Okay, I have a package of lotus tea. It's marked in big letters
on the front "DAN TRA HOA SEN" which does mean Hoa Sen brand
lotus tea, and it has a picture of a lotus on the front.

It also has some analytical info on the bottom that I cannot
read:
Chi tieu chat luong TCNV 1455-93
Ham luong chat tan >= 34%
Ham luong tanin >= 20%
Do am <= 7.5%

According to the package, it's sold by www.hoasentea.com in tran phu.

BUT, the interesting part comes with the English ingredients again:

INGREDIENTS: Green tea, Jasmine Flavor, Gandy, Natural again,
Natural Herb flavor.

Does anyone have any explanation for all of these different lotus teas
being sold as "Jasmine" in the US?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

> Does anyone have any explanation for all of these different lotus teas
> being sold as "Jasmine" in the US?
> --scott


To be frank, as I always am, whoever packaged the stuff more than
likely assumed that the foreigners wouldn't know any difference. I
remember when I was in one Chinatown or another, it was sort of that
type of story all over the place. It is one reason as to why I am wary
of buying stuff abroad.

Vietnamese tea from my experience can be marked almost anything. I have yet
to taste one that would be worth detailed investigation.
I like very much Chinese Lotus tea with actual lotus flowers but couple of
Vietnamese ones I bought were to perfumy for me.

Sasha.


"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, I have a package of lotus tea. It's marked in big letters
> on the front "DAN TRA HOA SEN" which does mean Hoa Sen brand
> lotus tea, and it has a picture of a lotus on the front.
>
> It also has some analytical info on the bottom that I cannot
> read:
> Chi tieu chat luong TCNV 1455-93
> Ham luong chat tan >= 34%
> Ham luong tanin >= 20%
> Do am <= 7.5%
>
> According to the package, it's sold by www.hoasentea.com in tran phu.
>
> BUT, the interesting part comes with the English ingredients again:
>
> INGREDIENTS: Green tea, Jasmine Flavor, Gandy, Natural again,
> Natural Herb flavor.
>
> Does anyone have any explanation for all of these different lotus teas
> being sold as "Jasmine" in the US?
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Alex Chaihorsky" > writes:

> Vietnamese tea from my experience can be marked almost anything. I have yet
> to taste one that would be worth detailed investigation.
> I like very much Chinese Lotus tea with actual lotus flowers but couple of
> Vietnamese ones I bought were to perfumy for me.

Che Xanh and Thai Nguyen are green teas that can be very good. I also
once had a very good black/red tea that I think is called Stone Mountain.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Lewis Perin > writes:

> "Alex Chaihorsky" > writes:
>
> > Vietnamese tea from my experience can be marked almost anything. I
> > have yet to taste one that would be worth detailed investigation.
> > I like very much Chinese Lotus tea with actual lotus flowers but
> > couple of Vietnamese ones I bought were to perfumy for me.
>
> Che Xanh and Thai Nguyen are green teas that can be very good. I also
> once had a very good black/red tea that I think is called Stone Mountain.

Whoops! I found my notes for that black/red tea. I liked it a lot
when I drank it a couple of years ago, but it's called Marble Mountain.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Lewis 1/2/07

> Lewis Perin > writes:
>
>> "Alex Chaihorsky" > writes:
>>
>>> Vietnamese tea from my experience can be marked almost anything. I
>>> have yet to taste one that would be worth detailed investigation.
>>> I like very much Chinese Lotus tea with actual lotus flowers but
>>> couple of Vietnamese ones I bought were to perfumy for me.
>>
>> Che Xanh and Thai Nguyen are green teas that can be very good. I also
>> once had a very good black/red tea that I think is called Stone Mountain.
>
> Whoops! I found my notes for that black/red tea. I liked it a lot
> when I drank it a couple of years ago, but it's called Marble Mountain.

And here's the link on Nothing But Tea's web page.
Of one thing I'm quite su When Nigel's company
advertises a tea as from a particular area or of a
particular type, it undoubtedly is. He is intimately
involved with the teas he sells.

<http://www.nbtea.co.uk/acatalog/Other_Black_Teas.html>

Michael