Keqiao Five Spice Dried Tea
Shaoxing stinky tofu is a famous specialty of Shaoxing, and its little-known brother, Keqiao spiced dried tea, is also a specialty of Shaoxing. Zhou Dehe's dried tea from the triangular bridge outside Chang'an Gate, which Mr. Zhou Zuoren talked about in "Eating Tea", is the predecessor of Keqiao dried tea. Keqiao dried tea is small and thin, one inch square and only half as thick. It is dark and tough, with a color like red sandalwood. It tastes slightly salty, fragrant and sweet, and when chewed slowly, there is a little fresh juice to moisten your mouth. The five-spice dried tea has exquisite ingredients, and is refined with more than a dozen auxiliary ingredients such as anise, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, kaempferol, rice wine, tangerine peel, licorice, and rock sugar. It is simmered over a slow fire. It tastes fresh, salty, sweet, fragrant, chewed carefully, and has a long aftertaste. It is one of the must-have snacks for my son’s spring outing tomorrow.
Vegetarian dishes
Dried tofu
