Wuzhou insect excrement tea [Guangxi Wuzhou specialty]

What is Wuzhou insect excrement tea? Authentic Guangxi Wuzhou specialty: Wuzhou insect excrement tea

Content summary:Do you want to know what Wuzhou insect excrement tea is? This article is a detailed introduction to Wuzhou's specialty product, Wuzhou Insect Shit Tea. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Wuzhou Insect Shit Tea. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Wuzhou Insect Shit Tea and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Wuzhou insect excrement tea? How did the history of Wuzhou insect excrement tea come about? The production method of Wuzhou insect excrement tea, etc

Basic introduction of Wuzhou insect excrement tea

In fact, insect excrement tea can be divided into two types. One type is the old tea lady of Liubao tea, who has developed worms due to their age. These worms are white and soft bodied, similar to silkworms but smaller than them. After biting the old tea lady, they release small black feces particles, which are cleaned and dried to become insect feces tea; Another way is in the Miao Yao region of northern Guangxi, where farmers in the mountains pick the tender buds and leaves of tea trees, wild vines, and herbs, and then induce a small insect called "tea worm" to come and feed on them. They then collect this insect excrement and dry it to become insect excrement tea

Insect excrement tea has an elegant mature aroma, a strong and slightly sweet taste, a mellow taste, a dark black soup color, and a unique flavor. Drinking several cups without any greasiness is very similar to aged black tea. It is said that it is still a healthy remedy. Beneficial for adults with poor gastrointestinal function

How did the history of Wuzhou insect excrement tea come about

Local people in Wuzhou brew insect excrement tea to relieve alcohol, clear heat, and detoxify, but due to its cold nature, it is not advisable to drink it frequently

The production method of Wuzhou insect excrement tea

The production method of insect tea is different from that of ordinary tea leaves. Every year before and after the Grain Rain, local people go up the mountain to collect the leaves of wild fragrant trees, three leaf crabapples, and large white tea leaves, mix them with some bitter tea leaves, put them in bamboo baskets or wooden barrels, sprinkle them with rice washing water for fermentation, which can attract many tiny black insects, mainly fragrant armyworms and rice black insects, to feed and lay eggs. When these insects finish eating the plant leaves, they release many small, bead like fecal particles, which the locals call insect beads. People then use a sieve to remove impurities and use sunlight to dry them, which is called insect tea. More precisely, after being exposed to sunlight, the insect tea needs to be stir fried in an iron pot at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes, along with 93 grams of honey and 93 grams of tea leaves, in order to be made