Chocolates and Yunnan Gold
Couldn’t resist picking up some beautiful chocolates at my local Simon Lèvelt store. The shop owner suggested their Yunnan Gold to drink with these beauties. She was right! Brewed it real strong in order to taste both tea and chocolates. 9 grams of tea on 500 ml of 90 degrees Celsius water and a steeping time of 3 minutes. Normally I would use 80 degrees Celsius water and a 1-2 minute steep but the tea really needs more extraction in order not to taste like hot water. The slight astringency balances the sweetness of the chocolates and brings out the chocolaty flavour much more.
Gerechten: Chocolade, Tussendoortjes en Vegetarisch
Thee: Zwart
Thee is een perfecte match bij veel gerechten. En als je het goed aanpakt dan geeft het serveren van thee bij de maaltijd een hele mooie ervaring. Zowel thuis als bij een exclusief meergangendiner in een restaurant. In vijf dagen leren we je hoe je thee selecteert, zet en presenteert bij je gerechten.
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