once or twice at the beginning, mainly for hygiene reasons. When pouring tea, you should not fill the upper cup and pour the lower cup, but keep pouring it back and forth to avoid the situation that the former is strong and then weak. When you drink, you lick it slowly with your tongue, and talk about things while drinking tea. This is called Kung Fu. Kung fu tea has a strong juice and strong alkalinity. It will be slightly bitter when you just drink a few cups, but after drinking it, you will feel bitter, sweet and moist, which will make people feel refreshed, especially after a big feast.
(3) Herbal tea
Besides, drinking herbal tea is also a living habit of Guangzhou people. The so-called drinking herbal tea is to decoct Chinese herbal medicine with cold medicine and clear away internal heat as a drink to clear the summer heat in the human body in summer. Guangzhou's herbal tea has a long history, such as Wang Laoji herbal tea, which was formed in the Qing Jiaqing period (1796~182). Because of its obvious medicinal effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diminishing inflammation and removing summer heat, it has always been respected by Guangzhou people. In addition, there are traditional old-fashioned herbal teas such as Shiqi Herbal Tea, Healthy Herbal Tea, Honeysuckle Tea, Guiling Ointment and Raw Fish Gecai Soup, which are also loved by Guangzhou people.
since 198s, for the convenience of drinking, various herbal tea granules and soft-packed herbal teas have emerged, such as Shennong Herbal Tea and Xiasangju, which have become essential drinks for many families in summer. The origin of morning tea culture
Soviet-style morning tea
Morning tea in Yangtai area can be traced back to the early and middle Qing Dynasty. ? Take the first prize, stop drinking tea before the rain, and try new tea after the green rain. ? This is a poem written by Zhu Yuting, a Taizhou poet during the Qing Dynasty. As the poet described, before the mid-Qing Dynasty, the teahouses in Taizhou were only engaged in pure tea, and this period was born? Yuxuan? 、? Green rain building? 、? Guangshengju? 、? Pinxiang? Waiting for famous teahouses. In the late Qing Dynasty, foreign merchants and local people opened teahouses one after another, and the competition among their peers was fierce. In order to attract business, some teahouses sell dried silk, pasta and other snacks in addition to green tea. This innovative business idea has gradually affected the catering industry in Taizhou.
in the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China? Fuchun? 、? Hailingchun? 、? Yiyuan? 、? Who lives? 、? Dadong restaurant? When the teahouse came into being. ? Who lives? It is a well-known time-honored shop in Taizhou Teahouse. Its store was originally located near Sunjiaqiao. During the Qing Dynasty, because the morning tea in this teahouse was delicious, all Taizhou people arrived at that time? Who lives? Taste the morning tea, so that the business of this teahouse is booming, and it is difficult to sit down when it is late, but there are still diners waiting for a place in the shop, which leaves a two-part allegorical saying among local people in Taizhou, that is: Why are you so? Who lives? And? It means that this person is stubborn and inflexible.
? Dadong restaurant? It was a teahouse founded in the early 194s. It was opened by a boss surnamed Wu, a native of Dongtai. Boss Wu knew a lot about business. After he opened the shop, he changed the monotonous pattern of morning tea varieties in Taizhou. He made great efforts in the quality and variety of morning tea, and introduced new varieties of morning tea, such as fish noodle soup, boiled shredded pork, steamed dumplings and so on. Although the price was more expensive than other teahouses, it still attracted many diners to come and try them. Even at that time, he was stationed in Thailand. With the change of time, most of the time-honored teahouses no longer exist, but there are still many large and small shops dealing in morning tea in Taizhou streets. Among them, more than 1 hotels, such as Fuchun Hotel, Continental Hotel, Leather Bag Tea House and Zhezheju, are most famous for their morning tea. Except Fuchun, several other hotels are now relocated and restored to Taizhou Old Street.
Cantonese morning tea
Speaking of the origin of Guangdong morning tea, it can be traced back to the reign of Tongzhi in Xianfeng. At that time, there was one in Guangzhou called? One-mile pavilion? At the door of the restaurant, there is a sign saying? Tea talk? The word "wooden sign" serves tea and cakes, and the facilities are simple. Only a few wooden tables and benches are used to welcome guests and chat for passers-by to stop and talk. Later, tea houses appeared, and the scale became larger and larger, turning them into teahouses. Since then, it has become a common practice for Cantonese people to have morning tea in teahouses. Until today, the tea in Guangdong morning tea has become a supporting role, but the refreshments are more and more exquisite and diverse. With the rapid development of Guangdong's economy, this traditional culture has not disappeared, but has increasingly become a beautiful landscape in Guangdong's leisure life. There is another one called? Er Li Guan? The same dim sum is served, but the difference lies in the price and equipment. The tea cost in the teahouse is six cents, while the tea cost in the Erli restaurant is only two cents, which is a far cry, 16 times. Some old-fashioned teahouses are graded, and the upstairs is more expensive than the downstairs, because there is air conditioning (or electric fan) upstairs and the place is more spacious. Known as? Morning tea? Tea is naturally an indispensable part of morning tea in Guangdong. Black tea is the main tea for morning tea, so it can warm the stomach and get rid of greasy, which is beneficial to digestion. Commonly used are fermented tea (Anhua black tea, Pu 'er tea, etc.) and oolong tea (Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, etc.), and some people also like to drink chrysanthemum tea, that is, add chrysanthemum to Pu 'er tea to cool it off. Black tea is dark red in color, thick in soup and bitter in taste. Although it is not as good as green tea in vision and taste, it is a perfect match with the rich refreshments in Guangdong morning tea.