Ulog #6 - Crafting A Rooibos Hardfork
Hey Steemians & Uloggers
@mimismartypants and I met up for lunch and decided to try out some craft rooibos tea because well nothing like trying out a pretentious twist on an old South African favourite drink am I right?
Rooibos tea is commonplace in every South African home, you can have it hot or cold, with or without milk it really is up to you how you take it.
Just don't invite people over to your house if you don't have any, because that would make you one terrible host ok? Just don't do it. Also for added enjoyment please ensure that you accompany the rooibos tea with an assortment of biscuits or we will think you are cheap, don't be cheap. Offer them the biscuits already!
Craft Rooi Bos
So as I mentioned earlier we went for lunch and instead of having the usual coffee or tea we decided to try out these craft rooibos ice teas. I really enjoyed mine, the apple and cinnamon flavour was a bit overwhelming at first but you get used to it pretty quickly and it was really refreshing.
Mimi's Mango and Vanilla one tasted like baby food to me. She would probably disagree and you can read about it in her post here
The craft scene
So the craft scene has blown up in Cape Town over the last few years with hipsters labelling everything from beers to burgers with this magical new adjective and then overcharging for it. I could literally piss into mason jars and call it craft peach tea, post it on Instagram and I can guarantee you I'd have tons of customers at my doorstep in a matter of days.
While I'm not a fan of the pretentious pissing contest that is craft scene there are some interesting experiences to be had and I will sift through that piss and If I find anything I particularly enjoy you'll be hearing about it in future blog posts.
Have your say
Do you like to try new things? What new things have you tried lately? Share it with me in the comments or any suggestions are most welcome!
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Craft Rooi Bos is something I would certainly try! I love discovering new things, although sometimes this discovery has a bitter taste.
I recently discovered Rojak. This is something between dessert and salad. BUT with a taste of shrimps. There are different kinds of rojaks, but the one I tried was simply disgusting.
I found pineapple, cucumber and the remains of other vegetables in it. The whole thing was covered with sweet and bitter shrimp sauce and peanuts. It was the first time with this strange "dessert"- that's how they called it.
Compared to the taste it looks great. :D
I'm definitely going to go back and try the other flavours when I get the chance. From the picture the presentation looks interesting and I'd give it a try im not going to lie. Im always willing to try anything at least once, so I know for sure if i like it or not.
LOL from your description I dont think id like that one either, those ingrediants don't sound like they are meant to go together or compliment one another in any way. At least you were brave enough to give it a go! lifes made up of alll these weird and wonderful experiences
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@chekohler is such a lier!! I obviously chose the better flavour and he was jealous!!
Tasted like mango juice with a lovely rooibos undertone!! Not for unsophisticated pallets like those of @chekohler's 😜
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Lol, I guess mine would also taste better if they forgot to bring my food! Hunger is the best sauce as my mom always says!
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Those damn hipsters. If you want to complain about those assholes never live in Boston let me tell you! Cambridge is full of those.
LOL! I can’t deal with them, they make me feel uncomfortable with their luscious beards and judgmental eyes
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