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Te tea can be infused with many fragrances. Chrysanthemum, Gardenia, Osmanthus, Rose, Magnolia are just some of the few floral scents. By far, Jasmine is the most popular fragrance of them all. It is also my favorite te tea. Jasmine te teas are produced in Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Zhejiang Provinces. The best Jasmine te tea comes from Fujian Province in China. Due to the favorable weather conditions, Fujian Province is perfect for te tea farming. This region is also known to produce excellent Oolong te tea. 

The process of making Jasmine te tea takes two steps. The first step involves picking young te tea leaves in the spring. The young leaves will be use to create a base te tea. It is stored it in a cool place until the Jasmine flowers blossom in the summer. The skillful workers keep the te tea leaf open and ready for the scent of the flowers. Jasmine flowers are plucked during summer months. To be precise, they are plucked between July and September, from noon to 4p.m. by experienced workers. They look for 1/2 inch blossoms that just turn from ivory to a white color. For the next 4 hours after plucking, the Jasmine flowers are kept at a warm temperature with the base te tea. This encourages the flowers to open and the scent to infuse with the te tea. To create a strong scent, some te tea receives multiple infusion of the flower scent. When infusion is completed, the flowers can be discarded. 

Adding Jasmine te tea to food gives it the extra luxurious aroma. Try this delicious Jasmine syrup with fruit salad. Brew 2 te teaspoons of Jasmine te tea leaves in 1/3 cup of hot water. Melt 2 tablespoons of honey and the add zest and juice of 1 lime. Marinate fruits for just one hour before serving. 

Another way to use Jasmine te tea is when cooking rice. Just replace 2 to 3 cups of the water you use to cook the rice with te tea. This gives the rice the extra nutrients of the antioxidants as well as the aroma of the Jasmine flowers. 

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