Showing posts with label Tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tea. Show all posts
January 27, 2025
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January 26, 2023
Kung Fu Tea
December 26, 2022
Peace Tea
June 22, 2022
Chocolate Tiger Sugar
February 2, 2022
Royal Tibetan Teapot
February 19, 2019
Cockroach Tea
I saw this chest of draws with all sorts of herbs and insects listed.
One draw included a label for "Cockroach".
I asked innocently:
Do you have cockroaches in there?
The lady behind the counter responds in broken English:
Oh yes, there are roaches in there.
Again, not understanding the relationship to the herbs for sale, I inquire:
What are the roaches used for?
The lady looks at me a little more intently and says:
It is for tea--cockroach tea!
My eyes literally bugged out and I go for a third round:
Do people drink that for health reasons?
She responds:
Yes, and it is good for managing pain.
Hesitatingly, I asked her to take out the bag and open it so I could see for myself.
I don't know about you, but growing up in NYC, we definitely didn't value cockroaches as part of our diet--in fact, we did everything we could to try and rid ourselves of these disgusting insects--but usually to no avail.
The roaches survived everything we could throw at them!
If they are so resilient, maybe they can provide some health benefits to people (who knows--you've got to respect ancient alternative medicines), but I will only say this, you won't get me anywhere near this roach tea--and not for all the tea in China! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
February 12, 2019
Beautiful Teapot (Just For Looking)
Love all the shapes--the pyramid base, the curly spout, the circular handle, and the little round ball at the top.
Like most nice things, it's too beautiful to actually use.
(Almost like a million outfits in my closet that I never wear, because I don't want to mess them up...)
This is where design trumps functions--and I would rather look at this and enjoy it as art more than drinking another cup of tea! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
December 29, 2018
Best Cup Of Tea
- Cinnamon
- Lemon
- Ginger
- Mint
What's so great is you can actually see the cinnamon stick, mint leaves, and lemon and ginger slices.
It's completely fresh and healthy, and not just from a tea bag or minced up tea in a tin.
To me, this looks absolutely appetizing and delicious!
Usually, I'm a Snapple Iced Tea type of a guy, but for sure, I'd go for some this fresh tea from Israel...L'Chaim! ;-)
(Source Photo: Minna Blumenthal)
March 23, 2018
Going To Bed Hungry
But the other day, a nice person was telling me how they drink tea all the time.
It's not just that they like tea, but there was an important true story behind it.
You see, they said, when they were young growing up in a foreign country, they often didn't have enough to eat.
So instead, they had resorted to drinking lots of tea.
They went on to say, that as children, they often had to go to sleep hungry.
It is truly a wake-up call for those of us who, thank G-d, have what to eat and so much choice and plenty in this great country.
Not everyone in the world is so blessed to eat heartily and go to sleep with a full and satisfied belly.
It is especially saddening and tragic when we are talking about innocent children in this world.
As we go from the workweek to the weekend, perhaps it is a good time to reflect on how much we have to be grateful for and to wish blessings of peace, health, and prosperity on all our fellow mankind, here and all around the world. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumethal)
April 26, 2016
Owl Mugs
Just wanted to share these three new owl mugs we got.
One is orange, one is brown, and one is light blue.
The eyes are adorable on these cups.
It's almost like a family the way they look together.
All the other coffee/tea cups we have are now officially obsolete.
These are the only ones getting any thirsty attention. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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