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Suanmeitang [1] or sour prune drink [2] is a traditional [3] [4] Chinese beverage made from smoked plums, [5] rock sugar, and other ingredients such as sweet osmanthus. [4] Due to the sour plums used in its production, suanmeitang is slightly salty in addition to being sweet and rather sour.
The resulting flavour of jasmine tea is subtly sweet and highly fragrant. It is the most famous scented tea in China. [1] The jasmine plant is believed to have been introduced into China from eastern South Asia via India during the Han dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), [2] and was being used to scent tea around the fifth century. [2]
Gongfu cha, meaning "making tea with skill", is the most popular method of tea ceremony in China. It makes use of small teapots or vessels holding about 100–150 ml (4 or 5 fl.oz.), the size being thought to enhance the aesthetics and to "round out" the taste of the tea being brewed.
There are many varieties, classified by their fragrance, but most are only distilled once, permitting stronger flavors and scent than vodka. The prestige brand within China is the "sauce-scented" Moutai or Mao-t'ai, produced in the southern city of Maotai in Guizhou. More common brands include Luzhou Laojiao, Wuliangye and varieties of erguotou.
The drink is commonly consumed warm, as the richness from the flavor compounds are released better when warm. In summer, it is popular to drink sweet huangjiu chilled or on ice. Liaojiu (料酒) is a type of huangjiu used in cooking, an example of this being the liaojiu-type of Shaoxing rice wine. Major producers of huangjiu include China and ...
In China, Zong was known as a legendary businessman who grew his soft drinks empire from a tricycle cart hawking ice pops to school kids into a conglomerate selling everything from milk drinks to ...
Green tea cultivation in China. This is a list of Chinese teas. Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods.
It is no secret that America is not exactly land of the free when it comes to liquor laws. In addition to having the world's highest drinking age (a contentious honor we share with 12 other ...