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Tea and Herbal Brews

Tea is Camellia sinensis. Brews made with flowers, leaves, roots, barks and seeds of plants that are not Camellia sinensis are often called herbals teas (or tisanes) but are not real teas.

Learn about tea, flavored tea and herbals brews that are consumed in Asia for their flavor, aroma or as part of herbal medicine.

Iced rose "tea"

Rose “Tea”: Drink It Hot or Cold

Carnation "tea"

How to Make Carnation Flower Brew

A brew of dried jasmine buds and green tea leaves

What Makes Jasmine Brew Different from Jasmine Tea?

Genmaicha steeping in hot water

Genmaicha for Tea Newbies

Teapot and cups

Herbal Brews are NOT Real Teas

Grass Jelly Milk Tea

Grass Jelly Milk Tea

Butterfly pea flower brew turns from blue to purple when lemon slices are added

Butterfly Pea Flower Brew: From Blue to Purple

Hot tea with mint leaves and wedge of lemon

Does Drinking Hot Tea During Meals Help Fight Obesity?

Bubble milk tea. Tamsui waterfront, New Taipei City

A Bubble Tea Story

Vietnamese lotus tea (tra sen)

A Vietnamese Lotus Tea Guide. And Story.

How the British Addiction to Tea Shaped Hong Kong

How the British Addiction to Tea Shaped Hong Kong

Hibiscus (Roselle) juice, inspired by the Negros Museum Cafe

Hibiscus (Roselle) Juice: Inspired by the Negros Museum Cafe

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