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Jasmine tea or green tea?

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Your cup can be both.

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Green tea tells you

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how the leaves were processed:

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they're heated early

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to limit oxidation.

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Jasmine describes a floral scent

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added to a tea base.

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Let's follow one example

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from Fuzhou, China.

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Prepared green tea is mixed

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with fresh jasmine blossoms.

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As the flowers release

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their fragrance,

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the tea leaves absorb it.

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This process is called scenting.

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Later, the flowers are separated

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from the tea,

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while their aroma remains.

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Brew those leaves, and you get

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green tea with a jasmine fragrance.

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That doesn't mean every jasmine tea

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uses the same base

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or follows the same process.

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Check the label for the tea type

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as well as the scent.

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Two names can describe

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different parts of the same cup.