"There are herbal infusions that can be made with any plant, and sometimes the people here refer to those infusions or tisanes as 'tea'," Huaisang explains, gently dislodging her as he gets up, then reaching to help her rise with him. "Tea is made from the tea plant. There are many varieties, and the leaves are then dried and in some cases fermented to prepare them to be infused in hot water."
Keeping hold of her hand, Huaisang leads her through the main floor of the house into his little tea and dining room, opening a cupboard to show his array of little tea packets and cakes. He went through a variety of them to introduce her to them, having her smell green and black teas and explaining some of the differences before he selected one of the green tea cakes and set it on the table, along with his tea set. "Now, we have to start with boiling water."
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Keeping hold of her hand, Huaisang leads her through the main floor of the house into his little tea and dining room, opening a cupboard to show his array of little tea packets and cakes. He went through a variety of them to introduce her to them, having her smell green and black teas and explaining some of the differences before he selected one of the green tea cakes and set it on the table, along with his tea set. "Now, we have to start with boiling water."