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Jasmine tea (Chinese: 茉 莉 花 茶; pinyin: mòlìhuā chá or Chinese: 香 片; pinyin: xiāng piàn) is tea scented with the aroma of jasmine blossoms. Typically, jasmine tea has green tea as the tea base; however, white tea and black tea are also used. The resulting flavour of jasmine tea is subtly sweet and highly fragrant.
The tea leaves are scented with jasmine flowers. Traditionally, the flowers are not included in the final blend, which retains the scent in the leaves. Tea blending is the act of blending different teas (and sometimes other products) to produce a final product that differs in flavor from the original tea used.
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae.Its leaves, leaf buds, and stems can be used to produce tea.Common names include tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree (unrelated to Melaleuca alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, or the genus Leptospermum commonly called tea tree).
Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.
Lotus tea (trà sen), scented with Lotus flowers, sometimes the petals will be mixed into the tea leaves. Jasmine tea (trà lài), scented with jasmine; Chrysanthemum tea (trà cúc) Aglaia tea (trà ngâu, tea infused with the flower from the Aglaia duperreana plant) Trà sói, tea infused with the flower from the Chloranthaceae family.
Jasmine tea (trà lài) is produced in two grades similar to lotus tea. Jasmine tea has a more profound aroma than lotus tea, and lotus tea has a sweeter taste. While lotus tea is considered a specialty and is reserved for events or special meals, jasmine tea is popular as a "chaser" for Vietnamese iced coffee, and is poured into the glass ...