Chinese Kazaks mainly drink milk tea, and the tea they choose is mainly pressed tea and high-grade black tea. In pressed tea, Pu 'er brick tea and Fuzhuan brick tea are mainly consumed. These two kinds of tea are not only easy to transport, and will not deteriorate for a long time, but also rich in vitamins, minerals, tea polyphenols and other nutrients and medicinal ingredients. They are mild in nature, can quench thirst and refresh themselves, and can also reduce blood fat, lose weight and prevent and treat hypertension if they are drunk frequently. The diet structure of Kazak people contains high fat and calories, so these two kinds of brick tea are very popular with Kazak people. In recent years, with China's reform and opening up, the development of transportation, the development of commercial trade and the improvement of people's living standards, Kazak tea in China has become increasingly diversified, and many people have begun to pay attention to the quality of tea. Green tea, black tea, scented tea and other teas have gradually entered the life of Kazakh people in China. Nowadays, black tea, especially high-grade black tea, such as Alaman black tea, Piarat black tea (all black tea raw materials produced in southern Africa, packaged and produced in Kazakhstan), Zhengshan Jason Chung black tea, Qimen black tea, yunnan black tea, etc., is being consumed by more and more Kazakhs in China. This is related to the red and transparent color of black tea soup, mellow and sweet taste, rich and lasting aroma, mild tea and good stomach effect. At the same time, it is also related to the fact that black tea contains more caffeine than other teas, and its refreshing and diuretic effects are more significant.
In order to cook a pot of tea well and fully display the inherent quality of tea, we need to know not only the characteristics of various teas, but also how to choose the right tea set. Due to the lack of material, it is very common for Chinese Kazaks to mix tea sets and utensils. At present, the tea sets selected by Kazakh families in China are mainly ceramics, enamel and glass. Among the ceramic tea sets, Jingdezhen's small under-glaze colored tea bowls are quite popular, including a teacup and a small teapot. In the enamel tea set, only the enamel teapot is used, and the glass tea set is preferred for drinking green tea. The containers for storing loose tea are mostly glass jars.
To make a pot of good tea, it is not enough to have good tea and beautiful utensils. Good tea needs good water to cook. The so-called meaningful tea can only be boiled in water. Without water, tea can't show its function and value at all. Kazakhs in China all know that only clean and hygienic, non-toxic, pollution-free, good water quality and good tea-containing effect can make good tea that is not only beneficial to health, but also has good color, fragrance, taste and completeness. They prefer snow water, followed by spring water, stream water and river water to make tea. This is because snow water is soft water, spring water filtered by sand and gravel in seasonal rivers is soft water, and streams are mostly snow water and soft water. The content of calcium and magnesium ions in the rivers of Altai Mountain and Tianshan Mountain is less than 8mg/kg, which is also soft water. Soft water is the most ideal water for making tea.