Tea & local drinks 茶饮酒酿

Bai Three-Course Tea 白族三道茶

Bai Three-Course Tea (白族三道茶) is the tea ritual of the Bai (白族) people of Dali (大理), Yunnan, in which a guest is served three cups in turn: a bitter tea, a sweet tea and an 'aftertaste' tea.

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Highland Barley Wine 青稞酒

Highland Barley Wine (青稞酒) is documented in family brewing traditions in Shangri-La (香格里拉), Diqing (迪庆).

Butter tea 酥油茶

The flavor is savory, tea-bitter and rich, with a smooth fatty mouthfeel rather than the sweetness of commercial milk tea.

Lhasa sweet tea 拉萨甜茶

The drink is mellow, sweet and milky, with enough tea strength to remain noticeable beneath the dairy.

Highland Barley Wine 青稞酒

Highland Barley Wine (青稞酒), called chang in Tibetan, is a low-alcohol drink brewed mainly from highland barley (青稞) in Tibet, Nepal and parts of the eastern Himalayas.

Qonggyai Highland Barley Wine 琼结青稞酒

Qonggyai Highland Barley Wine (琼结青稞酒) is highland barley wine from Qonggyai County (琼结县) in Shannan (山南).

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Xi'an osmanthus rice wine 黄桂稠酒

Expect a sweet grain flavour and osmanthus aroma with an alcoholic component. A milky appearance does not imply dairy.

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Lueyang Clay Jar Tea 略阳罐罐茶

Lueyang Clay Jar Tea (略阳罐罐茶) is the breakfast tea of Lueyang County (略阳县) in Hanzhong (汉中), Shaanxi: tea brewed in pots, thickened with flour and poured over fried toppings such as egg, tofu, cured pork and walnut.

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Fermented-grain milk tea 甜醅奶茶

Expect milky tea, sweetness and a mild fermented note, with grains collecting at the bottom. Stirring changes the balance between a plain sip and a mouthful containing the grain.

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Drinking Cold Plate 酒碟

Drinking Cold Plate (酒碟) is the dressed cold plate that people in Tianshui (天水), Gansu, set out to eat with liquor: shredded carrot, mung bean sprouts and spinach with slices of braised pork offal, brought to life with hot oil poured over scallion and ginger.

Jiuquan Thick Peppery Chicken Soup 酒泉糊锅

Jiuquan Thick Peppery Chicken Soup (酒泉糊锅) is a chicken broth thickened with starch and loaded with ginger and pepper, served in Jiuquan (酒泉), Gansu, with wheat gluten, fried dough twists and starch sheets dropped in as each bowl is filled.

Cheng County Savory Oil Tea 成县油茶

Cheng County Savory Oil Tea (成县油茶) is a hot, savoury oil tea from Cheng County (成县) in Longnan (陇南), Gansu, where it is served with fried dough twists as youcha mahua ("油茶麻花", oil tea with dough twists).

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