Hakka Lui Cha

Hakka origin practises the tradition of having Hakka Lui Cha on the 7th day of Chinese New Year, preferably served with 7 types of vegetables. The name of this dish is not really "thunder tea" (as interpreted literally) but insteda, it means "ground tea". The way of making the base for the soup is to grind the ingredients using a branch off the guave tree into powder. however, the modern life, to make it easy way. (using a blender)

Herbs for the soup:-

1. thai basil

2. mint leaf

3. coriander

4. laksa leaf

5. perilla

6. sawtooth herb

Vegetable:-

1. long bean

2. leek

3. garlic chives

4. bok choy

5. sweet hook

6. dried beancurd

7. peanut

It normally serve with rice, it only take a little rice, mix well with the vegetable and the soup. The taste of the soup is an acquired taste and most first-timers tend to take the soup separately.