Herbs and spices have been used for medicinal purposes and to flavor food since before the written word. Historically, they were expensive and scarce commodities that were not generally used by the average person. Herbs and spices were discovered by explorers, traded and stolen. Wars were fought over them. Now that they are generally inexpensive […]
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Tea as a Ritual
Tea and ritual. Possibly two words that are rarely heard in the same sentence, yet in many Asian cultures these two go hand in hand. In these lands, the ceremonial preparation of tea and the way in which it is presented is done so with reverence and humility. In a world that is so faced […]