A tea egg, ready to eat

The Egg and The Cake

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November 16th 2009
For today we offer a few small observations towards food; namely eggs and dessert. Two foods we all think, from time to time, that we should or could do without. Let us all be honest with ourselves; we love both and do well to enjoy both in moderation and perhaps coupled with a bit of exercise at least in the spirit of good health. First, I present the egg; hard-boiled and steeped in tea. ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more