what started out as a topic of a chinese term has lead to use of artificial glues or plastics "plastic balls", i have had these teas and have had pearl/ball teas which are shaped by compressing before tea has completely dried. i think if glues or plastics were used they would be visible/cloudy and also have a taste or odor....
-icetea some other terms are flowering tea, Rosette Tea or wheel tea flowering tea seems to get the most hits (29,500), guess its the most used translation
i realize that pearl/ball tea is flower scented tea like rose or jasmine but it is similiar to the flowering artistic tea we are talking about except they art not tied together, but they are compressed and the addition to plastic or glue would not only effect the reputation/quality of the tea it would also add to the cost and possible cause degration over a period of time.
-icetea..
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