This is a scene from Yes Minister that I have always loved. The second bit, not the first bit. http://youtu.be/OzeDZtx3wUw If you didn’t get around to watching it, there’s a suggestion that legislation is to be enacted in the European Parliament to cause the British sausage to cease being referred to as a ‘sausage’, but […]
I can add milk to my tea, if I want. Usually, I don’t want to, but let’s say I do. A tablespoon of milk is about 13 calories. So if one has five cups of tea per day with a tablespoon in each, then it provides about 2% of the daily caloric intake that someone […]
Well, there’s big news in this neck of the woods, and it’s about Jamie Oliver. He’s big news indeed in The City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. Let me start by saying I love Jamie Oliver. Right back to The Naked Chef, I’ve enjoyed all his programmes. Jamie at Home is a favourite, and it must […]
Tea varies. There’s no doubt that I’m reluctant to drink sweetened green tea with milk. But if I hailed from the region of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, I probably would make it that way. Rancid yak butter, tea, salt and water may make a delicious beverage if one is from Nepal, but I can’t say I’m keen to […]
Regular readers, Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers and anyone within earshot will know that one of the things we regularly do in our hometown of Adelaide, South Australia is to run either a simple retail stall or a Pop Up Tea Shop at various markets. We love it: it’s a great way of learning about our […]
I wasn’t sure I should post this. But, here goes. I spent many hours writing a post recently. And then found one fact that challenged my assumptions. My basic premise was that the new anti-gay laws in Uganda were a springboard for more or less boycotting African teas. What I have decided to do is […]
Look, you guys, I love you all, but in the words of today’s generation: you’re doin’ it wrong. By ‘you guys’, I mean Americans. The whole lot of you. You might find this hard to take, but I’m writing this because I care about you. You have some wonderful things like the Statue of Liberty, […]
My posting has slowed down lately. Partly that’s because of a huge rant that I spent a week on and then never published after some facts I discovered damaged my contention. Part of it is that I am writing for paid sites here and there. And partly it’s the time factor. The funny thing is, […]
Does anyone remember the taste of “January XXVI”? This was one of our very first tea blends. At the time,the Indian Cricket team were touring Australia. On Australia Day, there is always a one-day match in my home town of Adelaide, and every year the local paper bangs on about it being “extra incentive for […]
Recently, we tried a new concept. Tea as art. The idea was to make a phenomenal tea: something a cut above our stable of blends. Something that would take a lot more work; something unique; something that would take far more effort and time than could be recouped. Something highly individual. You may have read […]