That rare case when in “Tea +” we talk about a pre-aromatized tea (the tea which was flavoured before we acquired it). But it’s very cool. And rare. And every consecutive year, apparently, it will […]
Olga Nikandrova & Denis Shumakov
Category: Tea Plus
Almost all tea recipes — be it blending or pairing — only work once. But even in such a single-time mode, they can become a source of gastronomic pleasure and ideas for your own tea solutions.
Lemon Flower Tea
At the slightest opportunity, we experiment with tea and different citrus fruits. We try different lemons, stuff tangerines with tea, and so on. Well, now we finally got to the addition of not citrus fruits […]
Tea Teasers
Some time ago, we ran into one small but annoying problem — the problem of distracting background snacks at tea-and-food tastings. Well, that is, such snacks that the guest always has at hand and which […]
Black Tea with Vanilla and Marigolds and Sherry Brandy
A dandy kind of a composition from the “Only to sniff” category. Well, that is, the main pleasure is obtained at the junction of tea, which is drunk, and brandy, which is sniffed. Vanilla notes […]
Cold Brewed White Tea, Fino and Apple Paste Layered Pie
Needle-type white tea infused for 30 minutes in cool water, room-temperature Fino and classic pure-apple Belyovskaya pastila (apple paste layered pie). All parts of this set combine well with one another in pairs — including […]
Basque Cheesecake and Sheng Pu’er
Basque “burnt” cheesecake is simply magically, deliciously combined with sheng (raw) pu’er. The creamy caramel of the dessert and the floral-woody astringency (be it bright or soft, doesn’t matter) of sheng pu’er complement each other […]
Black Tea with Pepper and Anchovies
A recipe from the old book “Pskov Tea” is taken as a basis, it is very simple: you need to take a teaspoon of black tea and a pinch of black pepper, pour a glass […]
Da Hong Pao and Gomphrena
Add Gomphrena globosa (globe amaranth) flowers to tea leaves when brewing (two flowers per 3 grams of tea, or attune the amount of both ingredients to your liking). Gomfrena very interestingly compensates for the contrasting […]
Mi Lan Xiang Dan Cong and Grünberger
Grünberger is a semi-hard cow’s milk cheese from eastern Switzerland with a piquant creamy flavor. Mi Lan Xiang Dan Cong is a Guangdong oolong with obvious floral and fruity notes and an equally obvious baked […]