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Jasmine Downy Pearls in the garden
By Robin | February 23, 2009
The weather here in the bay area has been truly lovely so far this year. It has given me plenty of time to sit in the garden enjoying a cup of tea while I take photos of flowers. The tea I drank today was one of my ‘regulars’ – Jasmine Downy Pearls from Peets Coffee and Tea.
This is a very smooth flavored green tea scented with Jasmine flowers. The green tea leaves are rolled into tightly wound little balls which swell and unroll when bathed in hot water, which also releases the Jasmine fragrance into the air. The tea is lovely to look at from start to finish. I definately recommend it. My favorite treats to eat while sipping this fine tea: Baklava and Kumquats. (My cats also have a nose for this particular tea. When I am finished with it, I toss the tea leaves into my small compost pile in the flower bed and one of the cats will always roll in the tea leaves.)
What Peets.com says about this tea: “This is a unique and beautiful tea from Fujian province, China. To make this tea, women selectively pluck only the youngest leaves, covered with a fine down. Three leaves are rolled together into a spherical “pearl” and then wrapped in silk mesh and dried by fire to set the form. Each pearl is streaked with the pale white down of the buds. Scenting the pearls twice with fresh jasmine flowers gives the finished tea its final character. ”
Below is a photograph I took in the garden while enjoying my cup of tea, I hope you enjoy it!
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