Calming Chrysanthemum Tea (Ju Hua Cha) vs Chrysanthemum Tea

Both drinks rely on dried chrysanthemum flowers and rock sugar, yet they take the pair in different directions. Calming Chrysanthemum Tea steeps a modest amount of flowers in freshly boiled water under a lid for a few minutes and is served warm, sweetened only if desired, so the flowers' gentle aroma leads and the same batch can be infused again. Chrysanthemum Tea simmers a denser ratio of flowers on the stove, dissolves a generous measure of rock sugar into the pot, then is strained, cooled and served chilled with ice, giving a sweeter, more concentrated and refreshing glass.