A Tokyo-based company is marketing heart-shaped tablets of compacted tea that it claims produce a superior brew more easily, taking the ancient art of the tea ceremony to a new plane.
Drop Tea tablets are made of tightly compressed tea leaves that open up and return to their original shape when added to hot water.
According to Towa Co., which developed the tablets, their shape reduces the area of each leaf that is exposed to air, preserving their freshness and aroma.