19 Jun 2010

Hakka "Lei Cha" salute

Year-round living in the mountains out-of-the-way place Hakka areas, fewer guests, but when there are guests coming, no matter when, no matter which one entered, the owner will be removed immediately, "Tea m" a cup of strong tea Sincerely. Hakka tea "tea rice", will be equated tea and rice, indicating their emphasis on the tea. Hakka an addiction of its own tea, two tea hospitality Ze Yi Han Dynasty. Visitors door first and offer tea, taste them, or engaged in small talk only after serious matter.

Hakka Earth Building Hi living, the concept of an exceptionally strong group, an emergency, the neighborhood will reach out to help, like a family affair like. Reciprocity among all households, intimacy. They also very civilized, who accepted help, or congratulations, the head of the household always looking for a suitable opportunity to invite the officers to the house, ask them to tea, and as a salute. Therefore, the formation of a unique tea culture Hakka salute. Festive salute is unique through the Hakka "Lei Cha" form of expression.

Every visitor, we must first cup of tea Hakka King off, this is King customer. Salute tea is not the case, please have his special custom, unique salute Hakka tea culture. Need to salute the project a lot, such as baby moon, old birthday party, children go to school, children entering political stratum, patient rehabilitation, a false alarm, his son married the daughter married, etc., must be Tea salute. Usually "Lei Cha" form salute, be considered A gift.

Le Tea with tea, ginger, rice is made. Production is very particular about, first three kinds of raw materials on the grind ceramic bowl or mortar bluestone playing on the Challenge, the then hawthorn wood or wood into the grind Camellia mallet, repeatedly trace and ground into a paste slurry. Then stir chives, dried tangerine peel, sweet potato vermicelli, rice powder dry and the right amount of salt water into a gruel-like in large pot. To serve, sprinkle with some spices, such as deep-fried peanuts, fried beans, fried sesame.