The on-the-wagon thing this month has meant I have been focusing more on tea, a drink that all right thinking people (definition: those who agree with me) love. In my previous industrial existence I tended to drink rubbish tea and coffee very quickly at work; the freelance life means that I can take a minute to savour a good cuppa, and have taken the time to learn a bit about the topic, and try new teas (not I hasten to add herbal infusions with vanilla etc). Current favourite is maybe Assam. Certainly not Darjeeling which is far too subtle for my palate.
My good friends at the US website Selectism commissioned a piece on the topic from me, the link is below:
http://www.selectism.com/2013/01/08/tea-draft/
I may end up cooking far more Chinese food this month - not a complete non-sequitur: green tea and white tea (the first person I ever heard mention that was Moby, who is a big tea fan) go very well with Chinese food, and this month being dry January we need something that is enjoyable to drink with our evening meal. Everything else tried thus far - bitter lemon, lime cordial with soda, ginger beer, water (I'm with W.C. fields on that one) has been a disappointment or worse.
Tea has the added benefit of being a very cheap gourmet experience, if you choose the tea wisely and make it well. Sensuality and austerity in one cup. As Lord Emsworth so rightly said: "Tea. Tea. Tea. Capital, capital, capital, capital."
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