Qiangying canned tea

 Canned tea is a traditional snack of Lüyang, not only the method is exquisite, the flavor is unique, but also has the effect of health care and refreshing, cooked by the wonderful hands to entertain guests from afar, often used as a way to show respect and friendship of the superior courtesy. It has been inscribed on the Safeguarding List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was the Central Plains of Beiding, and entertained the chiefs and retinues of ethnic minorities who came to negotiate with the pots of tea of the local Qiang people on the top of a mountain, which was the name of the Sencha Ridge and the Sencha Shop in Xingzhou.

The canned tea in Lüyang has slight differences in practice due to the different locations of the county, but the flavor is good. Usually the drum belly crockpot is simmered by the fire pond to heat, put in cooked oil and tea stalks, fry until golden brown, and then add an appropriate amount of warm water and Huoxiang, fennel, ginger, Sichuan pepper, salt, green onion, beard and a variety of pure natural green plant fragrance condiments, after frying the tea, slowly transfer the pre-prepared batter, and keep stirring, simmering and boiling, filter into the porcelain cup, and then pre-fried diced bacon, walnut, egg, tofu, artichoke and other condiments. According to the number of spice varieties, it can be divided into three, five, and seven floors, and the number of layers is related to the dignity and family background of the guests.

 The most indispensable ingredients for canned tea are herbs and fennel. Huoxiang has the function of awakening the spleen and appetizing, its gas is fragrant, good deeds stomach qi, and incense can combine the five organs, if the spleen and stomach are not in harmony, there is the power to preside over righteousness. Fennel can stimulate gastrointestinal nerve vessels, promote the secretion of digestive juices, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, and eliminate the accumulated gas, so it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and qi.

If you don't drink cans of tea, you'll be in vain in Luoyang City.

Qiangying canned tea

Address: Strawberry Ground Market in Luoyang County

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