As usual I've failed to photograph any yummy food.
But the aroma and flavour of this tea, is out of this world.
I saw it being made in Thailand, where they used a local variety of Marigold in the same way that tea is often scented with Osmanthus, Rose or Jasmine flowers.
As I love growing things, I've made it my mission to get hold of some of their seeds and try to get them to germinate.
Requests back to the original tea producers in Thailand got bogged down in language difficulties, plus their concerns on whether they could post seeds out of the country.
In desperation, I checked the pack of tea I'd bought back with me.
Yes, It seemed to contain dried flower heads
As these images show, I was able to extract some seeds from them.
Now the thing I don't know is whether the mixture of tea & dried flowers underwent any heating or roasting process
(that is a perfectly standard part of producing Oolong and other Eastern teas)
The only way I'll find out if they got damaged or not is if they grow.....
Images 1 & 2: Smartphone
Image 3: D500 and 300mm (it was the easiest lens to find!)
