Blooming teas go by many names, including display teas, presentation teas, artisan, and treasure teas and flower teas. In China they’re known as “hui fa cha.” Handmade by skilled artisans, using supple black tea, green, white, or oolong tea leaves and silk thread, bundles of buds are fashioned together to form fun, interesting, and elegant shapes. |
Originating in China, bloom- ing teas are now available in most tea producing regions, using high quality tea, making them refreshing and delicious to drink, as well as entertaining to watch.Using various flower buds, the silk-thread- tied bundles transform into flowers, fruits, baskets, or bird’s nests when exposed to hot water. As the tea steeps and absorbs water, the |
ing the cultural revolution because they were thought of as being wasteful and frivolous.But today blooming teas are once again becoming part of the renew- ed interest and appreciation of the cultural and artistic enjoyment of tea, stealing the hearts of tea drinkers everywhere, with new flavors and forms being added frequently. Blooming teas provide an interesting topic of conversation and Brewed in a glass teapot, brandy snifter, or large wine glass, If you’re looking for a unique form of entertainment for your Once brewed, they can be used as a small table arrangement in Enjoy. |