Tea tasting : tea paired Chinese supper in Bangalore
Tea has various associations & appreciations in different cultures.
For Chinese, it's a way of life ...
Unchi Wali Chai & The Shef Society curated it's 45th public soiree on Nov 20th - a Chinese tea paired supper with its tea sommelier Smita Agrawal .
While , we await the publish of detailed article of this experience, here's a sneak peek into this evening.
Dining at @bombayborough_in .
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Winter mulled tea or mulled wine . Use this blend from @unchi.chai.by.smita this season to make your favourite hot beverage this holiday season & keep the wintery feeling at bay ! . 🙂🍵🥂
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Gift some teas & hampers to your loved ones this holiday season !
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Let's spread this awareness.
Tea bags may be convenient but not best for your tea hour . watch this short video to know what's in your tea bag .
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Know your Tea Cup : Tea Notes
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Wiggle wiggle . Wobble wobble
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End of a tea session . Beginning coming soon 🥰.
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baking sourdough bread is therapeutic. here's geting ready for final shaping & proofing . #rhubarb #sourdough #bakingsourdough #breadmaking #stretchandfold #bakeday #bakersclub #bangalorefoodblogger #bangalorefoodies #lovebaking #teaanytime #teaclub #bangaloreTeaclub #trymybread #recipes #artisanal #artisanalbread #dedication #probiotics #sommelierlife
baking sourdough bread is therapeutic. here's the pre-shaping step after bulk fermentation . #rhubarb #sourdough #bakingsourdough #breadmaking #stretchandfold #bulkfermentation #preshaping #bakestory #sommelierlife #teaandbakery
Brewing a Puerh Tea Gongfu style .
There’s a lot common between #tea & #wine except for the fact wines get better with age & teas don’t .
Well, most teas don’t . Puerh tea is an exception though - it’s a tea that is fermented & aged to extract intense aromas & tasting notes from the tea & is packed in the form of dense cakes ( a method used in ancient Chinese tea industry to ease transportation & space usage) . It’s a tea that is believed to help weight loss by blocking production of fat in body & enhancing metabolism. We got together with a couple tea lovers & enthusiasts and tasted 2 different styles of gu shu puerh over the weekend . watch out fun session here ! :)
Tasting notes : wet earthy , petrichor, mud , caramelised banana , maple syrup , toasty , smoky .
A must try for #tealovers
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Introducing wine tea & whiskey pairings at Unchi Wali Chai Soiree
Have you tried tasting tea & wine side by side with food paired to go with it ? at our soiree called ' The Odd Couple' , we tasted a special tea paired with each - a wine & a whiskey . it's interesting to note how similar these beverages are with each one of them being defined carefully & distinctly by the terroir , cultivar , clone, weather, varietal, processing , country of origin , soil , elevation , tasting notes etc. The method of tasting & appreciation is defined similarly too. so it's quite natural that they come together to a table like this. follow our series of post this week on this event & notes from our pairing experience. #Teasommelier #winesommelier #whiskey #masterofwine #teawine #winetea #foodpairing #beverages #winelover #whiskeylover #tealover #teaculture #wineindia #winebangalore #teasoiree #unchiwalichai #oddcouple #teawinewhiskey #whiskeyinateacup #whiskeytea . #winetea #noblerot #bangaloreteatasting #teatasting #eventsplanning #gourmetevents #curated #teapairing #weekends #afternoontea #hightea @heemanshu_pauljohn @tanyadhar @drshuba @virkarprakash @shefezworld @theoterrahotels
Have you heard of #Muscatel ? No, not the #wine varietal , we are talking #tea here. :)
The famous Darjeeling second flush, or the season’s second tea crop, is a much sought-after tea, which when brewed, emits a Muscatel sweet flavour and aroma that is unique to this area and goes by the sobriquet ‘muscatel’.
Interesting to note (especially if you are into wines), is its similarity to the ‘noble rot’ in wines which many a times is responsible for the sweetness and flavour in muscat wine varietals. During this second-flush period, about 12 estates in #Darjeeling attract strange insects: green flies called jassids and thrips who as pests feed on the buds and on the tops of leaves, act as catalysts in producing flavor from these leaves. They suck juices inside the leaves, resulting in the green leaves turning yellow in color which produces a substance called terpene. With some moderate oxidation of terpene during the oxidation process, the tea gains flavors of muscatel or honey.
The production of this unique flavor is extremely short-lived with the period of insects flying over tea buds restricted to about two weeks in a year. Thereafter the leaves need to be carefully plucked and processed immediately to retain flavor & freshness. This is also the reason why muscatel comes with a decent price tag and its popularity.
This is one tea which becomes increasingly pleasant to drink as it matures. #have you ever tried a muscatel? Let us know . #winetea #noblerot #beverages #muscatwine #muscateltea #bangaloreteatasting #teatasting #eventsplanning #gourmetevents #curated #teapairing #weekends #afternoontea
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