The Three-brew Tea of Bai People

Bai People live in DaiLi in YunNan Province. Like many other ethnic groups in Yunnan, the Bai people love tea. They even put their philosophy thinking in the tea ceremony, which is called the Three-brew tea ceremony.

The first brew is called "bitter tea". The tea maker bakes some tea in a pot on the fire, then put hot water inside, and give the tea to the drinker. This brew has a burning smell and is very strong and bitter.

The second brew is called the "sweet tea". The tea maker uses the same material and procedure to maker another fresh tea soup, but add some brown sugar at last. This brew has an attractive sweet taste.

The last brew is called aftertaste. The tea maker usually adds some flavors such as honey, pop rice, pepper, and walnut. This brew has all flavors blended together and is rich of aftertaste.

The philosophy meaning of the three-brew tea is that whenever people are doing any ting, they have to tolerate the bitterness of hard struggle first, enjoy the success later, and keep the memory after.