{"id":8449,"date":"2012-03-14T09:01:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T01:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2012-06-21T02:41:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:41:42","slug":"chinese-tea-pairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2012\/03\/14\/chinese-tea-pairing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Tea Pairing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Most people know about wine pairing<\/strong>: wine enhances taste of food. I had been to a wine pairing that the host asked us to drink the carrot soup without wine first. Then take a sip of wine and drink the soup. Woah, the taste was radically different; and the flavors of the soup just exploded in the mouth.<\/p>\n

Not many people know about beer pairing<\/strong>. And I was fortunate enough to be edified by the kind and passionate people at Big Bad Wolf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here comes Chinese tea pairing<\/strong>. The difference between Chinese tea pairing and wine\/beer pairing is that the Chinese tea cleanses the palate but doesn’t radically change the flavors of the food. \u00a0In general, the light-colored teas go with lightly flavored dishes while dark teas go with spicy and oily dishes,\u00a0<\/strong>just like red wine going with red meat and white wine with white meat! Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n

1. Floral Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: Chrysanthemum tea, Jasmine tea, Osmanthus tea, Rose tea.<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: dim sum<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/em>: The refreshing fragrance rids of odors in siew mai and char siew. Floral tea is also known for its beautifying purposes.<\/p>\n

2. Black Tea (also known as Red Tea) \/ Oolong Tea\/ Green Tea\/ Yellow Tea\/ White Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m grouping the five teas together because the tea leaves are the same shrub. Because they come from the same shrub, they have dieting effects<\/strong>. In other words, the teas are generally\u00a0suitable for oily or deep-fried dishes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The difference between them<\/strong> is the amount of time taken to oxidize\/ferment them. Fermenting just means leaving the leaves in a temperature-controlled room. The longer the leaves are fermented, the darker they are. In the list above, black tea is most oxidized to the least oxidized white tea. The longer the leaves are oxidized, the more it loses its chlorophyll, the more tannins are released. Tannins are, of course, found in wine too! The more tannins means that the tea will give a dry aftertaste, but it is also stronger in flavor, giving a robust taste.<\/p>\n

2a. Black Tea\/ Red Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: Pu’er (actually Pu’er is post-black tea, it’s fermented even further than black tea but I’ll group it here for convenience) , \u7941\u95e8\u7ea2\u8336 (keemun red tea<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: Fried dishes (such as \u9505\u8d34, pan-fried dumplings); spicy dishes; fatty dishes (such as pork belly)<\/p>\n

Benefits: Reduces cholesterol and fat; protects liver; reduces fatigue.<\/p>\n

2b. \u00a0Oolong Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: \u94c1\u89c2\u97f3 (tie guan yin<\/em> or in English, Iron Goddess of Mercy); and \u5ca9\u8336 (yan cha<\/em> or rock tea), also known as \u5927\u7ea2\u888d da hong pao<\/em>, Big Red Robe.<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: Fried dishes (such as fried pancakes) and steamed fish<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/em>: Slimming; prevents fatigue.<\/p>\n

2c. Green Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: \u9f99\u4e95 (long jing<\/em> or Dragon well); \u78a7\u87ba\u6625 (bi lei chun<\/em> or green spiral); \u9ec4\u5c71\u6bdb\u5cf0 (huang shan mao feng<\/em> or Yellow Mountain tip); \u516d\u5b89\u74dc\u7247 (liu an gua pian<\/em> or Liu An Leaf).<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: Seafood, such as prawns and scallops<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/em>: Slimming; Improves eyesight.<\/p>\n

2d. Yellow Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: \u541b\u5c71\u94f6\u9488 (jun shan yin zhen<\/em> or Jun Mountain silver needle)<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: fowl such as duck or chicken<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/em>: protects liver, reduces heatiness.<\/p>\n

2e. White Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples<\/em>: \u767d\u6beb\u94f6\u9488 (bai hao yin zhen<\/em> or White Tip Silver needle)<\/p>\n

Pair With<\/em>: Stir-fried vegetables<\/p>\n

Benefits: refreshes the mind, detoxing, reduces heatiness, slimming.<\/p>\n

PS: Research is adapted from information over the internet and Tian Fu Tea Room<\/a> at Park Royal Hotel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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