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A Taste of Chocolate is a series that highlights the abundance of Black-owned food and beverage businesses in the DC Metro area, also known as Chocolate City, and takes viewers on a behind the scenes look at “how the sausage is made.”

Calabash Tea & Tonic Will Decolonize Your Taste Buds

Feb. 13, 2023 – 05:59 – Dr. Sunyatta Amen, a 5th generation master herbalist and naturopath, is the owner of Calabash Tea & Tonic, a staple in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. In the episode of A Taste of Chocolate, Amen shares how she’s helping “decolonize” our tastebuds, how her family influenced her commitment to helping people heal, and how she makes her popular Love Potion # 10 chai tea, which is based on her grandmother’s recipe.

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Calabash Tea & Tonic Will Decolonize Your Taste Buds

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