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- Friar (Japanese) Plum : Friar Japanese Plum (Prunus salicina "Friar") refers to a variety of Japanese Plum. The Friar plum is a heavy bearer of large, round dark purple fruit that is resistant to cracking. It also has a sweet, firm, amber flesh. Friar is a good dependable producer, ripening early to mid-season
Friar was introduced in California by Dr. Weinberger in 1968.
Teas in Mongolia are categorized by color type. There are three (3) of such color categorizations:
(1) Red Tea that the Han Chinese drink is referred to as black tea and it is enjoyed in Mongolia.
(2) Yellow Tea is Jasmine tea They drink Jasmine tea and call it yellow tea.
(3) Blue Tea - are Brick teas which are called blue teas.
Some say, that the Blue Tea or Brick tea is the most popular type, because of the convenience in carrying it around. However, nowadays, most brick teas used by Mongolians come from India.
Tea drinking is natural and important in Mongolia. Tea beverages such as Milk Tea are very popular. Tea is consumed at each of the three main meals every day. Tea is served to guests. It is the beverage of choice at all snack times and used whenever someone is thirsty. In addition to regular tea, flowers, leaves, and stems of some locally grown plants are also used to make teas and other beverages.
Milk Tea which is also referred to as Mongolian Tea is the most important beverage used by the Mongolians and their shepherds. To make milk tea, brick tea is crushed into pieces then boiled for three (3) minutes with water. While boiling, it is constantly stirred. Fresh milk is slowly added to this tea in proportions of one (1) part milk to three (3) to six (6) parts water. A little salt is sometimes added. Milk tea can be served with some fried millet in it.
Fleischkäse literally means "meat cheese ", refers actually to a German food - a baked loaf made from finely chopped or ground meat and liver is only added as an optional ingredient. Fleischkäse is more popularly known as Leberkäse (literally means " liver cheese") hence the confusion of what it is really made of which some thought to be as liver.