Jasmine tea

I bought some jasmine tea in Chinatown yesterday. It's good stuff. I was curious to see what it really is and how it's made. I learned that it's really regular tea or green tea leaves, and they put the tea leaves next to jasmine flowers. In the evening time, the cultivated jasmine flowers open up to release oils and scents, which mixes with and sets onto the tea leaves to produce "jasmine" tea. This process can be done a couple of times, and the quality of jasmine tea depends on the tea leaves, the jasmine flowers, and how many times the process is done. The tea more aptly named might be "tea leaves scented with jasmine"...but that would never happen. Regardless, it's still a very enjoyable cup of tea. You learn something new everyday.