Bamboo-tube tea and sour tea are the unique drinks of Salar people.

No, bamboo tea and yogurt tea are unique to the Bulang people.

Bulang people are descendants of Gupu people. Bulang people are mainly distributed in the border areas of western and southwestern Yunnan. They have their own language but no writing, and most of them believe in Hinayana Buddhism. Drinking tea is another hobby of Bulang people. They are good at making tea. Bamboo tea and yogurt tea are unique to Bulang people. Folk also often make sour tea as a gift for relatives and friends.

Bamboo tube tea, one of cylindrical pressed green tea. Produced in Xuefeng Mountain in Hunan, Fengjiashan Mountain in Xinhua and Bawai Township in Tengchong, Yunnan, it has a history of more than 200 years. Bamboo tube tea has both strong tea fragrance and clear bamboo fragrance. Dai compatriots in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan like to drink this kind of tea.

Sour tea originated from wild sour tea tree species and distributed in Luoxi, Hongshan and Majia areas of Luojiang District. Now it has broken through the situation that sour tea trees can't reproduce, and can be cultivated artificially through tissue culture, grafting, seed breeding and other technologies.

Method for making sour tea

There are two kinds of techniques for making sour tea: one is pit method. Before man invented pottery, fresh tea leaves were picked home, wrapped in fresh banana leaves, buried in a pre-dug pit for about 7 days, then taken out and rubbed in the sun for 2 days, and then put back in the pit for 3 days after the tea leaves were slightly dried, and then taken out to dry and soak for drinking.

Boiled water is used when soaking, which tastes sour and bitter. It is an original ecological green healthy drink. Sauerkraut for cooking should be put in the second process for a few more days, then ground in a mortar and dried in spring. Soak it in water when eating, and then mix it cold. Its taste is sour and memorable, which greatly increases people's appetite. The second is pottery. After pottery was produced, sour tea was pickled directly in pottery pots.