Windigo
Kitchen witch
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- 29 Jul 2019
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I am an absolute tea addict, have been since childhood because my mother loved British food and traditions and had quite a few British friends. This is why I was raised bilingual as well, my mother's British friends have lived with us when I was a small child and they didn't speak any Dutch. So I learned to speak English fluently at an early age.
We always had Ceylon and Darjeeling breakfast tea, and toast as well for breakfast. In the Netherlands in the 80's and 90's, that was still unusual. Most people drank, and drink coffee instead and have sliced but not toasted bread for breakfast. I still prefer my brekkie to consist of at least a pot of Darjeeling tea and two slices of buttered toast. My mother even made her own orange marmelade.
When I feel tired during the day or need a wake up call at breakfast I drink black Assam tea, with no sugar or milk. That's the English habit I never got into, I like my tea plain and mid level strength, not a builders tea for me thank you very much. My father did drink his tea with milk and sugar but it's never been my thing.
At the moment I drink a family sized tea pot of Darjeeling for breakfast (due to having no colon, I need to drink much more than regular people) and a single person's teapot of green tea in the afternoon. Sometimes I have a herbal tea instead, or Moroccan mint tea if the mood strikes. I also try to have rich tea biscuits at home to have with my afternoon tea, they're also a nostalgic food for me. Unfortunately they are unknown in the Netherlands so I buy them from the expat shop.
We always had Ceylon and Darjeeling breakfast tea, and toast as well for breakfast. In the Netherlands in the 80's and 90's, that was still unusual. Most people drank, and drink coffee instead and have sliced but not toasted bread for breakfast. I still prefer my brekkie to consist of at least a pot of Darjeeling tea and two slices of buttered toast. My mother even made her own orange marmelade.
When I feel tired during the day or need a wake up call at breakfast I drink black Assam tea, with no sugar or milk. That's the English habit I never got into, I like my tea plain and mid level strength, not a builders tea for me thank you very much. My father did drink his tea with milk and sugar but it's never been my thing.
At the moment I drink a family sized tea pot of Darjeeling for breakfast (due to having no colon, I need to drink much more than regular people) and a single person's teapot of green tea in the afternoon. Sometimes I have a herbal tea instead, or Moroccan mint tea if the mood strikes. I also try to have rich tea biscuits at home to have with my afternoon tea, they're also a nostalgic food for me. Unfortunately they are unknown in the Netherlands so I buy them from the expat shop.
