In the U.A.E. the long weekend was upon us. Eid festivities followed by the Keralite festival of Onam. It is such a blessing to be able to have your family close to you and especially…
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January 2016, hot tea month. A brand new year. There happened to be a lot of dates lying around in my fridge and I thought it would be interesting to tea them. Two delightful date teas…
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It is Christmas finally after all that waiting. At the Tea trotter’s home old Christmas classics play. The lovely aroma of roasted chicken envelope the house. Winter is also the season for some warm…
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Sujeonggwa (???), a refreshing traditional Korean dessert tea. A burgundy colored aromatic brew that unfolds with the patient infusion of Ginger (SaengGang(??) and Cinnamon (GyePi(??). On cooling down to room temperature dried figs are…
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Living in the Middle East I am now all too familiar with the scorching heat and humidity that dominates the weather most of the year. But we too have a couple of months of…
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“Bilkul Cutting chai!”- a tea culture A young man watches the clock finally tick to 5PM. He breathes a sigh of relief thinking to himself ‘another day done and dusted’. He walks out his…