用茶掺食做成茶菜肴、茶食品,供人食用,在中国已有悠久的历史了。而繁多的品种,精湛的技艺,独特的风味,又成了我中华民族历史文化的一个组成部分。用茶掺食说由来据考证,一般认为茶的利用,最早是从人们用口咀嚼茶叶开始的,也就是说,当今以茶作饮料,是从古代的“吃茶”作食用演变而来的。但“茶食”一词,广义说来,当为糕饼点心之类的统称,例如《大金国志·婚姻》载:“婿纳币,皆先期拜门,亲属偕行,以酒馔往……次进蜜糕,人各一盘,曰茶食”。不过,在茶学界,茶食往往指用茶掺其他可食物料,调制 Tea made with tea dishes, tea, food for human consumption, has a long history in China. The variety of varieties, superb skills, unique flavor, has become an integral part of the Chinese history and culture. According to research, the use of tea is generally believed that the earliest use of tea is chewing mouth from the beginning, that is, today as a tea drink, is from the ancient “eating tea” for food evolved . However, the term “tea food”, in a broad sense, refers to such things as pastry and snacks. For example, “Daikin’s Guizhi Marriage” contains: " Into the honey cake, each one dish, said tea food. However, in tea academia, tea often refers to tea mixed with other edible materials, modulation