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Sweet Tea - the Beverage of Choice in the Deep South
By: Mayoor Patel, Tue Jun 12th, 2007
As everyone in the Deep South of the United States knows, there is usually always a pitcher of sweet tea brewed and ready for company to drop by. The presumption in many restaurants is that when a guest asks for tea, he or she means sweetened tea. So popular is tea with sugar that many cafes and restaurants will have large quantities ready to serve and have less than half the same amount of a non-sweet blend on hand.

What is White Tea?
By: Mayoor Patel, Tue Jun 12th, 2007
Everything about white tea is different from the traditional black and green teas including how the tea is prepared for use. Regular teas are steeped in boiled water for a particular length of time designed to make the tea as strong or weak as the personal preference of the tea drinker. This pale tea is not to be made in boiled water and should be steeped for about three to five minutes. Some people will let it set a little longer if they prefer it really strong. It is also best made using loose leaves, not in a tea bag or tea egg, with two teaspoons of leaves being recommended per cup.

What Do You Find in a Tea Shop?
By: Mayoor Patel, Tue Jun 12th, 2007
What is sold in a tea shop? The logical and most straightforward answer would be, plainly speaking, tea. While this in fact true, the tea shop is not limited to just the retail sale of tea.