Word: minting
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...native to South America, has long been brewed there as an alternative to tea and coffee. Mate sippers credit the green tea-like drink, which has less caffeine than coffee, with fighting fatigue, aiding digestion and helping defog the brain. Now yerba mate, in flavors like orange blossom and mint, is showing up in the U.S. in specialty teas, chocolates and bottled drinks. The grassy-tasting plant has been added to two varieties of SmartChocolate bars, a new raspberry flavor of Vitaminwater called Determination, and Zygo, a peach-infused vodka. Enthusiasts claim the plant's antioxidants help fight cancer, though...
Tiger Tears with Spicy Sauce is an extraordinary dish. Small pieces of beef are tangled with mint, three types of fresh chiles, scallions, lime juice and copious amounts of slivered lemongrass that add a tangy brightness to the meat. Tossed with ground rice (dry-fried until golden, then crushed into small bits), each bite is a study in textures. It’s irresistible and impossible to stop eating. Laap, a special that often appears on the ever-changing specials board, is similar in taste, but here the beef is minced, not sliced, and saw-tooth herb, whose taste resembles...
...films have their moments of pure fascination. The almost erotic demolition derby in Cremaster 3--four sedans pulverize a mint-condition vintage black roadster in the lobby of the Chrysler building--is a scene of auto-Oedipal aggression that will stay with me for a long time. Barney reminds you sometimes of a sinister voluptuary. (That's a compliment.) At other times he seems more like a gee-whiz mythomaniac. (That's not.) There are lustrous episodes all through his films, amid stretches of state-of-the-art art boredom and Surrealist touches that remind you that Surrealism...
...Dinner at Habibi is not to be rushed. Emam suggested starting with a selection of hot and cold meze accompanied by a surprisingly smooth Egyptian cabernet. The hummus and babaganough were well-executed old favorites, but it was the zingy zabadi, a creamy yogurt mixed with mint and cucumber, that had me digging in with a spoon. He then convinced me to try the emam biyaldi, a strange-sounding dish of baked eggplant with raisins, ground beef, pine nuts and a hint of coconut, which turned out to be a sensational blend of flavor and texture. The panfried halloumi...
...began this annual tradition last year, conducting a semi-formal affair in his spacious Eliot suite, complete with television stream of the Derby, mint julep and one Kentuckian. The Derby was “the focal point” of the party, but the sweet bourbon drink was vital for the affair’s authenticity. It is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby and, adds Pacelli with aplomb, “all Kentucky Colonels.” Pacelli himself appeared at the party in full uniform...