Tea table etiquette and taboos
Etiquette and taboos on the tea table
Etiquette and taboos on the tea table. Paying attention to etiquette is a traditional virtue in China, and tea drinking etiquette is the earliest traditional virtue and hospitality. Etiquette, so there are a lot of things to pay attention to when drinking tea on the tea table in life. Let’s share the etiquette and taboos on the tea table. Etiquette and taboos on the tea table 1
1. Clean the tea table
Providing a simple, elegant and quiet tea-tasting environment can make guests feel that they have been greatly welcomed and respected. Before the tea guests arrive, the host should prepare tables, chairs and tea sets for the corresponding number of people (in formal occasions) and arrange the seats according to the status of each person. At the same time, the tea room should be cleaned, and the tea table, chairs, and tea sets on the tea table should also be wiped down to make it spotless. If possible, you can place some appropriate green plants on the tea table for decoration to add more vitality to the tea room.
2. Clean the tea utensils
Ensuring that the tea utensils are clean and odor-free is the minimum way to make tea and entertain guests. According to the brewing method of Kung Fu tea, the main tea-making utensils such as teapot, tureen, fair cup, and tea cup must be available, and small tools such as tea filter, tea tong, and tea towel should also be prepared as much as possible. Before officially making tea, the owner needs to clean these tea sets thoroughly, and the tea sets are not allowed to have chips or tea stains or dirt left on them. To some people, a broken teacup is a sign of financial ruin.
3. Coordinate tastes
When making tea by yourself, just follow your own preferences. But if you are making tea to entertain guests, it is basic etiquette to ask each guest in advance about their tea taste and prepare the guest's preferred tea. Moreover, the tea suitable for people with different physiques is also different, so it is an indispensable etiquette to ask the guests for their opinions in advance. At the same time, the host should also know whether the guest is in a fasting state.
It is not good to drink tea on an empty stomach. If necessary, the host should also prepare some light refreshments for guests. Be careful not to choose tea snacks with strong flavors, so as not to interfere with the taste of the tea. In particular, you need to prepare some milk candies, which will come in handy when your guests are "tea drunk".
4. Warming cup and scalding pot
Whether the tea set is clean and hygienic directly affects the mood of the guests when tasting tea. Just like when people eat in a restaurant, they need to scald the bowls and chopsticks with hot water before they can eat them safely. The same is true for drinking tea. The action of scalding the pot and warming the cup before making tea is not only to use hot water to sterilize and remove impurities and odors attached to the tea set, thereby dispelling guests' concerns about the hygiene of the tea set; it is also because after scalding the pot and warming the cup, the remaining Tea sets with a certain amount of heat can better stimulate the aroma of tea when making tea.
5. Surround wall water injection
When serving tea to guests, it is not suitable to use high-impulse water injection to brew tea. Just imagine, lifting the teapot high so that the water flows into the teacup from a higher position, it will easily cause water splashes and wet the tea table, which is not elegant at all; it may even splash the guests' clothes, causing embarrassment. situation. Therefore, ring-wall water injection is a more suitable method of water injection when making tea and entertaining guests. When lifting the kettle to pour water, try to keep the spout as close as possible to the teacup, and evenly deliver the hot water into the teacup to quickly soak the tea leaves.
6. Divide the soup evenly
The fair cup is a symbol of "fairness and fairness". Before distributing tea to the guests, you need to pour the brewed tea soup into the fair cup, and then use The fair cups divide the tea one by one. The amount of tea soup poured out to guests must be as even as possible. If the tea soup is distributed unevenly, the guests will think that you are treating others unfairly. In addition, when pouring tea, the host should pour tea for the guests first and then pour his own tea last.
7. Divide the soup in an orderly manner
When pouring tea, you not only need to put the guests first and then the host, but you should also divide the tea in order, either in order of elder or younger, or in order of age. Status and status. It is very rude to pass over the guest in the middle and pour tea directly to the next guest.
No matter what the occasion is, the host must not be offside when pouring tea. At the same time, when the tea soup in the guest's cup is completely drunk, it is best to refill the cup in time and do not leave the tea cup in front of the guest empty for too long.
Delay in pouring tea from an empty cup means "driving away guests" on the tea table. However, if you find that some guests do not drink the newly poured tea soup, it means that they no longer want to drink it. At this time, the host does not need to pour tea.
8. Pour the tea 70% full
From ancient times to the present, the tea table has always paid attention to "pour the tea 70% full, leaving 30% is a favor." When the host pours tea for his guests, he should pour 70% of the tea as a courtesy and should not overfill it. According to the etiquette in some places, if the tea is overfilled, the host will treat the guest as a "thirsty ghost". There is also a saying that "tea is too full to deceive others" because the tea soup brewed with boiling water has a very high temperature. If the tea soup is filled too full, the guests' hands will be very hot when they lift the cup.
Moreover, pouring a full cup of tea is inconsistent with elegant tea drinking. When guests taste tea, if the tea is too full, it will be inconvenient to see the color of the soup, smell the aroma, and taste the tea. Just like "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water", a cup of light tea can only reveal the friendship after sipping it gently and slowly.
9. Serve tea with a cup holder
Touching the guest’s tea cup directly with your hands is very unhygienic in the eyes of the guest. If a guest finds that your fingerprints and other stains are left on the rim of the cup, their interest in drinking tea may disappear instantly. Therefore, when the host needs to serve tea to the guests, it is best to put the coaster, that is, the cushion of the teacup, with both hands, and pass the tea soup to the guest to avoid touching the tea drinker's cup directly with his fingers.
10. Do not use paper cups
In fact, when making tea to entertain guests, there are many more etiquettes on the tea table, which cannot be summarized in ten simple points. For example: do not use them once Using plastic cups or paper cups to make tea will not only affect the taste of the tea soup, but the harmful chemical components in the cups will also endanger the health of the guests;
When the guest’s tea is cold, the host cannot directly add hot tea. Instead, the cold tea should be poured out and then hot tea added; when serving tea to guests after five o'clock in the afternoon, the host must ask the guests whether drinking tea at this time will affect their sleep. Drinking tea is also a process of learning tea ceremony and savoring life. Tea table etiquette and taboos 2
Basic tea drinking etiquette: tea ceremony etiquette
Tea should be served with both hands. Generally, the first cup of tea should be offered to the person with high moral character at the table. When the guests and hosts are chatting and drinking, add tea in a timely manner to show respect for the guests. Guests need to drink well, sip in small sips, and make the mouth full of fragrance, but cannot behave like a cow drinking.
The guest picks up the tea cup with his thumb and index finger, looks at the color and smells the taste, puts it between the nose and lips to savor the taste, falls into trance, closes the eyes slightly, raises the head and inhales deeply, and concentrates on tasting the tea.
Basic tea drinking etiquette: tea etiquette
In the process of serving tea to guests, in order to show respect for the guests, the host should pour tea and refill water for the guests from time to time. , this approach also has a meaning, which means drinking slowly and talking slowly.
In ancient my country, there were no more than three cups of tea to entertain guests. The first cup was called greeting tea, the second cup was called refill tea, and the third cup was called farewell tea, so whether it is drinking tea in a bowl or Kung Fu tea, the tea should be as casual and natural as possible. If you are asked to drink again and again, it will be a hint that you should leave.
Return gift from the guest
1. The first etiquette:
The so-called first etiquette is when making Kung Fu tea, the host After brewing the first tea and inviting guests to taste it, the guests should show respect to each other as a gift in return.
A more formal return gift should be to stand up, men clasp their fists and women put their hands together, bow, sit down, take the teacup with both hands (or hold the teacup with both hands), smell the fragrance first, then slowly take a sip of tea, put down the teacup, Praise the master with your mouth.
2. Palm-stretching etiquette
Palm-stretching etiquette is the most frequently used etiquette in tea tasting. It is a etiquette used by both host and guest. Extending your palms means please and thank you!
When two people sit opposite each other, they both extend their right palms to salute and respond.
When two people sit side by side, the person on the right should extend his right palm to salute, and the person on the left should extend his left palm to salute. The palm-stretching posture is to stretch your hand diagonally next to the tea cup, with the four fingers naturally together, the tiger's mouth slightly apart, the palm slightly concave, and the wrist should be subtle and forceful, so as not to appear casual.
3. Tea refilling etiquette
When refilling tea into a tall cup, hold the small ball on the lid of the tall cup with your little finger and ring finger of your left hand, and use your thumb, index finger and middle finger to Hold the handle of the cup, take the tea cup off the table, and pour the tea into the guest's cup sideways with your feet in front of you to reflect the elegance of your manners. Etiquette and taboos on the tea table 3
What are the precautions for tea drinking etiquette
1. Tea sets should be clean
After guests enter the room, give up their seats first. Backup tea. Before making tea, be sure to wash the tea sets, especially tea sets that have not been used for a long time. They will inevitably be stained with dust and dirt, so they must be washed carefully with clean water. It is best to scald the teapot and teacup with boiling water before making or pouring tea. In this way, you pay attention to hygiene and appear polite.
It is impolite to pour tea for guests regardless of whether the tea set is clean or not. People feel nauseated when they see stains on teapots and teacups, so why are they still willing to drink your tea? Nowadays, most companies use disposable cups. Before pouring tea, be sure to put a coaster on the disposable cup to avoid The water was so hot that the guests were unable to hold a cup of tea for a while.
2. The amount of tea should be appropriate.
The tea leaves should not be placed too much or too little. If there are too many tea leaves, the tea flavor will be too strong; if there are too few tea leaves, the brewed tea will have no flavor. If the guest takes the initiative to introduce his habit of drinking strong or light tea, then make the tea according to the guest's taste.
When pouring tea, whether it is a large or small cup, it is not advisable to pour it too full. If it is too full, it will easily overflow and wet the table, stools and floor. If you are not careful, you may burn yourself or your guests' hands and feet, making both the host and guest feel embarrassed. Of course, it is not advisable to pour too little. If the tea is served to guests only covering the bottom of the cup, it will make people feel that it is pretentious and not sincere.
3. Serving tea must be done correctly
According to the traditional habits of our people, as long as the hands are not disabled, tea is served to guests with both hands. However, some young people now do not understand this rule and make trouble by handing the tea to the guests with one hand. You should also be careful when serving tea with both hands. For tea cups with cup lugs, you usually hold the cup lugs with one hand and hold the bottom of the cup with the other hand to serve the tea to the guests. After filling the teacup with no lugs, the whole body will be hot and it will be difficult to get close to it with your hands.
Some people just hold the edge of the cup with their fingers and serve it in front of the guests. Although this method of serving tea can prevent burn accidents, it is unsightly and not hygienic enough. Please imagine, does it feel better to let the guest's mouth lick the host's finger marks?
4. Add tea in a timely manner
If your boss or customer needs to add tea to their cups, you should It was my duty to go and get them some tea. You can signal to the waiter to refill the tea. Even better, ask the waiter to leave the teapot on the table and refill it yourself - the best way to hide when you don't know what to say. Of course, when adding tea, you should first add tea to your boss and customers, and then add tea to yourself last. This also reflects your respect for your boss and customers.