Tea and Food

Elmstock Premium Quality Teas

Tea and Food

Tea is an essential part of fine living and dining.....  an integral part of the overall gastronomic experience.  Just as wines are selected to enhance certain foods, teas can also be selected and brewed to match sweet, savoury or spicy foods and the various hours and moods of the day.

TYPES OF FOODS

SUITABLE TEAS

English-style breakfast (fried foods, eggs, smoked fish ham bacon etc)

Ceylon Pekoe, English Breakfast, Dimbula, Irish Breakfast, Flowery Pekoe, Assam, Darjeeling, Jasmine.

Continental-style breakfast
(breads, cheese, jams etc)

Ceylon Pekoe, English Breakfast, Flowery Pekoe, Dimbula, Assam, Darjeeling, Jasmine.

Light savoury meals & brunch

Ceylon Pekoe, Dimbula, Assam, Darjeeling,  Green, Oolongs, Sencha.
 

Meat & Game
 

Earl Grey, Jasmine, Assam, Lapsang Souchong.
 

Poultry

Darjeeling, Oolong, Jasmine, Lapsang Souchong.
 

Fish
 

Darjeeling, Oolongs, Earl Grey, Green, Sencha.
 

Spicy Foods

Ceylon Pekoe, Dimbula, Darjeeling, Oolong, Green, Jasmine.
 

Tea Time
 

All Teas

 

Strong Cheeses
 

Earl Grey, Green, Lapsang Souchong.

 

After a meal
 

Darjeeling, Green Tea, Oolong.

 

All Day

 

Most teas as well as herbal, fruit and speciality teas can be enjoyed throughout the day.

Tea Storage

Stimulating