Luxembourg
The main thing that I remember about Luxembourg is that it is a country that borders France. I had to know that in my 8th grade French class, and it is one of the few things I haven't forgotten. The length of the country is sandwiched between Belgium and Germany, while the narrow side of the country shares a border with northern France. Most of their population lives in urban areas, and they have a high rate of inbound immigration (to make up for the low birth rate). They are a highly adaptable country. In the 1960's their prosperity came from steel exports. As times have changed, so have they, first transitioning to banking and now IT and economic commerce form the backbone of their economy. This flexibility has made Luxembourg one of the countries with the highest standard of living and per capita income. Give me a moment to fantasize about living somewhere so forward thinking.
Luxembourg City is also one of the capitals of the EU, and they house the European Court of Justice, the European investment bank, and many major EU administrative offices. I don't think that they will be planning to leave the EU anytime soon.
I didn't really come up with anything about tea in Luxembourg. The only resource I originally found noted that the bubble tea craze was alive and well there. Been there, done that, as far as talking about bubble tea. Then, YouTube suggested a video that offered some more insight. Don from Mai Leaf in London suffering through drinking supermarket tea.
In this episode, he was sent tea from the "Match" supermarket in Luxembourg. From this, I know that the "high end" teas sold there include Earl Gray, mint scented green tea, and a green tea from Vietnam. I think the most startling brew in the bunch was the mint green tea that yielded a strangely orange brew. Don referred to it as having a swamp water look. That made me immediately remember the canned matcha I sampled last summer.Like so much of the western world, Luxembourg seems to think that tea is something mediocre that you brew from a bag when you are home alone.
Luxembourg City is also one of the capitals of the EU, and they house the European Court of Justice, the European investment bank, and many major EU administrative offices. I don't think that they will be planning to leave the EU anytime soon.
I didn't really come up with anything about tea in Luxembourg. The only resource I originally found noted that the bubble tea craze was alive and well there. Been there, done that, as far as talking about bubble tea. Then, YouTube suggested a video that offered some more insight. Don from Mai Leaf in London suffering through drinking supermarket tea.
In this episode, he was sent tea from the "Match" supermarket in Luxembourg. From this, I know that the "high end" teas sold there include Earl Gray, mint scented green tea, and a green tea from Vietnam. I think the most startling brew in the bunch was the mint green tea that yielded a strangely orange brew. Don referred to it as having a swamp water look. That made me immediately remember the canned matcha I sampled last summer.Like so much of the western world, Luxembourg seems to think that tea is something mediocre that you brew from a bag when you are home alone.
We can't all be excited about tea.
ReplyDeleteConsidering that it is the second most popular beverage in the world (behind water), you would think that there would be someone in every country that likes tea.
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