One of my favorite children’s novels is “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett, it tells the story of two young children from different worlds who come together in a garden - a secret garden. The garden in this story, set in England - home of tea time, is a magical place where the children go and develop growth in their character and in their connection to the flowers that bloom there. When I think of the garden in this story, I always imagine there being roses, lots of roses in many colors, as they are a symbol of: love, friendship, beauty and life. Which brings me to my recent tea discovery, Organic Persian Plum Rose black tea by Divinitea. I was drawn to this tea initially by the “Persian Plum” with Rose combination, curious about how the flavors would come together to form a friendship in my teacup. Much to my surprise, these two very different flavors bloomed beautifully together and I was transported to my own personal “secret garden”.
What a lovely post. You describe flavor combinations so vividly. I had no idea Persian plums are eaten with salt, how interesting!