In addition to sour plum soup and pear juice to quench thirst in summer, there is also a more practical drink that can both relieve the heat and be eaten as rice. This is rice tea. What is rice tea? What types of rice tea are there? Which kind of rice tea is better?

What is rice tea?

Rice tea, rice tea, as the name suggests, is tea made from rice, commonly known as "Tsumi tea". When making rice tea, you need to fry the rice first. After the pot is dry, pour the rice into the pot. At this moment, keep the fire in the stove and stir-fry with your hands until the rice color turns golden or brown and the aroma is strong. When the rice is fragrant, put it in the pot. Put it into a large bamboo dustpan to dry, and then put it into a small porcelain jar or plastic bag for making tea. This is called frying "Tsumaimecha", which means fried tea, but in fact it is fried rice.

Making rice tea is very casual. The rice can be added at any time when the water in the pot is cold or hot. It is only required to wash the rice, then cover and boil until the rice grains are soft. You will notice that it has swollen. Do not Cook until the rice blossoms, otherwise the rice tea will break and the taste will change. A pot of water only needs one or two spoons of rice tea. If there is too much rice, there will be no tea left.

Rice Tea is a Han-style snack in Zhongxiang, Hubei. Its soup is light yellow in color, rich in aroma, slightly sweet but not light, slightly astringent but not bitter. It can not only replace rice, but also have the effect of drinking tea to quench thirst.

Rice tea is named after "Eating to satisfy one's hunger and drinking to quench one's thirst". It is also very simple to make. It is only eaten in summer and is commonly known as "District rice tea" and "fried rice tea". The method is to first put the rice in a pot and stir-fry it over a slow fire until the rice turns yellow and charred, then take it out of the pot, wash it with water and filter out the water, then put it into the pot, add water and boil it over high heat until the rice blooms, then it will naturally cook. Cool and serve. Its soup is light yellow in color, rich in aroma, slightly sweet but not bland, slightly astringent but not bitter. It can be used as a substitute for rice and has the function of drinking tea to quench thirst. It is a good drink to prevent heatstroke and cool down in summer. The hotter the weather, the more refreshing it will be. If you eat overnight rice tea, it tastes slightly sweet and sour. If you drink sour plum soup, it is sour but not sour, sweet but not sweet. It can increase appetite, produce body fluids and quench thirst, and has a unique flavor.