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Pairing Food With Tea
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When pairing food with tea, remember these these simple rules of thumb...
- Light tasting green teas are great with spicy dishes
- Black tea is ideal for all meats and any hearty dishes like stew or chili
- Scentred and fruit teas taste best with desserts
When hosting a tea party, it's easy to go beyond cucumber sandwiches and cookies. A wide variety of quality teas are available to mix and match with savories and sweets for delicious flavor combinations.
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Tea |
Food | Sweet | Cheese | Wine | Liqueur |
| Ceylon | Cucumber or Tomato Sandwich | Tarte au Citron | Mature Cheddar | Fine dessert wine | Chartreuse yellow / green |
| Kenya | Beef & Horseradish or Ham Sandwich | Chocolate Cake (rich) | Austrian Smoked | New World Cabernet Sauvignon | Drambuie |
| Darjeeling | Cream Cheese Sandwich | Cream Desserts | Cream Cheese | Zinfandel type wines Shiraz or Syrah | Armagnac |
| Lapsang | Chicken or Smoked Salmon Sandwich | Lemon Sorbet | Stilton | New World Chardonnay | Tawny Port |
| Earl Grey | Fine Paté Sandwich | Crème Brûlée | Leicester | Valpolicella or Beaujolais | |
| English Breakfast | Ham or Bacon Sandwich | Ice Cream | English Cheese (not Stilton) with digestive biscuits / apple / celery | Classic Cabernet Sauvignon or Medoc | Brandy |
* Developed by the Tea Council Ltd. and the Academy of Food and Wine Service in the United Kingdom
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