Home brews - it's in the bag!
The British like their tea milky orange in color and very strong in taste, with a nice McVities Digestive biscuit (known as Suggestive biscuits) or a stick of shortbread on the side. You would never have a workman in the house in Britain without offering him both. Every couple of hours.
Where to find the prime ingredient for the classic cuppa, the best tea, in bags or loose.
Rodman's, on the 5100 block of Wisconsin Ave NW has a wonderful selection of teas, from England's Yorkshire Tea, Irish tea, PG Tips, as well as Indian and South African teas. The British Connection, 119 S. Royal St, Alexandria, 703 836 8181, sells teas and more. Both have a good range of English biscuits and Walkers Scottish shortbread.
World Market in Fair Lakes, 703 502 9777, and its other branches at Pentagon Row and Kingstowne sells PG Tips tea in pyramid bags at a good price. Typhoo tea lovers can find it there loose at less than $3 for around 200g. The Super Fresh on Cherry Hill Road in Silver Spring sells PG Tips.
The Indians drink their tea like the British. But since there is little dairy milk in India, they stir the highly sweetened condensed milk into their tea. Indian Spices and Gifts, 3901 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 703 522 0149, stocks a wide selection of Asam and Darjeeling teas.Interesting loose teas are sold at Cafe Cafe, 4224 Fessenden St NW, 202 686 5599.
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