Flower Blooming Tea

The first time I saw flower blooming tea was at Slanted Door in San Francisco. I am a huge fan of lychee so when I saw a jasmine infused green tea with lychee flower on the menu, I ordered it. To my surprise, it was not just an ordinary tea. When it first came out, it was a ball of green. However, moments later, the ball transformed into a beautiful work of art.

Not only was the tea beautiful, but it was extremely fragrant as well. Although this flower tea was quite a bit more expensive than the one I had in Vancouver, it was well worth it. It had a lot more flavour, the presentation was nicer, and the craftmanship of the flower was much better in quality.

The slanted door is a Vietnamese restaurant that recreates Vietnamese street food with a modern twist. For appetizers, we ordered the vegetarian spring rolls, and pho bo. For mains, we ordered the catfish clay pot and a rice noodle stir fry. We ended the meal with a green bean dessert served with coconut milk.

The service here was really good. Our server brought us an extra plate of baby bok choy for waiting so long for our food...the funny thing was, we weren't even waiting all that long. I totally recommend this place.