Flowering Tea
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 11:42 PM
If you were to come to tea at Dixon Hill right now, there’s a good chance this is what you’d be served. A tea blossom. My latest discovery and wild delight.
This one is a Jasmine Crown. A pink rose bud sitting atop a ‘crown’ of white jasmine, lavender petals and silver needle green tea. As perfectly pretty as pretty can be. But it didn’t look remotely like that when I bought it.
The exotic little assemblage was purchased as a tightly packed ball of dull green leaves. Stitched together by Chinese artisans. Drop the dry bundle into near boiling water, though, and oriental magic occurs. Over the next three minutes, the leaves and flowers unfurl in miraculous fashion. Watching a teabag was never this much fun.
The resulting brew is subtle and delicate. To be drunk from tiny glasses and savoured.
A spectacle for a special occasion. Like when you come to tea!
Reader Comments (1)
Thank you for the tea, Helen... I LOVE flowering teas, they are so pretty, fragrant and just pure delight! :o)