Tea culture in the world

Summary of tea drinking culture in the world

Introduction: The ancient Chinese traditional tea culture combined with the history, culture, economy and humanities of various countries, evolved into the British tea culture, Japanese tea culture, Korean tea culture, Russian tea culture and Moroccan tea culture, etc. In the United Kingdom, tea drinking has become a part of life, and it is a kind of etiquette for the British people to show their gentlemanly manners. In the United Kingdom, tea has become a part of life, is the British performance of a gentleman's manners, but also the Queen of England's life is essential to the program and major social activities in the necessary rituals. The Japanese Tea Ceremony originated in Japan but has been influenced by China. Japanese tea ceremony has a strong Japanese national flavor, and the formation of a unique tea ceremony system, schools and etiquette. Koreans believe that tea culture is the root of Korean national culture, May 24 every year for the National Tea Day. Tea people regardless of borders, races and beliefs, tea culture can unite the world's tea people, tea art, academic exchanges and economic and trade talks. This is exactly the purpose of the establishment of Beijing International Tea City.

Today, we introduce you to the tea drinking culture of China, Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, North Africa, Sri Lanka and other countries. Tea, has taken root in the world. At present, people in more than 160 countries and regions around the world have the custom of drinking tea, with a tea-drinking population of more than 2 billion. But each country around the tea derived from the? Eating? and drinking method? But there are differences.

Whether it is the more popular tea drinking method in East Asia, or the milk tea, sweet tea and so on, which are popular in Europe and the United States, tea culture has attracted countless enthusiasts with its distinctive drinking methods. We have selected some typical foreign tea drinking culture for our readers to view the colorful tea culture.

China: China is an ancient civilization, a state of etiquette, very important etiquette. Where guests come, tea, tea ceremony is essential. When a guest visits, you can seek advice, choose the most suitable for the guest's tastes and the best tea set to treat the guest. Tea to honor the guests, the appropriate mix of tea is also necessary. Hosts in the company of guests drinking tea, pay attention to guests cups, pots in the ` tea residue, generally use tea cups to make tea, such as has been drinking half of the tea, we must add boiled water, drink with the addition, so that the concentration of tea is basically to maintain the same before and after the water temperature is appropriate. When drinking tea can also be appropriate to tea food, sweets, dishes, etc., to achieve the effect of regulating taste and snacks.

Britain: a strong tradition of afternoon tea, tea can almost be called the national beverage of Britain. With China's tea culture is different, the British people love strong tea, and put one or two pieces of sugar, and then add a little cold milk. Famous British painter James had painted a series of British afternoon tea drawings, showing the British middle class appreciate black tea, milk tea situation.

Mongolia: Mongolians love to eat brick tea. They put the brick tea in a wooden mortar and pounded it into powder, add water and put it in a pot to boil, then add some, but also add milk and goat's milk.

USA: ? Speed? ,? efficiency? is the cultural DNA of the United States, tea culture is also influenced by this. Americans do not want to waste time for brewing tea, dumping tea residue, so they often drink oolong, green tea and other canned cold tea. They add ice to the tea, or put the canned tea in the refrigerator to ice well, drink cool and delicious. In the United States, tea sales are second only to coffee.

France: France's tea culture from the royal aristocracy, the idle class gradually popularized to the people, becoming an indispensable part of the French people's life and social life. Nowadays, the French people love to drink green tea, black tea, tuo tea, flower tea. Some places will also add fresh eggs to the tea, or add gin or whiskey in the tea.

The Netherlands: as a former ? sea coachman? , the Netherlands was the first European country to introduce tea from China, in 1605, tea became one of the drinks of the Dutch upper class. The Dutch created the milk tea drinking method, this creation y influenced the tea culture of other countries in Europe and the United States later.

Russia: As early as the second half of the nineteenth century, Russia has become the largest buyer of Chinese tea. Russians love to drink black tea, tea flavor. When drinking tea, they will first pour half a cup of strong tea, and then heat the boiling water, and then add two sugar cubes with lemon slices, tea drinking procedures and steps are also very careful.

Japan: Japan's tea culture with China has a different flavor, its way to drink tea-based. Japanese tea culture in the tea ceremony is the most famous, the expression of the rigor, the connotation of the rich is amazing. Foreigners in the tour of Japan, watching the tea ceremony is almost a must.

South Korea: tea culture is also a part of traditional Korean culture, the Korean tea ceremony to pay attention to the gift of hospitality, to treat people with sincerity, adult tea ceremony is one of the important activities of the Korean tea day. Koreans will be the ancient Chinese tribal leader Shennong's called tea saint. In honor of the Tea Sage, Koreans also specialize in arranging? Goryeo five elements of tea? Tea ceremony.

Thailand: Thailand is located in South Asia, low latitude, hot climate, so iced tea has become an important part of their tea culture. Thai people love to add ice in the tea, so that the tea cooled or even frozen, tasting refreshing. Under the scorching sun, a cup of iced tea, not only to remove heat and moisture, but also to nourish the mind.

North Africa: Because of the dry and hot climate, mint tea is popular in North Africa. The locals like to put a few fresh mint leaves and icing sugar in the green tea, which is cool and delicious. Need to mention is that, when a guest visits, the guest has to be the master of the three cups of tea to drink, to be considered polite. Egypt in North Africa revered sweet tea. Egyptian hospitality, often served a cup of hot tea, which puts a lot of sugar. Drinking Egyptian sweet tea will have a sticky feeling, most foreign guests are not accustomed to.

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's residents love to drink strong tea, tea and bitter and astringent, they feel delicious. The country's black tea sells well all over the world, in the capital Colombo, there are tea distribution of large firms, with a test tea department, by the experts with the tongue taste test, and then check the grade and price.

New Zealand: New Zealanders drink tea as one of the greatest enjoyment of life. Many organizations, schools, factories and mines, etc., but also a special tea time. Tea stores and teahouses abound in towns and villages.

Mali: Malians love to drink tea after meals. They put the tea leaves and water into the teapot, and then stewed in the mud stove to boil. When the tea boils, sugar is added and a cup is poured for each person. Their method of cooking tea is different from the general: get up every day, the tin cans to boil water, into the tea; let it cook until the cured meat cooked at the same time, and then at the same time to eat meat and drink tea.

Canada: Canadians make tea in a special way, the first hot pot, put a teaspoon of tea, and then injected into the boiling water on it, soaked for seven or eight minutes, and then poured the tea into another hot pot for drinking. Usually with cheese and sugar.

Egypt: Egyptian sweet tea. Egyptians hospitality, often served a cup of hot tea, which puts a lot of sugar, only two or three cups of this sweet tea, the mouth will feel sticky, and even rice do not want to eat.

South America: South American maté tea. Many countries in South America, people use the leaves of the local maté tree to make tea, both refreshing and chemical aid. They are slowly savored with a straw from a teacup.

India: Indians drink milk tea, but also love to drink a kind of participation in ginger or cardamom? Samara tea? Indian traditional tea drinking method is more unique, the tea poured on the plate with the tongue lick drink, other, never have to left hand delivery of tea, because, the left hand is used to bathe and go to the toilet.

Germans also like to drink tea. Germans drink tea some both ridiculous and lovely place. For example, Germany also produces flower tea, but not our country with jasmine, magnolia or orchid flowers, etc. cellulose tea, what they call? Flower tea? , is to use a variety of petals plus apple, hawthorn and other dried fruit made of a piece of tea leaves, really is? There are flowers without tea? Chinese flower tea to pay attention to the flavor of the fragrance of flowers; German flower tea, seeking the real petals. German flower tea to drink sugar, otherwise due to the flower fragrance is too full, there is a kind of astringent sour flavor. Germans also buy Chinese tea, but home tea drinking is to use boiling water on a fine metal sieve on the tea leaves constantly rushing, rushing down the tea through the installation of the sieve under the funnel flow to the teapot, and then poured out the tea leaves. There are Chinese people to the German family guests, found its tea taste light color is light, a question, only to know the German unique characteristics of the? Tea brewing? The German people have a unique habit of brewing tea.

To Turkey did not drink apple tea as if not to Turkey. Turkish hospitality, please drink tea is one of their traditional customs. The hosts are often enthusiastic to supply a cup of Turkish tea, Turkish coffee or apple tea. Turkish tea up more bitter, although the tea flavor is strong, but not so pleasing; Turkish coffee aroma pungent, but the feeling of thick melting is not every first time are able to withstand. Only the apple tea produced in Turkey, can be said to be young and old, men and women love. Sweet and sour apple tea, strong apple flavor plus tea, especially in the cold autumn, drink to extraordinarily comfortable.

Malaysian meat bone tea, its reputation is really not bad. Meat bone tea eating method is unique, its soup with pork loin, and then dipped in bean curd or perhaps doughnuts to eat, large pieces of meat can be eaten can not eat. And other prepared for the guests of the pork waist, meat bones and other more appetizing, can not stop.