Tea and Chocolate Pairing Guide
Should you drink your tea with chocolate? What kind of chocolate works best with which kind of tea? Certified Tea Master and Founder of Cup Above Tea, Alison Dillon shares the ins and outs of tea...
Cooking with tea – rice paper rolls
Fresh, crunchy and flavour-packed, these rice paper rolls with oolong tea dipping sauce make for a healthy and refreshing summer lunch.
What you’ll need
For the rice paper rolls
100g Vermicelli no...
Everything you need to know about cold brew tea
Iced tea or cold brew tea is a sensational alternative to hot tea and can really shift the flavour profile of your favourite leaves.
There are a few different ways you can brew chilled teas and t...
Tea cocktails - Spring Peach Tea Punch
The perfect no fuss spring tea cocktail.
What you’ll need (makes 1)
1 fresh ripe peach, sliced into six crescents
30 mls gin
100 mls sparkling white wine or champagne
100 mls Himalayan Pine Green ...
Cooking with tea – citrus, white chocolate and tea macarons
Perfecting a home-made macaron takes some patience but the practice is worth persevering through when you take a bite into the light but crunchy exterior of these delicate cookies.
French macrons ...
How to pair tea and beef
This weeks' tea pairing challenge is renowned British Chef Simon Gueller's fillet of grass-fed beef, pomme anna and mushroom purée. Gueller uses classic flavours to stunning effect, and has command...
Tea cocktail - Oolong Mojito
Warm spring weather calls for cool, zingy cocktails. Sipping on a mojito is refreshment personified, it’s like taking your palate for a refreshing dip in the crisp, cool ocean.
We’ve put a soph...
Cooking with tea - Spiced Tea Loaf
The tea loaf or the tea cake means different things in different parts of the world. In England a tea cake is generally a light bun style treat, more savoury than a cake. They are fruited and light...
Tea and cheese pairing - baked brie with figs, walnuts, and chilli honey
Ooey gooey goodness. This dish is spicy, sweet, salty, creamy and crunchy. It is hands down the epitome of indulgent. It’s also screaming out to be paired with a tea.
Gabriel Cabrera’s baked bri...
Tea pairing challenge - with Pastry Chef Sarah Bonar
This weeks' tea pairing challenge is Pastry Chef Sarah Bonar's (Octavia, San Francisco) Meyer Lemon Tart, Bergamot Marmalade, Winter Citrus, and Orange Blossom Ice Cream.
Beautifully defined flavo...
Tea cocktails - Blackberry Bourbon Iced Tea
Bourbon is one of those spirits that falls into the ‘strong’ category. It’s got a reputation for being on the masculine side and is packed with robustness. This week we’ve added just a touch of swe...
Cooking with tea – Teriyaki Popcorn Tea Chicken
This recipe combines two Japanese staples – teriyaki and tea – into one delicious dish. Food historians believe teriyaki was first made by the Japanese in the seventeenth century. Teriyaki dishes b...
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