Drink tea as Marie Antoinette!

You can find in Curitiba a tea exactly as Marie Antoinette, the most despised Queen of France, drank at Palace of Versailles.

But wait, is not any tea, made with a button jasmine  in contact with hot water a delicate flower blossoms! Details: The color of the flower is always a surprise.

It is white tea Yin Zen of Chinese origin, what for more than a thousand years provides a spectacle to the eyes and palate. To try it, just go to The Kettle - Chá e Simpatia (see full service), located in the center of Curitiba. And you do not need to be royalty ...

The Yin Zen is a flowering tea, white tea's most precious ancient China. It is made with a flower bud and draped with green tea leaves. After being dried, gets scent of lavender and is sewn in the shape of a bouquet with fine cotton yarns. On contact with hot water, the leaves come off and, like magic, a flower "born". In addition to the visual aspect, the tea is still surprised by the colors and flower shapes, which are always different. It's just fantastic. But note, as is done by hand, the button Yin Zen can not open. The possibility is small, but it exists.

 The "flowering tea" Yin Zen is served exclusively in the pot of 500 ml (R$ 29.50)

Yin Zen The button is made from a flower wrapped with leaves of green tea in a ball sewn with cotton thread.

Yin Zen The addition of hot water gets gradually.

Water is served hot - not boiling - not to burn the leaves of the "flowering tea" and impair the taste of white tea.

For a while, the ball of "flowering tea" floating in hot water and its leaves begin to drop.

The ball of "flowering tea" Yin Zen sinks and begins to unfold slowly in a process that can last up to 15 minutes.

The blossoming of the flower Yin Zen is a spectacle. The color and the shape of the flower are surprises.

The "flowering tea" Yin Zen is a white tea with a mild flavor and notes of lavender.

The decor of The Kettle is home and has sofas, armchairs and even a fireplace.

The chandelier flanked with eight lamps, 32 cups, eight saucers and a teapot in the center of the ceiling decoration is featured in The Kettle.

The Kettle The fireplace is always lit in the cold days of autumn and winter.

One of the most welcoming of The Kettle is near the fireplace where there are soft chairs.

The The Kettle has 29 types of teas and infusions, all bulk.

The cups and fine china teapots from The Kettle are hand painted by artist Denise Roulet.

Up to the pot of The Kettle has an "outfit" customized to match your interior.

The poppy seed cake is the specialty of The Kettle. A slice costs R$ 7.50.

The teahouse The Kettle, Chá e Simpatia is located in Alameda Prudente de Moraes, center of Curitiba, Brazil.