On 7 Dec 2004 16:54:25 -0800, Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

Dear group,

Does anyone know anything about west African teas? I was speaking with
a Hausa friend from Ghana and he mentioned that his father receives
deliveries of a local "tea" from the neighborhood teamonger. This is
apparently a handpicked something that comes in long, thin leaves. He
mentioned that it is a strong competitor for Lipton among the locals
because of its freshness. Maybe it's like mate or something. Any ideas?
Rufus T. Firefly
Tokyo

My local tea shop has 4 varieties of black tea from Africa, 2 from
west Africa (Kenya and Tanzania), one from east Africa (Cameroon), and
one from the Isle of Mauritius off the western coast.

They're all pretty good teas, but the tea from Mauritius is my
favorite of the bunch. It's grown in the same fields as vanilla, so it
has a naturally subtle vanilla flavor.

There's also Rooibos, as WadeM mentioned.

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Derek

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