People who have been in Dali may experience its unique tea ceremony, which is Three-course tea. Many foreigners are surprised with the tea ceremony and want to try in their home. The following will introduce the ceremony and hope can give some useful information of it to the people who are interested in it.
People who have been in
Dali may experience its unique tea ceremony, which is
Three-course tea. Many foreigners are surprised with the tea ceremony and want to try in their home. The following will introduce the ceremony and hope can give some useful information of it to the people who are interested in it.
The Three-course Tea of Dali is a dramatic tea ceremony. This ceremony was originally held by the senior members of a family to express the best wishes to juniors when they were going to pursue studies, learn skills, start a business or get married. Now, to drink Three-course Tea has become a conventional ceremony when Dali entertains guests.
The first course of tea is called bitter tea, means that one will suffer a lot before he or she starts his or her career. People who start their career will not suffer some difficulties? These difficult things will make you feel bitter.
The second course of tea is called sweet tea. After serving the first course, the host will empty the pot and repeat the procedure right from the beginning. This time, the host will add brown sugar, a special fan-shaped dairy product, and Chinese cinnamon into the handless cup, and then pour the tea into the cup. That means after the difficulty, there would be happiness is waiting for you.
The third course of tea is called aftertaste tea. The materials added into the handless cup change to honey, cassia bark, Chinese prickly ash, and ginger. When drinking this course of tea, you should shake the cup for mixing all those materials together, and then drink the tea up while it is hot. You will find a flavor of sweet, sour, bitter, and pungent in the tea.
Bitter tea, sweet tea, and aftertaste tea, people can taste a philosophy hiding in them. If you want to drink the Three-course Tea, come to Dali in Yunnan province.