Although Kenya exports loads of coffee, Kenyans are no coffee-enthusiasts. According to the director of the school I will work, coffee is found on their table because of the exchange programme with Norway. That is not a bad outcome I would say! I also have to say that I had my first Kenyan chai-tea in Samnanger. It seems like the Fredskorpset basic value of resiprocal influence is accomplished at least in one particular area. To describe the Kenyan coffee in three words it’s watery, powerless and timid. When it comes to tea the passion is more evident. A friend of ours even calles the tea “the holy spirit”!
Kericho district not only is the tea capital of Kenya, it is also the most important tea-growing area in Africa thanks to the famously reliable afternoon rain. The first tea was grown in Kenya in 1903 and today it is a major component of most tea sold in the UK and Ireland. Also the Kenyans are devoted tea-lovers. The chai; tea with hot milk, hot water and a lot of sugar, is served from huge thermoses that a Norwegian TV-kanne wouldn’t dare to challenge. Tea without sugar seems to be an unknown phenomenon here. And with the quantity of tea consumed every day in a Kenyan home, the price of sugar is essential. These days one kilo costs around 8 Norwegian Kroner or 1 Euro, which is very expensive. Our guides into the new culture have told us that chocolate or wine are unusual things to bring if we are invited for dinner. We should rather bring a kilo of sugar!
Kericho district not only is the tea capital of Kenya, it is also the most important tea-growing area in Africa thanks to the famously reliable afternoon rain. The first tea was grown in Kenya in 1903 and today it is a major component of most tea sold in the UK and Ireland. Also the Kenyans are devoted tea-lovers. The chai; tea with hot milk, hot water and a lot of sugar, is served from huge thermoses that a Norwegian TV-kanne wouldn’t dare to challenge. Tea without sugar seems to be an unknown phenomenon here. And with the quantity of tea consumed every day in a Kenyan home, the price of sugar is essential. These days one kilo costs around 8 Norwegian Kroner or 1 Euro, which is very expensive. Our guides into the new culture have told us that chocolate or wine are unusual things to bring if we are invited for dinner. We should rather bring a kilo of sugar!
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