Lew,

This is the one I told you about in NY. As I said before this one is "lotus
flavored" - C. Sinensis tea somehow flavored with lotus apparently not
unlike jasmine. There is also a lotus tea - made of lotus flowers produced
(at least) around ChengDe.
I usually not very fond of "flower teas" as well as "flavored teas" , but I
liked both. The lotus flower I bought in China, the Vietnamese
lotus-flavored - here in Reno.

Sasha.


"Dominic T." wrote in message
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
And what do they mean by "lotus tea"? Are there lotus blossom pieces
in the can?

Yes. This is a traditional Vietnamese tea and you'll see it served all
over Vietnam, though it is not as popular as the Jasmine. I've been
drinking
it for decades. It is very heavy stuff.

There is a Tazo brand Lotus root green tea that is actually pretty good
and nice and light. I've come across a few lotus flavored teas and I'm
always up for them, I'll have to track down some of this Vietnamese
lotus tea... we have a few Vietnamese groceries around here. I
generally don't shop in them because they are both very dirty and stuff
is thrown everywhere. and used bowls from their lunch are sitting on
the same shelf as new ones for sale.

- Dominic