Blooming tea Treat for the senses

Flowering tea may be a treat for the eyes, nose, and palate. Consisting of tea leaves woven around a dried blossom, flowering tea is brewed during a glass teapot so everyone can enjoy watching the tea “bloom.” Skilled artisans create the tea bundles, weaving and tying them into a ball. Other names for flowering tea include blooming tea, blossoming tea, display tea, and tea balls.

All true teas come from the tea plant. Growers create different teas, like green, black, and oolong, by varying the drying and processing methods. Herbal teas are tisanes (herbs, spices, and other plant material), not true teas. Flowering tea may be a mixture of tea and tisanes.

In past , people used tea as a herbal medicine long before drinking it for pleasure. They added flowers to spice up the medicinal value and sensory delights of the tea. Some blossoms commonly utilized in flowering tea are jasmine, calendula, bachelor’s button , marigold, and lily.