A Tea Leaves Feast
Hey, you're so early.
You came here to pick the tea leaves so early.
Yes, we came here early,
because it's cool in the morning.
Sister, are these cherries edible?
Yes, but they're bitter.
I'll try.
It's indeed bitter.
The more I walk up the mountain, the thicker the fog gets.
Taidi Cha
Uncle, how much have you got?
Less than 1 jin.
I just got here.
The tea leaves are great this year.
Yes, they are.
Yeah.
Auntie, you've got a lot.
A basketful of it.
Yes, come and pick them.
I'll go over there.
Sister, how many jin of tea leaves can you pick every day?
About 4 to 5 jin a day.
Then I'll pick 6 jin today.
We can easily pick 5 to 6 jin a day if the tea leaves are good.
Sometimes, we can pick a lot.
Because today's tea leaves are good.
Yes.
Wow, these tea leaves smell so good.
Penjie,
come and see the cart that the third uncle made for Dawang.
Wangwang, this is your little cart.
Let me try it.
Let's go.
You learn from Axia how to pull it.
OK?
Let's go!
Get out of the way.
We can eat it when it's cooked.
It's not cooked yet.
You can't eat it now.
Right?
Oh, it's so smoky.
It's almost cooked.
Soak for 1 Hour
Black Tea
Hot Water
Soak in Black Tea for 1 Hour
Tender Tea Leaves
Soak in Cold Water for 1 Hour
Tea Leaves, Goose Eggs
Salt, Tsaoko Powder
Black Sesame
Tea Leaves Omelette
Ginger, Garlic, Green Onion
Tea Water
Salt
White Sugar
Wow, this chicken smells so good with the tea water.
Soak for 2 Hours
Watch out!
Come on, I'll give you some lean meat.
Did Axia not feed you?
I'll chop up the big bones after you leave.
You're afraid, but you still want to watch.
I'll give you one more piece and then you go, Wangwang.
Are you afraid?
You go.
Starch, Tsaoko Powder, Light Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Marinate for 1 Hour
Put all these inside.
Coriander, Laksa Leaves, Green Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Onion
Fresh Tea Leaves
Tsaoko Powder, Honey, Soy Sauce
Bake for 1 Hour
Rice, Black Tea Water
Rock Sugar
Spices
Light Soy Sauce, Dark Soy Sauce, Salt
Black Tea Water
Green Onion Knot
Simmer for 2 Hours
Let me see if it's cooked.
Black Tea Braised Rice
Wow, the rice smells so good.
I'll cook some dishes and then the dinner is ready.
Green and Red Peppers, Tea Leaves
Stir-fried Beef with Tea Leaves
Penji.
Yes?
I peeled the bamboo shoots that your uncle gave us.
You can fry it or boil it.
Let's make soup of it.
I'll cut some ham to make a soup.
OK.
I'm cutting some ham.
And we can make a soup with it.
It's peeled.
Cut the bamboo shoots.
Boil them together.
It must be delicious.
Are these sweet bamboo shoots?
It looks delicious.
Let's just boil them together,
without adding anything else.
OK.
Slowly.
It'll be delicious.
Cook for 40 Minutes
It smells so wonderful.
Roasted Pork Trotters with Tea Leaves
Tea Leaves Salad
Sweet Bamboo Shoots with Tea Leaves
Come and have dinner.
Grandma!
Coming.
Roast Chicken with Tea Leaves
Grandpa, here you are.
Is it a roast chicken?
It's too hot. Let's eat it slowly.
The rice is delicious.
Grandpa, can you see that the rice is cooked with tea water?
Yes, it's good.
We have lots of goose eggs at home,
and I'll cook them these days.
Is this white sesame?
No, it's black sesame.
You try the pork trotters.
OK.
Try it.
Come on, try this eggs
Grandpa, have this one.
Come.
This piece has no bones.
OK.
Let's take one piece each and finish it.
Grandpa, is this tea leaves salad delicious?
Yes, it's delicious.
Hehe.
Then eat the tea leaves after you make the tea.
That's not the same.
It'll be the same after adding some seasonings.
This is delicious.
Wow, trotters are delicious.
It has a strong taste of tea leaves.
The pork trotters are delicious.
The rice is really nice.
Eat more if you like it.
Have a bowl of soup after eating the rice.
Have some bamboo shoots.
The bamboo shoots are delicious.
I knew it's delicious when you cut it.
It's crisp.
Sweet bamboo shoots.
It's delicious.
They are really delicious!
Your mom is busy eating without talking.
I can't eat too much.
Eat more.
You're just too busy eating to talk.
Are these tea leaves better than the ones grown here, grandpa?
They're both good.
Dawang got mad today.
Some cats fought
and it went to chase the cats.
I hit it.
You even scolded it.
Yes, I did.
Wangwang.
Come. It doesn't like chicken.
Give it some ham.
A little chicken.
It likes chicken.
Good boy.
I've told you it's delicious.
Don't get mad.
The dogs that get mad have nothing to eat.
Is it delicious?
Wow, it's delicious!
I'm going to wash the dishes after you finish it.
We can dry it in the sun when the sun comes out.
It has been raining heavily for the past two days.
I'll turn it over.
GinMao,
you don't eat tea leaves.
Get out of the way.
You don't eat tea leaves.
These buds look nice.
It's pretty good.
Black on one side and white on the other.
White Tea
Let me try this year's new tea,
to see if it's good.
Soak it for a while.
Grandma, it's pretty good.
Yes.
Is it because I made it myself?
Hehe.
Anything you make by yourself is delicious.
Everything we make by ourselves is delicious.
Yes.