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The First Curry
Jun 07 , 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 07 , 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 Real Story of Earl Grey Tea
Jun 07 , 2022
It’s a common myth that it was Charles Grey (1764-1845), the 2nd Earl Grey and Prime Minister of Great Britain from November 1830 to July 1834, tha...
The Story of Hamper Gifting
Jun 07 , 2022
There is an undeniable frisson of excitement when opening a hamper, exploring the depths, and unearthing exciting foods that wouldn’t normally be o...
The Story of the Gin & Tonic
Jun 07 , 2022
Gin is an intrinsic part of both our history and British culture as a whole – as a result of the Company’s pioneering spirit of adventure and colla...
The Tisane – or Herbal Tea
Jun 07 , 2022
Many of the modern-day fruit and herbals are drunk from what we commonly call a tea bag. Hence the often described ‘fruit teas’ or ‘herbal teas’. ...
What makes Black Tea black?
Jun 07 , 2022
It all starts with a small ‘just-plucked’ green tea leaf, usually about 5 cm long, delivered fresh by the picker to the local factory for processin...
What is Green Tea?
Jun 07 , 2022
Just like Black Tea, it all starts with a small ‘just-plucked’ green tea leaf, usually about 5 cm long. The leaf pickers deliver their leaves to th...
