At the table
Tilt the lid to hold back floating leaves and sip through the gap after cooling slightly. Add hot water as the flavour fades; watch for fruit stones if eating the fruit.
Contains caffeine. Check mixed ingredients and added sugar; the bowl and water can be hot, and fruit may contain stones.
Tea bases and fruit mixtures differ; some include raisins, flowers or nuts. Eight ingredients are not a fixed rule.
Know what you’re trying.
Steep tea leaves, dried jujube, dried longan, goji berries and rock sugar in hot water in a covered bowl. Tea bases and fruit mixtures differ; some include raisins, flowers or nuts. Eight ingredients are not a fixed rule.
Ingredients
Tea, water, dried jujube, dried longan, goji berries and rock sugar.
Origin & regional roots
Gansu
Associated with Gansu.
About this regional connection
Gansu: Lanzhou serving culture, shared across northwestern China.
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A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Lanzhou sanpaotai tea
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Sanpaotai is part of Lanzhou's leisurely tea-stall culture. Its bowl, lid and saucer support the local habit of moving floating leaves aside with the lid while sipping and refilling.