Friday 17 January 2014

Hakka food "Lei Cha"


Lei cha  or ground tea is a traditional Hakka tea-based beverage or gruel. Lei cha is very traditional among Hakkas in Mainland China, especially Southern China. It is also popular in TaiwanMalaysia, and any locales with a substantial Hakka diaspora population. The custom began in the Three Kingdoms period.
It is not the same as Chinese tea because there are always other ingredients. Pounded tea consists of a mix of tea leaves and herbs that are ground or pounded together with various roasted nutsseedsgrains, and flavoring


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