The origin of tea is in China. China's tea production is the largest in the world. Tea drinking in China is not only a habit of life, but also a cultural tradition with a long history. Chinese people are used to treating guests with tea, and have formed the corresponding tea drinking etiquette. For example, to invite a guest to drink tea, the tea cup should be placed on a tray and served with both hands. The tea cup should be placed in front of the guest's right hand. Drinking while talking, to add water to the guests in a timely manner. Guests need to be good "taste", small sips, full of flavor, rather than as a cow drink. Japan has a tea ceremony, which actually originated in China. The art of tea has become an integral part of Chinese culture. For example, China's "Kung Fu Tea" is a kind of tea ceremony, there are strict operating procedures.
1, smell the tea. After the host and guests are seated, the host takes out the tea leaves and takes the initiative to introduce the characteristics and flavor of the variety, and the guests pass the sniffing and appreciation in turn.
2, warm the pot. The first boiling water into the empty pot, so that the pot is warm, and then pour the water into the "tea boat" - a kind of purple sand tea tray.
3. Filling the tea. Use a teaspoon to fill the empty pot with tea leaves, usually filling it halfway. Do not grab the tea leaves with your hands, as they may smell like your hands or mix with other flavors.
4, Moisten the tea. Boiling water into the pot, when the pot is full, use bamboo chopsticks to scrape off the pot surface foam; then pour the tea into the "tea boat".
5, brewing. At this point, you can formally brew tea. To use boiling water, but should not use boiling water.
6, pouring pot. After covering the lid, pour boiling water outside the pot, so that the temperature inside the pot, outside the pot is the same.
7, warm cup. Bubble tea gap, in the tea boat using the original warm pot, moist tea water, soak a small tea cup.
8, transportation pot. After the first bubble of tea, lift the pot in the boat along the edge of the cruise for several weeks, so as to avoid the bottom of the pot dripping into the tea cup flavor.
9, pouring tea. The small tea cups lined up, lift the teapot back and forth injection, commonly known as "river cruise". Do not pour a cup full and then pour a second cup, so as to avoid uneven thickness.
10, tea. Hands on the first cup of tea, honoring the guests present; such as more than one guest, the first cup of tea should be served to the respected elders.
11, tasting tea. Guests pinch the small tea cup, watch the tea color, smell the tea, smell the tea, and then move between the nose and lips, or sniff or sip, as drunk as a drunkenness, things I forget!