I like tea very much. I drink coffe too, but when I want to relax and enjoy the peace and harmony, I have a cup of green jasmine tea, my favorite one.
I think magic of tea cannot be replaced by anything.
Here in Ireland people have tea with milk. I think it takes off a lot of tea's magic. We usually have in the house around 20 different teas, but 3 weeks ago this number dubled.
While in my holidays these weeks, I was served by one my friend with a very unusual tea. It was not only tasty, but nice too. This is how I tried my fast cup of blooming tea. I liked it and in short time I bought around 20 different blooming teas.
What are Blooming Teas?
Blooming Teas are also known as Display Teas, Art Teas or Flowering Teas. They are hand crafted by tea artisans of exceptional skill who hand-tie green tea leaves with edible flowers. When put in hot water, each tea will slowly open, giving the appearance of a blossoming flower. Blooming tea definitely makes an excellent and interesting choice when serving guests.
The blooming tea flowers are very good for your health with properties that can enhance the immune system, release body heat, protect the liver, fight aging and beautify the skin to name a few.
I did some research in Internet and made a collection of blooming teas pictures.