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James Taylor, the Father of Ceylon Tea
Jun 08 , 2022
James Taylor was a 17-year Scott when he left London in 1851, landing in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, and sent to work on a coffee estate near Kandy. Cof...
The London Chocolate Houses
Jun 08 , 2022
Cocoa was used as a beverage over 2000 years ago by the Mayans, who, like the later Aztecs, used cocoa on special occasions to reward brave warrior...
St Helena and Napolean’s Coffee
Jun 08 , 2022
Far out in the South Atlantic, 1700 miles north-east of Cape Town, lies the tiny Island of St Helena. Discovered by the Portuguese, it was a perfec...
Still dunking after all these years
Jun 08 , 2022
There has always been a good reason to dunk a biscuit. The Romans dunked their bis-coctum [twice-baked] biscuits in wine to make them edible. Later...
Tea Sold “by the Candle"
Jun 08 , 2022
The Romans and Chinese were making candles more than two millennia ago – candles have come a long way from being just sources of light made from an...
The First Curry
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company pioneers in India loved nothing more than enjoying a local curry with chutney. These ‘ordinary’ foods in India became exotic...
The Biscuit – From Hardtack to Sea Salt and Caramel
Jun 08 , 2022
Today, there is a biscuit for every occasion, and it is one of the most popular sweet snacks in the world. But biscuits had a vital role in the lif...
The Guinea and The East India Company
Jun 08 , 2022
When the Guinea was first minted in 1663 under King Charles II, it was a Critical Ingredient in the foundation of international trade and came quic...
