pursues the cultural imprint left by the people of the Song Dynasty, and
explores the wonderful moments of ordering tea in the Song Dynasty.
"Gong Tea Record" records: "Longyuan is better than snow: bamboo circle, silver mold, one inch and two cents square. Water buds, sixteen water, twelve constellations of fire. Thirty pieces of gold for the original tribute, thirty pieces for the additional pieces, and thirty pieces for the creation. Sixty Kua".
"Beiyuan Bielu" records: "The equipment for grinding tea is made of kettle as a pestle and a tile as a basin. Divide the water into groups and drink water. There are also several. The top one is Shengxue, white tea , and the bottom one is Shiliu water. There are six buds of water, four small dragons and phoenixes, two big dragons and phoenixes, and the rest are all twelve. "
The tools for grinding tea are made of cedar wood as a pestle and an earthenware basin as a mortar. The juice has been removed from the tea during the squeezing process, so when grinding the tea, you need to add water and grind it. Tang pound tea and Song Yan tea both use water.
Grind tea with water, its process characteristics are similar to modern water-milled glutinous rice flour. When the edible parts of plants are ground with water, they will become more delicate, smooth and waxy. Grind the tea leaves with water. While grinding, the water evaporates, then add water and grind again.
"Xuanhe Tribute Tea Record" records that depending on the tea product, it needs to be ground with water for twelve to sixteen times, which is called "water-milled tea essence". The principle is to physically modify the water-insoluble pectin, cellulose and other substances in tea leaves at a temperature higher than the gel temperature and lower than the gelatinization temperature to become water-soluble dietary fiber and sugars. When ordering tea, join in the quick creation and drizzle of foam.
