Storage Tip: Freshly made; keep in an air-tight bag; fridge for up to 3 to 5 days; freeze for up to a month (defrost to room temperature before consuming).
Tea Brewing Instructions: Brew 1 large pinch per 8-10 oz of boiling hot water for 4 minutes. Add acid to obtain a purplish blue color for representing galaxy night for Double Seventh Festival night.
Food & Culture
DOUBLE SEVENTH FESTIVAL or 七(Qī)夕(Xì)七(Qī)巧(Qiǎo)如(Rú)意(Yì)果(Guǒ) (V, GF)
HISTORY: The story of “the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl” was selected as one of China's Four Great Folktales by the "Folklore Movement" in the 1920s — the others being the Legend of the White Snake, Lady Meng Jiang, and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.