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Nils Lahmann

wrote:

> The past two times I've been at a Starbucks in Canada, I've ordered a
> cup of "African Red Bush" tea, which is a new addition to their teabag
> keyring. It's a new option in their selection of non-tea teas (i.e.
> herbals).
>
> The name gave me confidence it was Rooibos. It even looked like Rooibos
> in the bag; the color was the same, etc. But it tasted absolutely
> horrible and so unsettling that I thought there's no way it could be
> Rooibos.

A little late, but: The name might come from South Africa, a colony of the
Netherlands. And it might translate "rooi bos" -> "red bush".

Nils
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