114 Items Tagged

Tea

A matera with the owner's thermos and bombilla sticking out the top.

Materas

These purses help Uruguayans drink mate anytime, anywhere.

Ranovola

When life gives you burnt rice, make tea.

Meat piled high and served on a trami.

Wazwan

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.

Yuenyeung

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

Sabir's Chaikhana.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Sabir’s Chaikhana

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.

Tregothnan.

Tregothnan

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Tula Pryanik

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

Podstakannik

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.

Mackintosh's tea rooms were revolutionary in their design.

Restoring Glasgow's Tea Rooms to Their Art Nouveau Glory

On the 150th birthday of its designer, a famed tea establishment reopens.

Anne Ewbank June 11, 2018

Mandazi

Across East Africa, these cardamom-flavored doughnuts are the perfect pairing for chai.

Pineapple Bun

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

A "Cup of Knowledge" could hold both tea and the secret to your future.

objects of intrigue

These Fortune-Telling Tea Cups Made Divination Easy

"Many Curious Things I See, When Telling Fortunes In Your Tea."

Anne Ewbank April 4, 2018

At a council, the chief sits at the place of honor surrounded by his advisors. Cassina is prepared by women in the foreground.

The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

Yaupon tea, a botanical cousin to yerba maté, is now almost unknown.

Ben Richmond March 28, 2018

Underwater Boston Tea Party.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Underwater Boston Tea Party

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

A Mustache Guard to Help You Drink Like a Victorian

Whisker Dams keep your facial hair dry in most any beverage situation.

Eric Grundhauser February 16, 2018

Walnut, almond, and adlai (another name for Job's tears).

Job's Tears Tea

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.

Caffeinated salad—how efficient.

Lahpet Thoke

In Myanmar, fermented tea leaves make a tangy, caffeinated salad.