Preparation guidelines: Allow 1 teaspoon of tea for each 1.5 dl of water and one more for the teapot. Bring the water to the boil and then let it cool down to 90°C. Pour and leave it to infuse for 5 minutes. Sieve and serve. Suitable for 3 infusions.

This is a white tea from the Tam Duong area in Lai Chau Province, in north-west Vietnam. The tea gardens in the locality nestle beneath Fansipan - the highest mountain in Indo-China. The tea is harvested by 2,000 pickers from local ethnic groups. The green-brown leaves with silvery tips lend the resulting infusion the aroma of meadow honey, while its taste is dominated by tropical mango.

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