Lizzy's Corner — tea pairing

As you may have guessed, we enjoy pairing tea with different types of foods. Once or twice a year we host a Tea + Cheese flight at our tea shop in downtown Kirkland, WA. Here are the teas on a tea flight pairing we did a couple of year ago: White Peony, Sencha Fukamushi, Ti Kwan Yin Imperial, Kenilworth Ceylon and Yunnan Imperial. The cheeses were brie, parmesan, goat cheese, mozzarella, and cheddar. Participants were able to pair five teas with fives cheese for a total of 25 combinations. Surprisingly, the consensus among many of the participants was that the goat cheese...

Tea and chocolate are delightful on their own, and they’re even better together! Over the past few years, we’ve learned a lot about which flavors pair well from hosting Tea + Chocolate pairings at the tea shop. Of course, everyone has their own palate and favorite combinations, but we’ve seen some common themes. White chocolate pairs well with most teas. This was a surprise to us and our customers. The white chocolate adds sweetness to the teas and still lets their unique flavors come through. Milk chocolate is similar to white chocolate but with deeper chocolate notes. Dark chocolate can...