The Chinese has a saying that goes, "the spectator knows the best of what is happening".
It means that the third party in a situation usually understands and sees best of what is currently happening. People who are involved in a situation usually have their thoughts influenced by biasness or emotions. Hence, a spectator who is not involved in anyway, will usually have the most neutral opinion to that situation.
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Lei Cha is a type of famous dish among the Chinese Hakka population. It can be very much considered as a traditional Hakka dish which has been eaten since a very long time ago. Apparently, during those times, it was eaten as three meals a day!
Lei Cha consist of a bowl of rice with 7 different sides - Chinese Leeks, Long Beans, Kai Lan, Taufu, Fried Peanuts, Sweet Potato Leaves, Celery, and accompanied with a bowl of of "pounded tea" beverage / soup - prepared by pounding tea leaves together with herbs such as Mugworth, Sawtooth Coriander, Thai Basil, Spearmint, Perilla, Elephant Foot Grass, KuLiXin, Daun Capa, and Pennyworth.
The first time I tried this was in eatery at Jalan Lanchang, Cheras but I doubt it was there anymore. We were brought there by my mom's friend who is a Hakka.
Subsequently after that, she would invite us to her house to have "Lei Cha gathering" once in a while.
The preparation of Lei Cha takes up a lot of work and definitely not for the faint hearted!
This dish is actually not known to many people but have been gaining popularity recently. Wanna try how Lei Cha taste like? You just have to google; How to make Lei Cha. I'm just kidding. Haha..
Let's check out where you can get Lei cha, shall we? Before you indulge in your Lei Cha, let me warn you that it takes crazy lots of chewing! Feels like your jaw is on a workout. Haha..