From Turning Red · 2022 · Pairing

Jasmine Tea

Name: Jasmine Tea
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons jasmine green tea (or 2 tea bags); 3 cups water, heated to about 175°F (not boiling)

What to drink

The Lees' household runs on the quiet ritual of Chinese tea, so the natural thing to pour alongside the congee, dumplings, and sesame balls is a pot of fragrant jasmine — the everyday, restorative drink of a family that shows love by feeding you. Keep the pot topped up; that's the whole etiquette.

Ingredients

2 teaspoons jasmine green tea (or 2 tea bags)
3 cups water, heated to about 175°F (not boiling)

Method

Heat the water to just below boiling — too hot and jasmine green turns bitter.
Steep the leaves 2 to 3 minutes and pour.
Refill the pot for as long as the conversation lasts; the first cup is never the last.