tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post110930795911960333..comments2023-12-22T20:09:58.098+10:00Comments on the scent of green bananas: magical tea ballssantos.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-72207995241244187172007-08-29T01:03:00.000+10:002007-08-29T01:03:00.000+10:00I found some wonderful flowering teas and loose te...I found some wonderful <A HREF="http://www.tealaden.com/flowering_teas/tea_drops.htm" REL="nofollow">flowering teas</A> and <A HREF="http://www.tealaden.com" REL="nofollow">loose teas</A> at a little site called tealaden.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755574600019069977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1123155007664798412005-08-04T21:30:00.000+10:002005-08-04T21:30:00.000+10:00hello pille! you have a lovely blog. i actually br...hello pille! you have a lovely blog. i actually brewed these tea balls in a scientific beaker at work :) i need to get a glass teapot for a better presentation, i think.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1123152242864921202005-08-04T20:44:00.000+10:002005-08-04T20:44:00.000+10:00Hi Santos - beautiful pictures! I wrote about thes...Hi Santos - beautiful pictures! I wrote about these teaballs recently, too (http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2005/07/flowering-tea.html), but I didn't have a beautiful transparent teapot:(<BR/>I love both tea (evenings) and coffee (mornings), and this particular jasmine tea is a real centre-piece at any cake table..Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109852093651831962005-03-03T22:14:00.000+10:002005-03-03T22:14:00.000+10:00hi keiko--i'm a coffee person, too, but i do like ...hi keiko--i'm a coffee person, too, but i do like tea, esp. if it's as pretty as this!santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109794580288059942005-03-03T06:16:00.000+10:002005-03-03T06:16:00.000+10:00Hi Santos - I'm definitely a coffee person, but th...Hi Santos - I'm definitely a coffee person, but this is so pretty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109505337096260942005-02-27T21:55:00.000+10:002005-02-27T21:55:00.000+10:00hi taLhey--thanks for coming out of lurker mode! w...hi taLhey--thanks for coming out of lurker mode! what part of cali are in you in? are you being waterlogged by all the rain? i hope i can write about something you'll enjoy, or if there's anything you'd like photos of, just let me know!<br /><br />hey moira--want some?santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109413046525666762005-02-26T20:17:00.000+10:002005-02-26T20:17:00.000+10:00These are pretty cool...and your photos, as ever, ...These are pretty cool...and your photos, as ever, are amazing! I'll have to take a look around here and see if I can find any.<br /><br />MoiraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109402668846564452005-02-26T17:24:00.000+10:002005-02-26T17:24:00.000+10:00hi, been lurking at your site for quite sometime n...hi, been lurking at your site for quite sometime now (fr manang kusinera), hope you don't mind. why? i'm enjoying it and i'm from guam too, btw, but residing in cali now. your blog is making my homesickness worse than ever, but i still opt to visit it bec of your fascinating entries. memories came rushing back to me. i will definitely go back to guam...that's home to me (and phil to).talheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340015895133786388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109379977528804552005-02-26T11:06:00.000+10:002005-02-26T11:06:00.000+10:00hi julia! the problem (or maybe it's not really a ...hi julia! the problem (or maybe it's not really a problem) with these is that i want to rush out and buy a glass teapot and matching cups so i can watch them bloom in style :-) right now i brew them in a <A HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/santos/5301651/" REL="nofollow">laboratory beaker</A>.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109357384612068082005-02-26T04:49:00.000+10:002005-02-26T04:49:00.000+10:00Wow, these are spectacular. The idea of tea balls ...Wow, these are spectacular. The idea of tea balls with flowers is very new to me. I've not come across them here in Singapore yet. I like jasmine tea a lot, and I'll be even more thrilled if I have such pretty tea ball flowers in my tea cup! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109343257726283262005-02-26T00:54:00.000+10:002005-02-26T00:54:00.000+10:00hey g--it's like watching sea monkeys or some kidd...hey g--it's like watching sea monkeys or some kiddy science experiment. obviously the focus is on the visual, so i've yet to come across any of these with a flavour description. basically it's jasmine tea all around, but i definitely like the dancing snowflake snowball thingy over the "fairy maiden" one. i imagine the ones with more tea leaves would be nicer. <br /><br />hi ting-aling--definitely so! i admit i've brewed one just to see what was inside of it, but i like the tea that it is. <br /><br />hey reid--i like the lanikai tea from l'epicier, i think it's one of the varieties exclusive to the hawaii stores. it's black tea with bits of pineapple in it. <br /><br />zarah--definitely!santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109341538142506142005-02-26T00:25:00.000+10:002005-02-26T00:25:00.000+10:00Uh, such pretty pictures! We have those here as we...Uh, such pretty pictures! We have those here as well - but with <I> red </I> flowers - wanna swap?Cerebrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583325839191361818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109332064773460592005-02-25T21:47:00.000+10:002005-02-25T21:47:00.000+10:00Hi Santos,
I love jasmine tea, but like Chika, I'...Hi Santos,<br /><br />I love jasmine tea, but like Chika, I've never seen flowers. There's a tea shop here at Ala Moana called L'Epicier. They have all types of imported teas for sale. My favorite is the lychee tea. Has a very nice aroma and flavor.<br /><br />Chika,<br /><br />That is a great photo!Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757257669831271556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109313716606097492005-02-25T16:41:00.000+10:002005-02-25T16:41:00.000+10:00Pardon my ignorance but do you get to drink the te...Pardon my ignorance but do you get to drink the tea too?ting-alinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867003791183939040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109311276627482662005-02-25T16:01:00.000+10:002005-02-25T16:01:00.000+10:00They do look fun. Never seen these before. Is the ...They do look fun. Never seen these before. Is the tea any good though?<br /><br />BTW - That TIME article got snipped, but you're still in it. On news tands on 7 March.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109309536733031112005-02-25T15:32:00.000+10:002005-02-25T15:32:00.000+10:00oh my goodness, i *love* that one! it looks like w...oh my goodness, i *love* that one! it looks like whoever tied it made the tea leaves look like a sunflower, doesn't it? gorgeous.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1109309204035630242005-02-25T15:26:00.000+10:002005-02-25T15:26:00.000+10:00Hi Santos,
I like those jasmine tea balls too :) ...Hi Santos,<br /><br />I like those jasmine tea balls too :) but I have never had ones with actuall flowers in it, such a orangey-yellow ones... they are pretty!<br /><br />There's one shot I really like, of teas of the same sort, in <A HREF="http://moonisup.exblog.jp/1575785/" REL="nofollow">here</A> taken by a friend of mine who's a professoinal photographer. Aren't they beautiful!chikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924490532215891887noreply@blogger.com