This is a hand sewn “tea bag” filled with jasmine & silver needle/white tea. Once steeped, it blooms into a beautiful water lily! I believe the pink flower in the center is an amaranth, but I do not know the Vietnamese word for it, so that cannot be confirmed yet :) These types of tea bags also bloom into other flowers and come from the central highlands region in Vietnam. The photo below is what the “water lily” looks like before steeping. The tea is as nice as it looks and is meant to be served in a glass to enjoy its beauty. The elegant handicrafts here never cease to amaze me…
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