Gelao people love to eat and drink Camellia oleifera, which is the traditional diet custom of Gelao people and an integral part of Gelao people's "Three Yaotai" diet culture. "Yaotai" is a regional dialect in Zheng 'an, Daozhen and Wuchuan, which means "final". The first teahouse in Sanyaotai is mainly camellia oleifera, mainly drinking tea, with fruits and cakes. After the tea table, turn to the second banquet, the wine is national wine or corn wine brewed by ourselves; After the banquet, move to the third table. The most representative dish on the dining table is the shuttle meat of our nation, so the three tables are called "three dishes table", which is the food culture that our nation has inherited for thousands of years.
This traditional diet custom not only has unique national characteristics, but also retains its original culture, which is unique among many ethnic groups in China. The custom of drinking Camellia oleifera has been inherited from generation to generation in Zheng 'an County, mainly spreading in Xinzhou Town, Yangxing Township and Bifeng Township. It has a long history and its production skills are mastered by every household in every village in the country.
In Pinggelao Autonomous County of this city, the tea-picking songs and dances "tea-picking songs" and "tea-picking lanterns" of this ethnic group are still intact. The Yinzhen Museum in this county has a collection of primitive tea-making tools, namely the wooden tea rolling machine, which is also widely used among the people today. The custom of making and drinking Camellia oleifera is not only widely spread among the people in Zheng 'an County, but also in some areas under the jurisdiction of neighboring Daozhen and Wuchuan counties.
There is a story about the origin of Camellia oleifera. It is said that thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Gelao people cultivated land for survival and often went hungry. When they are hungry, they pick tea tips and chew them in their mouths, which is not only non-toxic, but also bitter before sweet, and then fragrant, which can temporarily satisfy their hunger. With the passage of time, the Gelao people gradually turned this wild tea into home tea, raw tea into mature tea, and tea into camellia oleifera, and called it "Gelao Camellia". Since the family likes to drink camellia oleifera, let's make camellia oleifera well.
Camellia oleifera is not only delicious, but also unique in flavor, which has the effects of refreshing and fitness. Because its green tea can be fully decomposed or combined with the components of green tea and oil after being fried, kneaded and boiled at high temperature, healthy vitamins can be fully digested and utilized. People who drink camellia oleifera often feel refreshed and refreshed after drinking it, so it is also called "vitality soup" or "refreshing soup".
Camellia oleifera not only has the functions of refreshing the brain and strengthening the body, but also has the functions of preventing constipation and indigestion, and has the practical value of quenching thirst, as well as the social value of entertaining relatives and friends and welcoming guests on holidays.