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LONDON, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Holidays may be impossible for many at the moment – but you can still go around the world of teas and sample some home-brewed delights from far-flung places, like Japan, Sri Lanka and Malawi. The UK Tea and Infusions Association is marking
International Tea Day – starting on 21
st April – with a series of podcasts called Around the world in 80 teas - the first few stops in which Dr Sharon Hall, Chief Executive of the UK Tea and Infusions Association, and her co-host, Will Battle, author of the World Tea Encyclopaedia, discuss some very different teas from around the world that are all produced from Camellia Sinensis tea bushes.
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Souvenirs from around the world: maple syrup from Canada, a jar of Berlin Wall rubble, coffee that’s been through a cat Graffitied panels of the Berlin Wall. Photo: Getty Images
Once upon a time, no self-respecting European tourist would return home from Spain without a straw donkey and a pair of castanets stuffed into their suitcase.
The trend of bringing souvenirs back from trips abroad has declined among Europeans over the decades, however. Until travel was curtailed by Covid-19, they were more likely to stock up on duty free booze and cigarettes before boarding the plane home. Globally, though, stocking up on holiday mementos is bigger business than ever.
The
Bubble Tea (S$5) is available in four flavours: Original Milk Tea, Matcha, Earl Grey, and Da Hong Pao.
If you prefer hot tea, you may wish to opt for refillable
Tea (S$7.50 per pot).
Served in a transparent pot and cute tiny cups, you can select from three flavours, Mango, Peach, or Osmanthus.
We appreciated the fresh floral fragrance from our osmanthus tea that warmed us in the chilly air-conditioned restaurant. Photo by Karen Lui
Ballroom-turned-restaurant
Besides the small chandelier and fairy lights, the set-up is generally no-frills with simple black tables and red chairs.
Although it was not at all crowded on the Monday evening when we dropped by, a restaurant representative disclosed that weekends generally see more human traffic.