BBC NEWS | Business | South African tea row brews up a storm (#)

  „Their existence is betrayed by the cave paintings they left behind and a strange process of crushing, fermenting and drying one of the unique fynbos, or fine bush plants that fill the mountains - and making them into a tea. For hundreds of years they used the healthy properties of the Rooibos plant to make a brew that is now South Africa's national natural drink and is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Farmer Joubert Roux says sales to the UK have almost doubled in the last year, Germany is the biggest consumer, and of course America is the biggest potential market for a product with no caffeine and a long list of healthy characteristics. Name game But the name Rooibos has been trademarked in the US and producers looking to expand their market find themselves blocked.“

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BBC NEWS | Europe | European press review

  „But it adds that those in favour of the meeting have good arguments, too, as "in the fight against international terrorism every new ally must be welcome". Between Al-Qaeda and George Bush Also on the subject of the war against terrorism, one of Portugal's most prominent elder statesmen, former President Mario Soares, is taken to task by an editorial in Lisbon's Expresso for "advancing the thoughtless and unacceptable suggestion of negotiating with the terrorists of al-Qaeda".“

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Egypt and Jordan's Mid-East dilemma

  „'Salvage operation' An official statement in Jordan welcomed Mr Bush's speech as being the beginning of the end of the conflict between Israel and the Arabs. "President Bush's speech is in line with our position that an endgame and a timeline should be defined so that a political process can be relaunched on solid grounds," the Jordanian Government said. It made no mention of Mr Arafat. It is clear that both Egypt and Jordan are now involved in a salvage operation.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee

  „From bush to supermarket, some coffee beans can change hands as many as 150 times. Most coffee farmers sell their coffee beans to local coffee dealers who will transport and store the coffee beans until they sell it on, sometimes to other dealers.“

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BBC Tyne - Food - Sidney's Restaurant

  „Remove the 2 birds from the roasting tin and put the tin on a medium heat on the stove top.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/02 - Herbal and Flavored Tea Invasion

  „There’s the standard Earl Grey, Lemon, and Chai. But there is no limit to the imagination when popular flavors on the market include Dry Desert Lime, Red Mellow Bush Rooibos, and Bushmen’s Brew Honeybush.“

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