Don't Call It Comfort Food The Pliable Comforts of Agua de Jamaica Hibiscus can be sweetened, spiced up, and cooled down for a choose-your-own-adventure tea. Story: Rahanna Bisseret Martinez
Cooking Have Leftover Rice? Pour Some Green Tea on It. A warming bowl of tea-soaked ochazuke starts with whatever’s in your pantry. Story: Tatiana Bautista
A Kitchen In New Orleans A Most Luxurious…Prune? A trick from Zuni Café gives the maligned dried fruit a second life with tea. Story: Scott Hocker
Cooking Chai, But Hold the Latte Skip the sugary mix, forget the milk, and embrace jaggery and fresh ginger. Story: Devorah Lev-Tov
Culture My Favorite Cold Brew Isn’t Cold Brew at All Iced tea with a sidecar of espresso has become the next-wave order for coffee nerds in the know. Story: Jordan Michelman
Cooking Respect Roasted Green Tea Add hojicha to cakes, puddings, ice cream, and jellies for an unmistakably smoky, nutty flavor. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Culture Wimp Juice: America’s Long, Strange History of Gendering Tea Tea is consumed all over the world, but only in the U.S. has it been so equated with femininity that some companies try to profit from the idea that drinking it makes you less of a man. Story: Rebecca Flint Marx
Culture 100 Cups of Tea in Kashmir In one of the most militarized regions in the world, tea is both a daily celebration and an everyday struggle. Story: Sharanya Deepak