Grilled cheese sandwich and Taiwan Oriëntal Beauty / Dong Fang Mei Ren
Grilled cheese sandwich paired with Taiwan Oriëntal Beauty / Dong Fang Mei Ren. Not for tea drinkers that don’t like strong cheese flavours or very sweet and fruity teas
Gerechten: Kaas, Tussendoortjes en Vegetarisch
Thee: Oolong

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