| Best Bulk Tea Selection
The beer renaissance has had its day in the United States. You're drinking better coffee these days than you were a decade ago, but it's costing you three or four times more than the old stuff did. What's next? Tea. After water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world, so it's about time we Americans get with the program. And Seven Cups, which specializes in rare, handcrafted Chinese teas, is your favorite spot in town to do so. Whether you're an aficionado of white tea, green tea, yellow tea, black tea, oolong or one of the many others that we would probably spell incorrectly if we tried, Seven Cups is a tea drinker's dream. While you're there, sample a cup and a pastry. And if you're a novice, don't worry about looking silly trying to figure it all out; proprietors Austin Hodge and Zhu Ping couldn't be happier to answer all your questions and send you home with exactly what you're looking for.
Egypt's miracle vegetable goes global
Cairo - The ancient Egyptians swore by it for its aphrodisiac qualities. Five thousand years later, the Japanese and South Koreans are making it into green tea, tofu and even ice cream. This is molokia, a green vegetable of the jute or mallow family, which is one of�Egypt's most traditional dishes. Perhaps its reputation as an Old Kingdom viagra stems from its amazing growth in under hot conditions, such as in the Nile delta in summer, it can grow up to 25 cm per day. Once harvested, it is made into a green soup that almost all Egyptians find delicious and just the mention of it arouses nostalgia among expatriate Egyptians. Sam Habib, an Egyptian-born Australian likens preparing molokia to "the smell of Cairo on a Friday." Others claim its glutinous, sticky texture and garlicky smell make it a bit of an acquired taste.
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