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Episode: Tea-loving Nepal is warming up to coffee
Description: Coffee hasn't always been an easy sell in Nepal. The Himalayan country is a major tea producer, as well as a major consumer. When people greet each other in the morning, they don't ask, "How are you?" They say, "Have you had your tea?"
Tea—usually served as a sweet, milky beverage in a piping hot glass tumbler—is as much a part of Nepal's culture as rice, a constant presence at homes, meetings and social gatherings. But a growing number of Nepalis are warming up to coffee, as trendy cafés spring up on street corners in cities and towns...