We ate it with big spoons, washing it down with hot, sweet black tea.

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The guard, Jassim Mohammed, welcomes the Americans with glasses of sweet black tea.

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Wander along the main thoroughfare with people from all over the world, through clouds of scented tobacco smoke, past tacky souvenir shops for tourists that trade right next to bulk foodstuff shops for locals, and stop at a random cafe table for a spot of sweet black tea and people watching.

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It started when Vandy grads and Georgia debutantes decided they wanted an extra kick in their beloved sweet tea (black tea sweetened with sugar, simple syrup or some other saccharine potion).

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For something more local, try a cup of Southern Sweet, a zesty concoction that mixes black tea with lemon and home grown mint.

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