Gourmet Tea : Korean Tea Culture

Gourmet Tea

Korean Tea Culture

Drinking tea is fun elegant capital, a culture traditional Asian style. Thousands of years ago, people were known to drink tea as a refreshing brings pure sense, is a way to "open mind, open mind." One cup of tea is considered the first story, is suggestive spiritual, cross-cultural and is connected to the heart.

Speaking of tea, we will call the name of Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam ... the names are considered as representative for the beauty of tea culture. But in every place, to bring a tea distinctions, a personality. In particular, the Asian people, drinking tea improved the art of enjoying stylish with bold colors and religious poetry. You can see each of the characteristics of tea, tea, tea forming enjoy cultural passport for each country. It is not wrong when they say, to drink tea also represents the soul of the nation.

Korea - the land of the famous ginseng tea is also a popular culinary definition in this country.

Tea ceremonies in Korea originated from China but under the receiver creative people who enjoy Korean idiosyncratic ritual seek relaxation and harmony of the modern Korean culture. Korean tea culture is not too picky and restrictive, but still have the key principles required to bring the tea to relax. All blending to form a separate definition of Korean tea art. Since ancient times the kings were further defined in the ancestor must be accompanied by tea. From the reign of King Suro of Gaya Geumgwan Empire (42-562) has specified the offering of tea are largely prescriptive. Since then enjoy tea Korean art has made changes accordingly but still certain traditions.

No tea time must be arranged in an atmosphere of true elegance, intimacy with nature. Another characteristic of Korean style tea is still tea in particular. Each item to tea, tea also contribute to the decision-room tea (tea style). Depending on the season in which tea artisan tea material used various instruments. Tea contains specific summer style bowl "katade" with mouth wide to quickly cool hot tea. Autumn and winter style bowl "irabo" keep the heat of having to drink hot tea. Material primarily as instruments of tea ceramics and metals with simple design but elegant, reflecting a harmonious link with nature. Featured instruments are made of ceramic tea glaze but so far it still constitutes a preferred style - Hagi pottery style.

Unlike Chinese tea quality evaluation tool Audible knocking cups, bowls, the evaluation criteria of specific Korean tea depends on the design, color lines, the artist's feelings. Today the "fad" of Korean tea party is sitting around a low table. The owner sat on one side of hot water to clean the tea tools, from beginning to end party. Tea without tools used to put on the table was covered with a cloth throughout the year. Tea sets teapot includes many rich colors and various designs. On the sets of cups of tea, such as serving dishes, cups. Cup of tea served to pour out evenly, smaller cups for drinking tea.

Right from the beginning to the tea culture, tea rooms of Korea have expressed mounting simplicity and rustic nature with little ceremony, less authoritarian, more freedom to relax and be more creative in to enjoy a variety of tea, tea and conversation tool. The characteristics of such a profound impact in shaping the diversity in the deep interior layout of Korean tea. Not too interior rules as tea or Chinese Japanese, Korean tea interior architecture with many different decorations consistent with the intent of the owner and depending on the season.

Koreans often put tea in the tea pot made of clay to be molded and glazed in furnaces. Tea was touched off by a long handled wooden spoon.

Koreans like to drink green tea because green tea in them to retain the natural sweetness of the tea tart. Therefore, they choose very carefully green tea, tea leaves is less uniform, natural green color. Later, people used the chilled green tea flavor spices such as cinnamon, chamomile flavor ... there besides ginseng tea.

In the method of tea, tea and water are required to use spring water, given that water is pure spring water, derived from natural warmth to keep the tea fresh. Water tea is a new take on spring water, as the water source as the delicious tea, the water should be boiled with wood.

According to the concept of Korea, the tea represents the state of mind of the maker. The tea is tea table sat between comfort, attention, to the tea for the guest stars in the feel of her. Before homeowners coated tea cups water in a tea kettle boiling sparkling ripples, like a lot of sewing man.Chu expression in turn coated with a teapot, cups and serving, cups, then green tea the warm, pour hot water over tea one turn with the intention of washing dirt and then quickly pour the water away. The first pour water must be based on time, if for a long time, then the tea will be lost. Depending on the season, picking tea leaves which infuse the tea time for the cup. The leaves are harvested in June to have longer leaves a little two-April.

The owner has poured into the teapot heat soak wait 20 seconds to two or three minutes, then pour into serving cups of tea for uniformity, and great-grandchildren to invite guests into drinking cups.

A special feature of the culture of Korean tea is a harmonious combination with Seon Meditation culture, of creating a unique, very different from the neighboring countries. Tea Party takes place slowly, serene, sometimes lasting several hours.

Aromatic tea in Korea has long been a welcome gift, a confidant of the home with visitors, it also brings value deeply spiritual culture, a characteristic feature cuisine. Where it entangles is the balance remaining three of the cinnamon tea, chamomile tea ... about the diners inside.

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