Okay it’s not for real called “sea monster tea”. I think it’s called “blooming tea” or something boring like that.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE’S A SEA MONSTER IN YOUR TEAPOT.
Mrs. Nice gave me this glass teapot and a few “bullets” of this tea the last time I saw her so we thought we would try it out.
The tea itself is in this wee bullet form, all tightly wrapped around itself.
So you plop it in the pot.
Pour your boiling water over it.
And watch the thing unfurl.
This one had tentacles. I seriously thought it was the Kraken.
This one was a bit more well-behaved, but could be mistaken for a sea anemone.
SEA MONSTERS. IN YOUR TEA. WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?
Ali Does It Herself 
Woah !! I thought it was a small aquarium until I read the title !
I got to get me one of those 😉
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Ya learn something every day!
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How did it taste?
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Not bad. The Kraken one was very jasmine-y, and the pink one just like some regular herbal concoction.
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I’ve seen flower tea like that from China but they looked more like flowers and less like glorious underwater weirdness! I love the sea monster-ish flavour of these. Did you have to go someplace weird to get them?
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My mother-in-law gave it to me so I’m not sure where it came from. And I think they were *supposed* to be flowers. I just have an overactive imagination and an odd fascination with sea monsters, so I interpolated …
I have a plan at some point in the future (when I’m back living in a place where such things are available) to buy my own edible leaves and stuff and make my own little bullets. Then I’m going to embed tiny plastic items in them, like sharks and scuba divers, which will emerge when the bullet opens up. At least, that’s my plan. I tend to have a lot of those that never pan out.
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Very very cool. And absolutely think these look like sea monsters. Look at the weird green colour of the tea/sea. I think you were spot on.
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So cool! Love the photos:) and I like your name for it better!
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Haha, thank you!
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i’ve seen those tea bulbs in the stores but never tried it. i’ll think of sea monsters (tea monsters?) now when i see them, i totally see the resemblance!
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let this be your incentive to pick some up!
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This looks amazingly amazing!
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Have you tried hibiscus flowers in champagne? they unfurl and turn it pink! Fun.
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Really? That’s really neat. I have some hibiscus flowers on my tea shelf. And I’m sure I can come up with an excuse for champagne!
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Think they come in some kind of syrup to turn it pink, but they unfurl nicely. Check out this link to see what I’m on about! http://www.lakeland.co.uk/40294/Wild-Hibiscus-Flowers-in-Syrup
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Oh wow, that is so cool. I will have to keep my eye out for those.
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you can actually get them from Amazon in the UK, I’ve discovered (though I think the Lakeland ones are nicer)
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Alas, Amazon.ca hasn’t yet progressed much into the home decor and all that stuff. I looked it up and there’s a bunch of books on mixing cocktails. But I CAN find it on Amazon.com, so maybe I’ll get my brother to grab me some next time he’s online shopping … thanks for the tip!
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🙂
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