The teapot and cups are first rinsed with the hot water to heat them.
Cold cups are said to disflavor the tea. The pan catches the water.
Next, the teapot is filled 1/3 with the dried tea leaves. Next, the
teapot is filled to the brim with hot water. As it is covered with
the lid, some water spills into the pan. After 30 seconds, the tea is
discarded into the basin. The first batch is intended to rehydrate
the tea leaves only. After that, the leaves can be used three times
before the tea becomes weak. Each time, the teapot is filled to the
drim with hot water. Then the lid is added, causing some water to
spill out. The tea is then poured out completely into the sniffing
cups. Any excess is dumped in the basin. It should not be left in
the teapot. The tea is then served in the sniffing cups on the small
plates with the drinking cups. Once the tea aroma has been
appreciated, the tea is transferred to the drinking cups. The tea is
drunk from the drinking cup in exactly three sips. Once finished, the
cups and plates are returned to the server. Before we drank the
second tea, we received a different type of teapot and we rinsed the
cups.
After drinking tea and eating Chinese pastries, we took some
pictures.
Corinne and Paulette bought us a nice tea set similar to the one we
used. We thanked them for the set and went back to the hotel to rest.
I worked on finishing the postcards until dinner. We took a taxi to
mom and dad's, where we ate fish-head curry. After dinner, Douglas
dropped us at the hotel.
After drinking tea and eating Chinese pastries, we took some
pictures.
Corinne and Paulette bought us a nice tea set similar to the one we
used. We thanked them for the set and went back to the hotel to rest.
I worked on finishing the postcards until dinner. We took a taxi to
mom and dad's, where we ate fish-head curry. After dinner, Douglas
dropped us at the hotel.