At the table
Pour from the pot into a small cup and let very hot tea cool before sipping. Ask for more hot water when the pot runs low.
Pu’er tea contains caffeine; adding flowers does not make this a caffeine-free infusion. Check the blend if you avoid particular flowers or have ingredient allergies.
The tea-to-flower ratio, leaf type and brewing strength vary. A plain pu’er or a flower-only chrysanthemum infusion is a different order.
Know what you’re trying.
Freshly brewed in a teahouse and served as a pot of tea.
Ingredients
Pu'er tea leaves are brewed with chrysanthemum flowers. Some teahouses use Hangzhou chrysanthemum, and either raw or ripe pu'er may be used.
Origin & regional roots
Guangdong
Associated with Guangdong.
About this regional connection
Guangdong: Guangdong teahouse association supported by direct named cultural reporting, not exclusive origin.
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Story & history
A flower-scented pot at yum cha
Jupu belongs to the Guangdong teahouse setting of “one pot, two portions”: tea alongside small plates of dim sum. Mixing chrysanthemum with pu’er offers another choice beside plain tea. The pot also carries social gestures: a lifted lid can request a hot-water refill, and a light tap of the fingers on the table can thank someone who pours. These customs are part of enjoying tea together, rather than a fixed recipe for the blend.