What Is Flowering Tea

It wasn t until only recently when a new type of tea came to take the limelight.

What is flowering tea.

These are made by binding tea leaves and flowers together into a bulb then setting them to dry. As opposed to the traditional tea and tisanes this type of tea is an interesting combination of leaves and different flower types including osmanthus jasmine lily marigold calendula and globe amaranth. Flowering teas are noted more for their appearance than their flavor. They are typically made of tea leaves mostly tea buds that have been sewn by hand into a shape such as a sphere globe peach oval disc rosette mushroom cone or heart the tea leaves are sometimes pressed flat before they are sewn into three dimensional shapes and they may have a residual texture imprint.

Some refer to it as a display tea a blossoming or blossom tea a blooming or bloom tea art tea hand tied tea just to name a few but all describing expertly hand crafted bundles of fresh flowers and delicate soft green or white tea leaves and buds skillfully sewn together by artisans into a particular shape. Most flowering teas are made with black green or oolong tea and many of them include dried flowers to add color to the floral arrangement when it. Flowering tea is an astonishingly beautiful blooming tea art. When steeped the bundle expands and unfurls in a process that emulates a blooming flower and the flowers inside emerge as the centerpiece.