Tujia Leicha is mainly distributed in the ethnic minority areas at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Hubei. It is a special product of Tujia people. It is made of Tujia grains: rice, ginger, sesame, soybeans, peanuts, corn, etc. and tea Made in a special bowl, it has many functions such as rich nutrition, health care, stomach and beauty. It is the best product for the hospitable Tujia and Miao people to entertain guests and present. “See the color in the sea bowl, taste it in the teacup, smell the fragrance in the wooden plate, and linger in the stomach”; this is our Tujia specialty – Tujia Leicha, please taste it.
Tujia Leicha originated in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, General Ma Yuan led his troops to the south to fight a long distance. It was midsummer when he passed through Wuling area in western Hunan. Countless soldiers suffered from the local epidemic plague. An old man passed down the secret recipe from his ancestors – Leicha After offering it, the condition of the soldiers improved rapidly. Afterwards, Tujia Leicha was widely spread among the people, and Tujia people have always retained the habit of drinking Leicha. In the beautiful ancient city of Fenghuang, Tujia Leicha is called the “Three Treasures of Phoenix” together with ginger candy and blood cake duck, which are the treasures of the town.
Fenghuang Tujia Leicha Fu
Fenghuang Lingxiu, the eldest Xiong Xiling, gave birth to Shen Congwen, gave birth to Huang Yongyu, and gave birth to Tujia Leicha. These four masters in western Hunan: politics, calligraphy, painting, and food, are loved by people;
The beauty and humanities of Fenghuang have attracted the attention of the world, and the delicacy of Tujia Leicha makes people yearn for Fenghuang even more. Tiankai pictures eat out Phoenix Tujia Leicha.
In Xiangxi, in terms of folk customs, there are no books to view the sky, no paintings to read landscapes, no songs to enjoy birdsong, but Tujia Leicha is irreplaceable.
Leicha is used to entertain guests, and Leicha is a gift; the mellow folk customs are multiplied in Tujia Leicha. When guests and friends get together and entertain guests, only Leicha is indispensable. Emotions and beliefs are precipitated in Tujia Leicha.
In western Hunan, the ancestors of Tujia Leicha, literati and poets, have been passed down for thousands of years;
Tujia Leicha, in the spirit of Xiangxi, in the folk customs of Xiangxi, in the culture of Xiangxi, broke ground in Si, contains thousands of opportunities, and has become an ancient business card of Xiangxi.
Tujia Leicha inherits the ancient folk secrets of Western Hunan, obtains the climate of Western Hunan, inherits the delicacy of Western Hunan, takes Xiangxi Youshui, and brews it in the ancient method.
Both mellow and nutritious, the sauce type is delicate, the clear type is pure, and the texture is elegant.
Tujia Leicha comes from nature, and it is a unique product in the drinking world. It is really a must in Western Hunan and a wonderful flower of Chinese cuisine!
The Tujia people call themselves “Bizka”, which means local people. It is mainly distributed in Xiangxi in Hunan Province, Enshi in Hubei Province, and Fuling, Qianjiang, Wanzhou District Tujia Leicha in Chongqing and other places. Living together with the Han, Miao and other ethnic groups, for thousands of years, there is still an ancient way of drinking tea, which is Leicha, also called “Dayoucha” by the Tujia people in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei.
Leicha, also known as Sanshengtang, oil tea, is made by mixing and grinding three raw materials, raw leaves (referring to fresh leaves picked from tea trees), ginger and raw rice kernels, and then boiled with water. soup, hence the name. Tujia people believe that Lei Cha is not only a food to satisfy hunger and thirst, but also a good medicine to dispel evil and cold.
It is said that during the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei led troops to attack Hutoushan Mountain in Wuling (now in Changde, Hunan Province). It was hot summer and the local plague was spreading. Hundreds of soldiers under Zhang Fei fell ill, and even Zhang Fei himself was not spared. At the time of the crisis, a herbal doctor in the village felt that Zhang Fei’s subordinates were strictly disciplined, and Qiu did not commit any crimes, so he offered the secret recipe passed down from his ancestors to eliminate the plague, and the tea (medicine) finally cured the disease. In fact, tea can refresh the mind and eliminate evil spirits, clear fire and improve eyesight: ginger can regulate the spleen and relieve the surface, remove dampness and sweat; rice kernel can strengthen the spleen and moisten the lungs, harmonize the stomach and relieve inflammation. Reasonable.
With the passage of time, compared with ancient times, today’s Lei Cha has undergone major changes in the selection of raw materials. Nowadays, when making Lei Cha, in addition to tea leaves, fried peanuts, sesame seeds, rice crackers, etc. are usually used. In addition, add some ginger, salt, pepper (powder) and the like. Usually, tea, various foods, and condiments are put in a special earthenware mortar, and then vigorously rotated with a hard wooden stick to mix the various foods, then taken out and poured into a bowl, brewed with boiling water, and lightly brewed with a spoon. Gently stir a few times to make Lei Cha.
