The Tea That Blossoms
Flowering Teas, also know as performance and blooming teas are a modern Chinese tradition. They are made from hand-sewn individual leaves designed to 'blossom' when added to hot water. They are best served in a glass pot or individual glass cups so that the unfolding of the leaves can be fully appreciated.
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What are flowering teas?
Flowering Tea on Amazon
Primula Flowering Tea Set with 40-Ounce Pot with Glass Lid
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
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Primula Gift Set of 12 Assorted Green Tea Flowers
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
Primula Glass Tea Pot with Infuser
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Teaposy Flowering Tea Teaposies Teaposy Medley Teaposies
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How to prepare flowering teas.
Tea flowers can be re used two or three times as they do not go bitter or taste stewed like black tea. Please note that some varieties of flowering teas may require slightly longer to brew so you should always consult the packet instructions, though the above is a good rule of thumb.
Flowering Tea Clips
Tea Quotes
'If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty'
-Japanese proverb
'Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order'
-Okakura Kakuzo, 1906
'Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside: candles at four o'clock, warm hearth rugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.'
-De Quincey
'I'm a little tea-pot, short and stout.
Here's my handle. Here's my spout.
Do you want a cup of tea?
Tip me up and pour me out!'
-I've no idea who came up with this one!
'I'm not interested in immortality but only in tea flavour'
-Lu Tung
'Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on'
-Billy Connolly
'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things'
-Okakura Kakuzo, Book of Tea (1906)
Health Benefits of Tea
Although all tea has some health benefits and can even count towards your five-a-day, black tea contains caffeine which many people try to avoid or limit in their diet. For this reason green tea is the healthiest option as most varieties are naturally caffeine free.
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Tea and Weight Loss
However tea is low in calories and if you drink a lot of alcohol or sugary drinks you'll probably find you do lose some weight by swapping them for tea.
Tea also produces a feeling of fullness and if taken after a meal may make you less likely to snack later on.
So whilst tea can be a healthy part of any diet there is no proof it works on it's own and you should be wary of any tea promoted solely as a miracle slimming aid.
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