Loose leaf tea comes in many different shapes, sizes, and variants, but none are as unique as rolled pearls. Pearl tea is a loose-leaf tea that is made by the hand rolling of Jasmine tea leaves (there are black tea pearls as well, but jasmine is the most common pearl tea type). This specific method of tea production dates as far back as 200 BC with origins recorded in both China and India. It was a particularly high-end tea that was originally only designated to royalty and others in power. But as the Chinese began stepping into into the world economy, pearl tea quickly established itself as a loose-leaf tea staple.
