Tea is an essential part of fine living and dining…..an integral part of the overall gastronomic experience.
Just as wines are selected to enhance certain foods, teas can also be selected and brewed to match sweet, savoury or spicy foods and the various hours and moods of the day.
| TYPES OF FOOD | SUITABLE TEA |
English-style breakfast (fried foods, eggs, smoked fish, ham, bacon etc) | Ceylon Pekoe, English Breakfast, Dimbula, Irish Breakfast, Flowery Pekoe, Assam, Darjeeling, Jasmine. |
| Continental-style breakfast (breads, cheese, jams etc) | Ceylon Pekoe, English Breakfast, Flowery Pekoe, Dimbula, Assam, Darjeeling, Jasmine. |
| Light savoury meals & brunch | Ceylon Pekoe, Dimbula, Assam, Darjeeling, Green, Oolongs, Sencha, Fruit and Herbal infusions. |
| Meat & Game | Earl Grey, Jasmine, Assam, Lapsang Souchong, Russian Caravan. |
| Poultry | Darjeeling, Oolong, Jasmine, Lapsang Souchong. |
| Fish | Darjeeling, Oolongs, Earl Grey, Green, Sencha. |
| Spicy Foods | Ceylon Pekoe, Dimbula, Darjeeling, Oolong, Green, Jasmine. |
| Tea Time | All Teas |
| Strong Cheeses | Earl Grey, Green, Lapsang Souchong, Russian Caravan. |
| After a meal | Darjeeling, Green Tea, Oolong, most Herbal infusions particularly Peppermint. |
