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From an island miles from Arabia

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nochefschoice Mon 19-Aug-24 06:03:56

Hey so this is my first post here, so thought I'd introduce myself.

So I'm from an island (where is a secret) and we have a whole ton of spices and a variety of veges that we use in our cuisine here.

It's called an island, but you can't see one end to the other, and it could take pretty much about 9-10 hours to go from one end to another (by vehicle). - And they call this an island.

Since we're an island, we're surrounded by sea and therefore some of our cuisine includes fish. But interior of this country the land slopes away into cooler mountain country where some of the best tea is grown and exported around the world.

And being a green farmland country means crops and herds, so our cuisine also includes meats, spices, and a variety of vegetables, fruits.

Do feel free to guess where!

grandMattie Tue 20-Aug-24 06:36:13

TerriBull

I've been to Mauritius I don't remember tea being grown there, sugar to go in the tea definitely. I'll go with everyone else's guess and say Sri Lanka.

Mauritius, where I come from, has wonderful tea from there. Two estates - Bois Cheri and Corson. The tea is generally used for blending.

Sugar is grown in lower altitudes.

Defo, not Mauritius.

Ginny42 Tue 20-Aug-24 06:05:47

The British Isles?

Aldom Tue 20-Aug-24 05:58:21

Isle of Man anybody? grin

RosiesMaw2 Mon 19-Aug-24 22:15:32

Oreo

Yeah! You got it, Isle Of Dogs, they grow all sorts of dodgy tea and spices there.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 🪴🪴🪴🪴

Oreo Mon 19-Aug-24 22:14:18

Yeah! You got it, Isle Of Dogs, they grow all sorts of dodgy tea and spices there.

RosiesMaw2 Mon 19-Aug-24 22:11:17

petra

Canvey or Sheppy ?

Dogs!

Oreo Mon 19-Aug-24 22:10:11

Do they plant tea in the Outer Hebrides?🤔

Oreo Mon 19-Aug-24 22:08:54

RosiesMaw2

How can we possibly contain our excitement hmm

😂

crazyH Mon 19-Aug-24 21:37:59

Why is it always cloudy on super moon /blood moon nights?

petra Mon 19-Aug-24 21:35:03

Canvey or Sheppy ?

Babs03 Mon 19-Aug-24 21:29:46

Is better than looking for the bloomin super moon that nobody can see because of cloud.
I’m guessing is Barry Island and I win a go on the penny push.

petra Mon 19-Aug-24 20:59:00

RosiesMaw2

How can we possibly contain our excitement hmm

I’m not going to bed. Will just keep watching.

Calendargirl Mon 19-Aug-24 20:45:23

Will the OP return and tell us?

RosiesMaw2 Mon 19-Aug-24 20:29:52

How can we possibly contain our excitement hmm

pascal30 Mon 19-Aug-24 20:28:20

The Azores

Babs03 Mon 19-Aug-24 19:46:21

If this person lives abroad there could be a time difference. We might not know where the new member lives until the wee hours.

Cadeby Mon 19-Aug-24 19:36:10

Arran?

petra Mon 19-Aug-24 19:31:51

Are you one of my relatives on Pitcairn.

RosiesMaw2 Mon 19-Aug-24 19:27:50

Wake me up,……..

Babs03 Mon 19-Aug-24 19:23:57

Are we waiting until everyone has guessed?
Crack open the popcorn it could be a long night.

pascal30 Mon 19-Aug-24 19:06:28

JamesandJon33

Anglesey

brilliant...

TerriBull Mon 19-Aug-24 19:04:42

I've been to Mauritius I don't remember tea being grown there, sugar to go in the tea definitely. I'll go with everyone else's guess and say Sri Lanka.

Cossy Mon 19-Aug-24 18:54:13

Welcome and please tell us where you live grin

grandMattie Mon 19-Aug-24 18:51:08

Sri Lanka. Best tea in the world.

JudyBloom Mon 19-Aug-24 18:48:00

Yes I too am thinking Sri Lanka