Leo's colleague gave him some tea that a friend had gotten in China.
Instead of your normal tea bag or loose leaf, this tea came in an oddly alien looking pod, that opened up like a flower.
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But this ain't just another pretty face, it was fragrant and absolutely delicious. This is my kind of alien pod. Does anyone know where you can get this sort of tea, here in the states? Is that even possible? Are you dizzy from watching the animation?
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Whoops. The url is numitea.com not numiteas.com, sorry!
You can also find the teapots and some gift sets here: http://www.worldpantry.com - search word "flowering tea".
Posted by Gaile | April 19, 2007 11:24 AM
Posted on April 19, 2007 11:24
I think this is my first post here, (I just popped over from MOD's post about knitting machines). Anyway, I've had flowering teas from Numi Teas. There should be a link to the flowering teas in the menu bar, top right. They're fun to watch open.
Posted by Gaile | April 19, 2007 11:18 AM
Posted on April 19, 2007 11:18
I just saw some at Kitchen Kaboodle yesterday.
Posted by Laurie | April 16, 2007 5:02 PM
Posted on April 16, 2007 17:02
I have no idea where you can get it, but that is SO COOL!
Posted by Oriri | April 15, 2007 11:08 PM
Posted on April 15, 2007 23:08
You can find that wonderful tea at a natural foods store. Do you have Whole Foods near you. If not I work at a natural foods store and I will be more that willing to send you some!!
Posted by Meg | April 15, 2007 6:51 PM
Posted on April 15, 2007 18:51
How neat! I just saw tea that bloomed like that in the movie Marie Antoinette. :) I didn't know you could get them now.
Posted by frecklegirl jess | April 12, 2007 11:18 PM
Posted on April 12, 2007 23:18
You know, I was visiting my parents in Japan over Spring Break, and they showed me a package of special tea that they said would blossom into flowers once immersed in hot water. This must be something like that. Very interesting to see the photos!
Posted by seedless grape | April 12, 2007 12:34 PM
Posted on April 12, 2007 12:34
Omg, that's too weird!
Posted by Annarella | April 11, 2007 3:09 PM
Posted on April 11, 2007 15:09
This might be just the thing for Mom for Mother's Day! Thanks!
Posted by AuntieAnn | April 11, 2007 2:18 PM
Posted on April 11, 2007 14:18
Wow, I'm definitely going to try that... hopefully it tastes as yummy as it looks. Thanks Marnie and people who commented.
Posted by Zendi | April 11, 2007 1:55 PM
Posted on April 11, 2007 13:55
This is do pretty--I have sean tea like this on a web site I purchased tea pots from for my shop--I will try to locate the name for you.
Posted by Edna Hart | April 11, 2007 11:24 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 11:24
I've seen these at Teavana in the mall. It looks like there's one of these in Washington Square in Portland. Mmm, plus Teavana always has several yummy samples to try while you browse!
Posted by Amy in StL | April 11, 2007 11:11 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 11:11
I'll second the reference for Adagio - I haven't seen them anywhere else. I feel like someone else in blogland posted about this recently, but I can't remember who....
I love the animation though :)
Posted by Kate | April 11, 2007 9:28 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 09:28
I've seen these tea pods at Sur La Table under the name Teaposy (http://www.surlatable.com/product/books+%26+food/food/coffee+and+teas/teaposy%26%238482-+tea+medley+gift+set.do).
Posted by Miriam | April 11, 2007 8:12 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 08:12
Hi there, I think you can get these at the Tea Zone in NW (I think around 10th and Glisan). They had them a couple years ago, but I haven't been in in a while. Looks beautiful!
Posted by larissa | April 11, 2007 7:43 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 07:43
I have to 2nd or 3rd the ones from Adagio - they are incredible.
Posted by Amy Boogie | April 11, 2007 5:30 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 05:30
i loved the animation, i had no idea there were teas like that. i might just have to investigate!
Posted by minnie | April 11, 2007 5:07 AM
Posted on April 11, 2007 05:07
Adagio teas. I had the exact same thing for the first time last week. Weird, huh?
Posted by Julia | April 10, 2007 9:55 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 21:55
Here in Victoria you can get similar teas from the Silk Road Tea Company. They ship internationally...
http://www.silkroadtea.com/shaped_teas.htm
Posted by Alynda | April 10, 2007 8:55 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 20:55
adagio.com and dragonwater tea are two online shops that sell such magnificant beauties. I bought some from Adagio and looove it so much.
Posted by Dawn | April 10, 2007 6:56 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 18:56
I've bought a couple boxes of similar tea at the Adagio site that Heather posted. Mine are larger than the one you show, but beautiful and delicious.
Posted by Kelly | April 10, 2007 4:55 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 16:55
This looks like one of my favorite teas, Numi. The one you have pictured looks like it might be the Dragon Lily which is one of my favs. I get it at my local specialty coffe shop but you can also find it online here http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=175633&cgrfnbr=191379
Posted by Stacey | April 10, 2007 4:54 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 16:54
You can buy the tea here:
http://www.adagio.com/misc/display_teas.html?SID=3a848fa5e4290d1ceee2353b3650a58c
Posted by Heather | April 10, 2007 4:49 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 16:49
This might be something similar. I googled "flower tea" and found the site below. It doesn't look exactly like what you have in the animation--but very, very close.
I hope you find what you're looking for!
http://www.theteatable.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1000DF&Category_Code=allproducts
Posted by Holly | April 10, 2007 4:48 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 16:48