Oh, it's "Dragon Pearls", which is the literal translation from Long
Zhu (or Mo Li Long Zhu = Jasmine Dragon Pearls), which is what this tea
is called in China. These vendors, sheeesh...they think they can
rename everything as they want for marketing purposes...Shui Xian =
"Narcissus"??? Greek tea?

Information on teas is quite opaque already for non-Chinese
readers/speakers...this is just adding to the confusion.

Sorry for the rant...I love this jasmine pearl tea too. I drink it
quite often. Thank you for the clarification, Dominic.


Dominic T. wrote:
> Phyll wrote:
> > What is Dragon Tears?
> >
> >
> > Dominic T. wrote:
> > > Drinking: Dragon Tears
>
> They are a very high grade green tea (two leaves and a bud) rolled with
> jasmine petals into a ball, and one of my favorite teas. It is a very
> subtle jasmine scent due to the actual petal and not artificial
> scent/flavor being used and the green tea is amazing in it's own right.
> It is a perfectly balanced tea and very enjoyable. Here is a link of a
> photo:
> http://www.theteatable.com/Merchant2..._Code=rareteas
>
> I have never and would not order from that above link, it was just the
> first one I found. It is somewhat expensive, but easily worth it in my
> eyes. It is like a mini-artistic tea that actually tastes good and does
> not involve thread, plastic, artificial additives or any of that.
> Highly recommended unless you do not enjoy the subtle jasmine scent.
>
> - Dominic