Baokang pine needles [Hubei Baokang specialty]

What is Baokang pine needle? Authentic Hubei Baokang specialty: Baokang pine needles

Content summary:Do you want to know what Baokang pine needles are? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Hubei Baokang - Baokang pine needles. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Baokang pine needles. The full text takes about 3 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Baokang pine needles and the product characteristics of Baokang pine needles? How did the history of Baokang pine needles come about? The production method of Baokang pine needles, the tasting and eating method of Baokang pine needles, etc

Basic introduction of Baokang pine needles

Baokang pine needles (bao kang song zhen) are a type of strip green tea, produced in Baonan Dianya Town and Baobei Huangbao area of Baokang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. It was recorded in the Tang Dynasty and gained fame during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. When Wang Zhaojun married the Xiongnu, the tea he brought with him included the famous Hubei tea - Baokang pine needles

"Baokang pine needles" belong to the needle shaped steamed green tea category. Its quality characteristics are: tight and round appearance, smooth, straight, and shiny, green and oily color, tender green tea soup, clear and bright aroma, sweet and mellow taste, and bright and uniform green leaves at the bottom

Baokang pine needle court emperor, La Mei Hua Hua Pu Hou family

After drinking, the Empress Dowager felt relieved and relieved, while the Queen Mother tasted new joys and praised them

Don't believe it, but look at the passengers from outside the clouds, the ships and boats are loaded and transported to the ends of the world

Method of making Baokang pine needles

Fresh leaves of Baokang pine needles are usually harvested in the garden five or six days before and after the Qingming Festival, and the required raw material is one bud and one leaf. Pick on sunny days, do not pick insect damaged, frostbitten buds, fish leaves, and stems. Fresh leaves are harvested and processed at any time, and the processing method includes four steps: withering, pan kneading, sweating, and drying

Tasting and Eating Methods of Baokang Pine Needles

First Course: Boiling Water - Yaozhi River Water Boiling Pine Needles

Second Course: Dish - Celadon Tea Bowl Yuezhou Kiln

Third Course: Appreciating Tea - Zhaojun Selected Tea from Baokang

Fourth Course: Pouring Tea - Yanfei Ordinary People's Home

Fifth Course: Washing Tea - Horizontal Crane Rows on Clouds

Sixth Course: Brewing Tea - Moisturizing Green Pine Needle Soup

Seventh Course: Respecting Tea - Baokang Pine Needles as Tribute

Eighth way: Smelling the fragrance - there is also a fragrance in the shop

Ninth way: Drinking tea - dispelling annoyance, quenching thirst, and bringing joy to the heart

Tenth way: Drunken tea - stepping back at night and crushing the moon on the streets