cappadocia's Profile

I have two kinds of favorite tea. My standard daily is Nile Valley Loose Hibiscus Mint, created by a local professor whose expertise may be educating the masses, but his passion is re-creating the nectar of his youth. It's a feel-good tea with a great purpose, as proceeds from sales are used to fund water projects in Sudan.

But then I have a completely different favorite kind of tea, and one that can only be had with long travel, lost sleep and far away locations. It's the jet-lag cup of tea at four am, while sitting in my window watching snow fall on the 9th Arrondissement, or hearing the prayer calls through the steamy pre-dawn from a distant minaret, beckoning the faithful from sleep. These intensely personal moments are beautifully punctuated with sight, sound and flavor. I wish I had that cup of tea more often.