stePH wrote:
So last week she brought me five bags, which turn out to be 100g each.
They are also in small cardboard box/envelopes proclaiming the contents
"Jasmine Tea" from "TRAMCOR" Trade of American Corp. and furthermore,
"Product of Vietnam".

If there's any jasmine in this, it's too subtle for my nose. I quite
like it though, and can get three infusions from a spoonful of leaf so
it's certainly economical (hey Space Cowboy, it's at your
"penny-a-gram" price point :-)). I'm still waiting to find out what
other offerings her friend has.

A lot of Vietnamese teas seem to be sold as jasmine in the US, even though
they are clearly not. I have a can here from "New Japan International"
in LA that reads "Jasmine tea" in English, "Tra Sen Co Do Hue" in Vietnamese,
and has some Chinese characters. "Tra Sen Co Do Hue" means "Hue style
lotus tea," which it actually is. I have not deciphered the Chinese but
there is at least the character for lotus in it.

Anybody opening up the can and expecting jasmine tea will be getting a
very rude shock.

I have seen a couple unscented green teas in the markets, also with
"Jasmine Tea" in English, but with accurate description in Vietnamese
below.
--scott


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