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| - "No," Arthur said, "look, it's very, very simple.... All I want... is a cup of tea. You are going to make one for me. Now keep quiet and listen."
And he sat. He told the Nutro-Matic about India, he told it about China, he told it about Ceylon. He told it about broad leaves drying in the sun. He told it about silver teapots. He told it about summer afternoons on the lawn. He told it about putting the milk in before the tea so it wouldn't get scalded. He even told it (briefly) about the East India Trading Company.
"So that's it, is it?" said the Nutro-Matic when he had finished.
"Yes," said Arthur. "That is what I want."
"You want the taste of dried leaves boiled in water?"
"Er, yes. With milk."
"Squirted out of a cow?"
"Well in a manner of speaking, I suppose..."
"I'm going to need some help with this one."
--Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I do love me some dried leaves boiled in water (Cow fluids optional). We were walking around and wandered into DeSoto Market to discover this lovely little tea shop. They were all out of pastries by the time we were here but I was more interested in their teas anyways. It was a hot day so I glanced over at their shaken teas. The gunpowder green mango tea sounded really good, and I was able to request the addition of a little milk to it. It was really refreshing! The mango flavors with the green tea were perfectly balanced, and the bit of milk provided some richness to the drink. The lovely tea barista added some fresh mint too which imparted more of an aesthetic component in my drink rather than impacting any additional taste to it.
Service was very friendly and nice (Not staffed by a Nutro-Matic fyi). If I'm at DeSoto Market again I'd definitely try out more teas from here.
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