1, introduction of Bitong Drink.

Bitong drink is to pick fresh lotus leaves that are rolled up like lamps and just surfaced to hold wine, pierce the heart of the leaves to make them communicate with the stems, and then suck the wine from the stems. People drink the lotus stems and the wine flows into the mouth. It is one of the summer festivals. Lotus leaves used to hold wine are called "Lotus Cup", "Lotus Lamp" and "Blue Tube Cup". Because the stem is bent like a trunk, it is called "trunk cup".

2. The historical origin of Bitong drink.

The drinking method with lotus leaf as cup first appeared in Cao Wei era. At that time, some people gave a banquet to drink, taking lotus leaves as cups, sticks through petioles, and handles as pipes to suck and drink, which was called "Bitong Drink".

Yin Yan mentioned that Li Zongmin, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, gave a banquet with lotus leaves as the wine glass. Tie the lotus leaf full of wine tightly, then put it in a person's mouth, poke a hole with chopsticks and drink it. If you can't finish it in one bite, drink it again. Use the lotus leaf as a cup and drink it with chopsticks. Don't spill it, or you will be punished. Many people will be punished and everyone will be happy.

Efficacy and function of Bitong drink;

1, the practice of blue tube drinking.

The preparation method of Bitong Drink is very simple. Wash fresh lotus leaves, then slice or mash them. Next, put the lotus leaf together with other herbs and ingredients into a hollow bamboo tube or clay pot, and add a proper amount of water. Finally, seal the bamboo tube or pottery jar, put it in a cool place for fermentation for a period of time, and drink it after full fermentation.

2. The function of Bitong Drink.

Bitong drink uses lotus leaves as utensils to drink, which has a unique charm. It can be said that technology is beautiful and emotion is the highest. At that moment, the wine slowly descended along the lotus leaf and lotus stalk with the fragrance and sweetness of lotus, and the juice of lotus mixed with wine reached the tip of the tongue, which had a special taste, cool and pleasant.

Lotus leaf has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, promoting diuresis, strengthening spleen and rising yang. Lotus stems can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote fluid production and quench thirst. Wine is made of glutinous rice or millet and distiller's yeast, which can stimulate appetite and refresh the mind. It is beneficial for Dutch people to have health care. In addition, when the wine is overflowing, drinking it with lotus wine will also play a role in calming the nerves and removing dryness, making you calm.