Blooming Tea Is A Drink To Be Savored

When it comes to drinking tea, there is a history of appreciating it in Asia, especially Japan and China, in way that just is not done in the West. However, if you are going to try blooming tea, you really need to take your time and sip it. It is a not a tea to just gulp down with breakfast.

Blooming tea is exactly that. It is tea that blooms. This is because it contains flowers hand sewn inside a ball of tea. As the flowers absorb the hot water poured over the ball, they are released. They then blossom into beautiful displays, reminding one of sea anemones.

Besides being gorgeous to look at, blooming tea has a truly exquisite taste. It is a flavor that is meant to be savored and contemplated. When you drink tea like this, you understand why it seems to go hand and hand with more meditative pastimes. It also has a light fragrance that is truly unique.

It is unclear when blooming tea began its history in China. It has been decades at least, possibly into the hundreds of years. Only tea buds and leaves which are the finest are picked each spring to be used in blooming tea balls. The tea used can be either white or green.

The types of flowers used vary for the making of blooming tea. Such variations as osmanthus, hibiscus, jasmine, lilies and chrysanthemum are among those used. Like the tea, the flowers are also picked when young as they will yield the most delicate fragrance and taste.

It is truly an art that goes into creating blooming tea. It starts with the selection of the best leaves and flowers. But it is the combination of those elements by an artist in sewing the blooming tea balls that leads to the object of beauty in your teacup at home.

To brew your blooming tea, you will want to use a glass cup or pot so you can see the flower unfold. Pour boiling water over the ball and let steep for around five minutes. The ball can be used again to your taste. Later, you can put it in a glass with cold water to display it for several days.

Once only a drink of the elite in China, blooming tea has been gradually becoming more and more popular across the world. A quick search on the Internet will yield many sites selling this drink. Do be careful, and make sure that what you buy is truly authentic blooming tea.

It is true that blooming tea will cost more than your average teabag. But one sip will explain why it is worth every penny. If you are just looking for a way to wake up in the morning, this is not the drink for you. But if you want something that is more a contemplative experience than just a beverage, you need to give blooming tea a try.

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