Now I may well be teaching granny how to suck eggs here, but on a recent visit to New York (after far too long, but that’s another story) I discovered TEAVANA.
What a delicious shop, full of temptations galore.
And who knew there could be so many delightful sounding teas on offer?
I went in to buy what I described rather vaguely as Japanese rice tea, and the charming, knowledgeable shop assistant knew exactly what I wanted (is that what they are still called, by the way, shop assistants ? Or is that a painfully old-fashioned term ?)
He showed me 2 kinds of genmaicha, and sold me a tin (which was another $7 – bit steep) :
But the tin is air-tight etc etc, and it did come with instructions :
Some of the teas in their catalogue sound heavenly – Lavender Dreams, anyone ?
If I’d read the catalogue then (as opposed to now), I might well have succumbed to Slimful Chocolate Decadence :
Ooh does that sound good or what ?
Less sure about the Rooibos Chai, even though it does skillfully blend South Africa and India, 2 big loves of my life, so who knows…
Loved the stylish decor of the Lexington Avenue shop (below) :
Personally tried and tested (and even tasted !) and therefore recommended.