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Haifeng Pounded Tea 海丰擂茶
Haifeng Pounded Tea (海丰擂茶) is the tea that households in Haifeng County (海丰县), in Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong, grind by hand and serve to guests.
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Lufeng Savoury Salted Tea 陆丰咸茶
Lufeng Savoury Salted Tea (陆丰咸茶) is the pounded-tea meal of Lufeng (陆丰) in Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong: a pounded tea poured over a bowl of rice or other starches, stir-fried meat and dried seafood, finished with toasted rice, peanuts and sesame.
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Savoury Vegetable and Rice Tea Bowl 菜茶
Savoury Vegetable and Rice Tea Bowl (菜茶) is the festive 'vegetable tea' of Hailufeng (海陆丰), the Shanwei (汕尾) area of Guangdong: a bowl of stir-fried meat, seafood, beans, grains and greens, topped with peanuts and toasted rice and moistened with weak tea or pork-bone broth.
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Jiexi Pounded Tea 揭西擂茶
Jiexi Pounded Tea (揭西擂茶) is Hakka tea from Jiexi (揭西) county in Jieyang, Guangdong, made by grinding tea leaves, sesame and liquorice into a paste in a clay bowl and topping it with toasted rice, peanuts and beans.
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Oil tea 油茶
The drink is savory, tea-bitter and ginger-warm, while puffed grains, nuts or other accompaniments contribute crunch and body.
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Wuzhou Bingquan soy milk 梧州冰泉豆浆
The flavor is clearly beany and gently sweet in sweetened servings, with a smooth, substantial mouthfeel. Temperature and sugar change the impression.
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Sanjiang Pounded Oil Tea 三江油茶
Sanjiang Pounded Oil Tea (三江油茶) is the oil tea of the Dong people of Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County (三江侗族自治县) in Liuzhou (柳州), Guangxi, where making it is known as "dayoucha" (打油茶, making oil tea).
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Gongcheng oil tea 恭城油茶
The drink is tea-bitter, ginger-warm and savory, with crunchy additions softening as they soak. It is closer to a light meal than a sweet bottled tea.
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Fuchuan Savoury Oil Tea 富川油茶
Fuchuan Savoury Oil Tea (富川油茶) is a salty, gingery tea soup brewed in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (富川瑶族自治县) in Hezhou (贺州), Guangxi.
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Zhaoping Savoury Oil Tea 昭平油茶
Zhaoping Savoury Oil Tea (昭平油茶) is the oil tea of Zhaoping County (昭平县) in Hezhou (贺州), Guangxi.
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Zhongshan Pounded Oil Tea 钟山油茶
Zhongshan Pounded Oil Tea (钟山油茶) is the oil tea of Zhongshan County (钟山县) in Hezhou (贺州), Guangxi, a local form of Yao oil tea (瑶家油茶).
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Xinglong coffee 兴隆咖啡
Roast level controls bitterness, toasted aroma and body. A sweetened local cup can taste quite different from a plain black coffee.
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