Yes, a Mexican tortilla box is perfect to serve a Chinese traditional tea ceremony - can you believe that?!
如果沒有這張照片, 你可能不會想到一個墨西哥玉米薄餅盒可以很好地服務於中國功夫茶!
The tortilla box (tortilla warmer) comes from market like this. It costs for less than $6.00.
這就是一個剛買來的墨西哥玉米薄餅盒, 價格不到6美元.
It has only two parts: a lid and the body.
它只有兩部分: 盒蓋與盒身.
Turn the lid upside down, it serves perfectly as a tea tray!
把盒蓋翻過來, 就成了一個完美的茶盤.
Fold a maki-sushi bamboo mat into 1/3 and place it it over the case to make a "tea boat" (or "tea-sea"). Land your teapot on it and you're all set for making the tea.
盒身用來作茶船(或稱"茶海"), 將一塊捲壽司用的竹簾疊成三折架在其上, 上面放上茶壺 -- 可以開始做茶了.
When finished, the tortilla box makes a cozy home to rest your teawares.
使用後, 洗淨的茶具在盒中安歇.
► The tortilla box is made of a dense and heat-resistant plastic. It's in an earth-brown color, with a tender feeling on touch. These features make it ideal for supporting clay or ceramic teawares.
► 這種玉米薄餅盒是用密質抗熱塑料作成, 泥紅色, 手感細軟, 用來承托紫砂或瓷制茶具十分理想.
If you have handy tools, you can even drill holes on the lid so to make the entire box a real "tea-boat" like this:
如果你手邊有工具的話, 你還可以在蓋子上鑽一些孔, 這樣整個盒子就成了一個真正的"茶船":
Sherab,
ReplyDeleteThis question has always been in my mind: what kind of water are you using to make tea?
KC
Good question. While, even though water is as important as tea leaves, we have to be practical. I can only imagine myself getting water from the moutain. But tap water is fine, as long as you cook it well. So, the more important thing is actually the pot (that's why I displayed a water-pot) -- it has to be ceramic, for it is not re-active. If you want improve the tap water, you can leave water in the ceramic pot over night, and this is recommended by some tea connoiseurs. I just boil the water.
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