The food of ethnic minorities essay two hundred

Title: Inner Mongolia Milk Tea

Mongolians love tea, and regard tea as "elixir of immortality", in the past a brick of tea can be exchanged for a sheep or a cow, the grasslands have "tea instead of sheep" gift to friends of the customary habits. Mongolian herdsmen daily drinking tea has three kinds: ghee tea, milk tea, noodle tea. Milk tea, called "Ugu Taitso" in Mongolian. This kind of milk tea is made by adding fresh milk into the boiled black tea. There are certain rules for guests in Mongolian herders' homes. First of all, the host and guests are seated according to the left and right of the man and the woman. The honored guests and elders should be seated on the main seat according to the master's instructions. Then, the host with a tea bowl poured with fragrant milk tea, put a little fried rice, hands respectfully cupped, starting from the guest of honor elders, each person a bowl of respect, the guest is the right hand to receive the bowl. Otherwise, for not knowing the etiquette. If you want less tea or don't want to drink tea, you can use the edge of the bowl to gently touch the spoon or pot, the host will understand your intention. Milk tea, fried rice is a major feature of Mongolian tea customs. Milk tea is a lot of ethnic minorities in our country, especially the northern nomadic compatriots love the drink crystal, from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains to the Great Green Mountains, from the "wind-blown grass low to see the cattle and sheep" Inner Mongolia prairie, to the magical "Roof of the World," Tibet, can be smelled everywhere the tempting aroma of milk tea. The strong aroma of milk tea can be smelled everywhere.