茶湯作為包頭(tou)東河區已有百余年歷史的特色小吃,已被列入包頭(tou)市非物質文(wen)化遺產名(ming)錄。相(xiang)傳茶湯源(yuan)于明代(dai),因用(yong)熱水沖食,如沏(qi)茶一(yi)般,故名(ming)茶湯。
舀幾(ji)勺小(xiao)(xiao)米(mi)粉,澆(jiao)些溫水略加攪拌,然后一(yi)(yi)手操壺,一(yi)(yi)手托(tuo)碗(wan),“哧溜”一(yi)(yi)聲,細(xi)長的龍(long)嘴兒里沖出(chu)一(yi)(yi)股清凌凌的開(kai)水,碗(wan)里頓時泛起一(yi)(yi)層細(xi)小(xiao)(xiao)的泡(pao)沫,調出(chu)一(yi)(yi)碗(wan)不稠不稀的茶(cha)湯來(lai),往沖好的茶(cha)湯里捏一(yi)(yi)把紅糖, 一(yi)(yi)碗(wan)熱(re)氣騰騰的茶(cha)湯便沖成了。經過(guo)一(yi)(yi)百多(duo)年(nian)的傳承和經營,茶(cha)湯成為(wei)包(bao)頭東河區民眾喜愛的風味小(xiao)(xiao)吃。
沖茶(cha)湯時要(yao)先將黃米放入(ru)(ru)碗(wan)(wan)(wan)內,用(yong)(yong)熱水(shui)(shui)調(diao)勻,然(ran)后用(yong)(yong)特制大銅(tong)壺里的(de)(de)(de)開水(shui)(shui)沖入(ru)(ru)碗(wan)(wan)(wan)內,將其沖熟,撒上紅糖,一碗(wan)(wan)(wan)熱氣騰(teng)騰(teng)的(de)(de)(de)茶(cha)湯便可以享用(yong)(yong)了。制作過程說(shuo)起(qi)來(lai)容易,做起(qi)來(lai)難。沖茶(cha)湯要(yao)技術,茶(cha)湯原料也很講究。它要(yao)用(yong)(yong)糜子面放碗(wan)(wan)(wan)內,用(yong)(yong)熱水(shui)(shui)調(diao)勻,然(ran)后用(yong)(yong)銅(tong)壺的(de)(de)(de)開水(shui)(shui)沖入(ru)(ru)碗(wan)(wan)(wan)內沖熟,撒上一層紅糖,中間放一撮白糖。它的(de)(de)(de)質量要(yao)求是,沖得的(de)(de)(de)茶(cha)湯把碗(wan)(wan)(wan)反(fan)過來(lai)朝下,立即下墜(zhui),掛在碗(wan)(wan)(wan)邊,用(yong)(yong)手拍動(dong),松(song)軟抖動(dong),不能從(cong)碗(wan)(wan)(wan)內掉(diao)下。