Choosing A Brew
The Empress of Heaven, the Fateful Prosperity Ruler of Bình Hải, stares at the teas. There’s what feels like a myriad of them before her, so many different leaves held in porcelain scoops, a sample of the best that her storehouses have to offer, taken from tight lacquered boxes and displayed for her approval.
Teas.
An audience with foreign envoys is a careful thing–not a matter of ritual, but of messages that must be sent. Of reminders of strength, all the more important when Bình Hải is small and beleaguered, and about to enter negotiations for its very survival in a position of weakness.
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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic roughly one year ago, one of the few places most of us could still go was the supermarket. Not that you d necessarily want to, though. New variants of the coronavirus are making it even riskier to head outdoors so for many, online grocery shopping has been (and remains) a blessing, another way to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Now, with Umamicart, online grocery shoppers have a new virtual Asian supermarket to add to their bookmarks. Mischelle Moy Mischelle Moy
Launched on March 1, Umamicart stocks more than 500 curated Asian grocery products, from fresh produce to meat and snacks to pantry staples. The grocer is currently shipping to select states in the northeast (check availability here), but it does hope to expand nationwide in the near future. To make grocery shopping truly convenient, orders over $49 are shipped for free with next-day delivery when placed before 3 p.m.
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The world of Asian noodles is vast. There is some dispute over who originally came up
with the idea of mixing water and flour to create noodles. The Arabs claim to have been the
first to use dried pasta, as a means of preserving flour during their trips across the desert.
But regardless of their origin, we do know that the Chinese have been feasting on noodles
for at least 2000 years, since the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). China is also credited
with having introduced noodles to every part of Asia if not the rest of the world.
Each Asian cuisine has its specialties often driven by street food vendors. Every