中西文化鉴赏（双语版） 课件 曾利娟1.3 Food and Drinks Chinese Tea and Liquor Culture

1.3ChineseteaandliquorcultureUnit1FoodandDrinksLeadinDoyouoftendrinktea?DoyouknowhowmanykindsofteathereareinChina?DoyouknowanydifferencesbetweenChineseKungfuteaandEnglishafternoontea? 1.HistoryofteadrinkinginChinaLegendhasitthatShenNong,amythologicalrulerofprehistoricChina,

wasonceaffectedby72poisonousweedswithinaday.Itwasteathatservedastheantidotetothepoison.1.HistoryofteadrinkinginChinaLuYu,crownedthe“TeaSaint”,compiledTeaClassic,detailingteagrowingmakinganddrinkinginancientChina.2.SpreadingofteaoverseasDuringtheTangDynasty,JapanesemonksbroughtteaseedstoJapan.BycombiningteawithZen-Buddhism,

theycreatedtheworld-famousJapaneseteaceremony.2.SpreadingofteaoverseasInthe17thcentury,theDutchintroducedteadrinkingtoEurope,whichthenbecameatraditionoftheEuropeans.InEnglandinparticular,peopledevelopedthehabitofafternoontea.3.ChineseteaceremonyImportantelements:water,tealeavesandteasetsStep1:WarmingthePot

Withhot(boiled)water,warmyourclayteapotandcupsbypouringthewateroverthepotandcupsandemptyingintothetray.Youmayneedtousethetongstoliftthecupsandemptythem.Step2:AddingtheLooseTeaYoucanusethesmallscoopinyourteautensilstoladleteafromtheteacontainerintothepot.Step3:CleansingtheTea

“Cleansing”impliessimplypouringhotwaterontheleavestowakeupthetea—lettingtheleavesopentorevealtheirfullaroma.Tocleanse,simplypourhotwateroverthelooseteaintothepot.Thenpourthewateroutandoverthecupsagaintomaintainthewarmthinthecups.Step4:DecantingtheTea

Placethesieveontothedecanter.Pourhotwateroveryourlooseteaintheteapotagainandletbrew.Thebrewinglengthdependsonthetypeofteayou’redrinking.Pourtheteafromtheteapotintothedecanter.Step5:PouringtheTea

Removethesieveandpourteaintothethimble-shapedfragrancecup.Placethesmallteacupoverthethimbleandthenturnupsidedown.Thisishowtheteashouldbeservedtoyourguests.

Step6:EnjoyingtheFragrance

Removethefragrancecupwhichwillbesittinginsidetheteacup.Simplytwistthefragrancecupoutofthesmallteacuptoallowtheteatoinhabittheteacup.Appreciatethefragranceoftheteabysniffingthefragrancecup.Step7:DrinkingtheTeaPickupthesmallteacupandenjoyyourtea.Step8:ContinuingDrinkingAsyoufinishtheteainyourdecanter,continuetopourhotwaterontoyourtealeavesinyourteapot.Remembernottoletsteeptoolongandenjoy3to7potsofyourtea.Again,thenumberoftimesyoucanuseabatchofteadependsonthetypeandgradeofthetea.Likeagoodwine,theteawilltastedifferentfromthefirstmouthfultothelast.3.TeaCEREMONEY4.CategoriesoftealeavesGreentea4.CategoriesoftealeavesBlacktea4.CategoriesoftealeavesOolongtea4.CategoriesoftealeavesDarktea4.CategoriesoftealeavesScentedtea5.TeadrinkinginChinaandUK6.DrinkingcultureinChinaNobanquetiscompletewithoutJiu.

Noweddingceremonyiscomplete

withoutatraditionalcross-cuppeddrinking

performedbythebrideandthegroom.6.DrinkingcultureinChinaJiuhasalsoinspiredmanyancientpoets

towriteimmortalpoemsinChinesehistory.7.FamousliquorbrandsinChinaBaijiucanbeidentifiedbyitsdistinctflavor.Therearefourmaincategories:strongscentlightscentsaucescentricescent8.Drinkinggames9.DrinkingetiquettesUsuallytheseniorsthesuperiors

orthedistinguishedguestsareservedfirst.Thehostwillmakethefirsttoast.

Therestoftheguestsareexpectedtostandupraisingtheirglassesandtoast.Whentoastingwithotherskeepyourglass

alittlebitlowerthanothers’toshowyourrespectandhumility.Summary

TeaoriginatedinChinaandlaterspreadtootherscountriesandregions,likeJapanandEurope;TeabrewingandtastingisaformofartinChina;BaijiuisthemostpopularChineseliquor.DrinkingtogetherisanessentialpartofsocializinginChinaandtherearecertainetiquettestofollow.USEFULEXPRESSIONS饮品beverage绿茶greentea红茶blacktea乌龙茶oolongtea砖茶bricktea花茶scentedtea普洱茶Pu-erh龙井DragonWelltea;Longjing黄山毛峰YellowMountainfuzztip碧螺春greenspiral茶花camellia茶树teabush采青teaharvesting杀青teaheating饮茶teadrinking品茶teatasting泡茶teabrewing;infusing茶道teaceremony茶馆teahouse茶几teatable茶具teawares;utensils茶盘teatrayUSEFULEXPRESSIONS茶壶teapot紫砂壶boccaroteapot瓷壶porcelainteapot茶杯teacup茶夹teatongs茶勺/茶铲scoop玻璃公杯/分茶器glassdecanter金属茶筛/滤网metalsieve闻香杯fragrancecup壶垫teapad茶盅teapitcher茶碟teasaucer茶杯垫coaster茶罐teacaddy;teacanister滤茶器teastrainer第一道茶firstinfusion盖碗茶teaservedinasetof