*wants*

[kalquessa]

Dude, you guys, how is it that no one ever told me about the existence of flowering teas? *stares in awe*

Seriously, check this out: these tea balls are sewn together in such a way that when they're placed in hot water, they "bloom" into various lovely flower shapes. What could possibly be cooler than this?

This site has pretty, pretty pictures,

Comments

[mosinging1986]

All right, that is the freakiest thing I have ever seen! I... am not sure I could drink it!

[jd3000]

Oh pooh. Yeah, er, my mom has loved this for ages but I never thought it'd be something to geek over...:-D

It's cool but I haven't tried any that tastes very good yet.

-JD

[tenarr]

I will warn you that very, very few of these actually taste good.

Most taste like wet cardboard.

[kalquessa]

Aw, really? That's so disappointing. Someone on a tea comm said the one she got was good, but I have no idea what constitutes "good" to her. Woe.

[jd3000]

I honestly thought it was the way my mom brewed it, since she never actually DRINKS tea but loves decorative things, but to hear it's usually not good is vurra disappointing.

-JD

[kalquessa]

I think it may vary by brand. Some folks down the thread seem to like the ones they've tried, so maybe it just depends which kind you get.

[tree_and_leaf]

There's a Japanese restaurant in Glasgow which does them, and I remember them being good - but unfortunately, goodness alone knows where they get them from....

[pepper_field]

They is pretty, aren't they? I got my mum some of Numi flowering tea last Mother's Day, after I saw it in a health food shop. She loves it. I've tried a few, and I like some but not others. They need brewing for a while, or they don't taste of anything, but they are awfully pretty.