Tea is an essential part of Egyptian culture, with it being a staple of every family gathering, friends’ outing, or celebration. Egyptians drink tea in a variety of ways, but flavored and fruity tea is almost always imported from abroad, and homegrown loose leaf tea is almost nowhere to be found, unless you’ve stumbled upon Second Nature. Second Nature is a small local tea brand founded by Victoria Kalinina, a Kazakh national that has been living in Egypt for the past seven years. “I’ve been a tea lover for as long I can remember, I never enjoyed coffee and my morning always started with a nice cup of tea,” Kalinina told Egyptian Streets. When she was living in London, her love for tea became stronger because of how great the tea-drinking culture there is. “Whenever I traveled anywhere I had to bring different tea blends with me, but since I moved to Egypt I found out that there’s such a huge shortage in nice loose leaf tea options,” she added. The only options she found were black or green tea, and tea bags with artificial flavorings and additives in them….
Second Nature: Meet the Egyptian Tea Brand Making Loose Leaf Happen
December 7, 2020
