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White coffee shows up on menus and in specialty coffee shops every day. Most customers assume it just means normal coffee with milk or cream added to it. Looking around online, you'll also find claims about it containing a lot more caffeine or that you need the right equipment to brew it properly. It can be tough to get a clear answer about what this pale-colored coffee actually is (and if it's worth ordering). White coffee goes through a roasting process that's pretty different from the normal coffee that most of us are used to. Roasters will pull the beans...

Most coffee shops serve a watered-down version of Vietnamese iced coffee and it just isn't the same as what you'd get if you ordered one in Hanoi or Saigon - it shows up already mixed in a plastic cup, the beans they use are mediocre at best and there's this artificial sweetness to it that covers up the true coffee flavor when it should be doing the opposite. Authentic cà phê sữa đá has a much fuller, bolder taste that you just won't find in most American coffee shops. Vietnamese coffee tastes different if you have it in Vietnam compared...

Pick the wrong grade and your recipe just won't work out the way that you want - and even worse, you might walk away with the wrong idea of what matcha is supposed to taste like. Your first matcha experience could turn out to be a cup made from harsh, culinary-grade powder - maybe enough to turn you off from matcha forever. You'd never get to experience the sweet, umami-rich flavor that makes the ceremonial grade so loved when it's prepared in the way that it's meant to be enjoyed! Ceremonial matcha comes from the youngest leaves of the first...

A puffy face after you wake up, or that weird sluggish feeling you get even after a full night's sleep - either one of these can make you feel pretty awful. Your lymphatic system needs regular attention just like the rest of your body, and it's easy to overlook it until problems show up. Swollen ankles or persistent bloating don't appear out of nowhere for no reason. More than likely, it's because the lymph fluid isn't moving through your system the way that it should be. Most of the advice you'll find about lymphatic health tends to point you in...