The earliest was in the spring and Autumn period. Tea was no different from other vegetables in people's eyes. The way people ate it was to add spices and boil it. In the Western Han Dynasty, condiments such as onion, ginger, garlic or mint will be added, and the floating foam will be removed before drinking. Because this method is similar to the method of making soup and porridge, the boiled thing is called tea porridge. So far, many dishes will add tea, such as Longjing shrimp, cold tea and so on.
Until the Tang Dynasty, tea has become a popular drink all over the country. The end tea method is the main way for people to drink tea in the Tang Dynasty. First, the tea should be carefully ground, and then screened to select the tea foam of appropriate size. After the water in the kettle boils, add tea foam and stir it gently with bamboo policy. When the tea is hot and overflows, you can drink it. Lu Yu strongly opposed adding various condiments to tea in the tea classic, which established today's tea drinking culture. Since then, tea has become a popular drink loved by people at all levels.
The Song Dynasty paid more attention to drinking tea, which can be seen from the convenience of making tea cakes. First of all, we pay great attention to the selection of raw materials. As long as a little tea heart is soaked in spring water, after repeated steaming and pressing, it is carefully developed into foam and added with various spices to make tea cakes. The more complex the process is, the higher the price of tea cakes will be. Such good tea must be brewed with superb techniques. Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, "tea fighting" began to rise. It kept innovating in brewing methods, and developed this craft into a viewing program with both skill and beauty.
