China is rightfully considered the progenitor of tea. Much water has flowed under the bridge since then, now tea traditions have spread everywhere.
It is necessary
- - vessel 2 pieces (large and small)
- - tea leaves
- - spring water
Instructions
Step 1
Reflecting, brewing tea, one wonders whether this is a culinary dish or a tradition and culture of different nations, going deep into the historical past. There are several types of tea in the world, each, be it Ceylon, Indian or Chinese, carries certain traditions and rules of brewing.
Basic principles: black tea is brewed with water 90-95 degrees Celsius, green 60-80 degrees Celsius. True connoisseurs of tea know that this drink should be brewed slowly, thoughtfully, as well as drinking it.
The tradition of brewing tea is different for different nationalities, but one thing has similarities - for brewing, a vessel with a strainer is needed to separate the tea leaves from the drink. In our case, we'll take a teapot.
Step 2
Pour boiling water into a well-washed and dried teapot and let stand for a few seconds to warm up the walls of the teapot, then drain the water. And here's the most important thing - we fall asleep on 1/3 of the teapot fragrant leaves of dried tea and shake. Fill up to half with hot boiled water. Already steam with the aroma of a rich tea flavor came out of the kettle. We insist for 2-3 minutes and add the remaining rate. We put on the teapot a matryoshka heating pad or any other heating pad made of insulation and colorful fabric. We stand for another 5 minutes. After the tea has "rested" we pour it into cups. Milk, honey, sweets and pastries are usually served with tea.
Step 3
Slavic tea drinking traditions directly coincide with English traditions. And they, in turn, borrowed such a pleasant procedure from India. Tea as a colonial commodity came to England from the former colonial countries. We associate the traditions of English tea drinking with afternoon tea. Usually one or several cups of tea are drunk with a small snack - cake, cookies …
Step 4
But nevertheless, China is rightfully considered the guardian of traditions. Caravans were formed from China and sent to the north, through Mongolia, to Altai and longer to Central Asia. In China, tea is drunk before meals or during meals. In Asian countries, they usually drink strongly brewed black tea, adding it to milk, a bite with sugar or honey, green tea, brewed weakly and without milk.
In Russia, tea drinking was accompanied by gatherings at a samovar with bagels, jam, honey and pies. How nice it is to sit on a summer evening at the dacha, leading a casual conversation over a cup of tea, listening to how grasshoppers crackle in the grass and nearby, water splashes on the coastal stones.
