Nanxun smoked bean tea

Nanxun smoked bean tea is a special snack in Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. In most areas of Nanxun District, almost every household grows melon and fruit pods, smokes baked beans and makes smoked bean tea, which is the first choice for entertaining relatives and friends and wedding banquets in the first month. Nanxun smoked bean tea is one of the traditional specialties of Nanxun, which has a history of more than 200 years. The preparation of smoked bean tea is mainly baked beans, supplemented by green tea, and some are supplemented by other ingredients. First, put the fine tea into a small handloom, brew it with boiling water at 95℃, and then add 30 or 40 smoked beans; Some also put tea and smoked beans into the cup at the same time, and then brew boiled water. At this time, the tea and smoked beans float in the cup with the tea soup and gradually sink to the bottom of the cup, so they can be drunk. Smoked beans are baked after the "autumnal equinox" of the lunar calendar every year, before and after the "cold dew", when the green soybeans are full but not old, the green soybeans are cooked in a pot with boiling water, and the bean coats are removed. After drying, they are spread on a screen of barbed wire and baked with charcoal fire. It is advisable to use slow fire, and the beans must be continuously stirred and baked in the screen. Generally, the green beans are smoked for about five hours. At this time, the color is as green as jade, hidden in the jar, and it will not be bad every other year. "Smoked bean tea" makes the tea soup green and yellow, and the fragrance of tender tea and the umami flavor of smoked beans are mixed into one, which can refresh the mind, stimulate the appetite and supplement the food and clothing.
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