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Tea, the Healthier Option to wine
Monday, 01 January 2007
Health Benefits
Tea provides an extensive range of tastes, similar to that of wine but without the associated alcohol.  In fact tea accompanies food so much better than wine does. Wine has the tendency to over power the flavor of the food and you cannot drink much without feeling tipsy by the end of your meal. In contrast teas flavor can delicately pair with the food without over powering it and allows you to drink as much as you want without needing a designated driver.Pairing tea with food need not be a tiresome experience of researching volumes of ‘tea connoisseurs’ manual’. A simple thumb rule is to follow the basics of ‘Wine & Food pairing’.
Foods such as seafood, salads and fruit that are normally paired with white wines go perfectly well with green teas. A pleasant surprise here is that the green teas are also great with deep fried food because these teas ‘cut thru’ the fat and lessens your chance of indigestion. Japanese teas like Sencha or Genmaicha go perfectly with seafood and rice dishes. Chinese greens like Dragon well and Jasmines are a little stronger in flavor and have a stronger aroma which pairs well with Salads and Chicken dishes.
Black teas pair well with foods that are normally paired with red wines like meat, curries, and desserts. Black teas are rich and full bodied teas with pronounced tannins which hold up well with richly flavored foods. Black teas pair especially well with chocolates and desserts with chocolate.
Oolongs come somewhere in between Black and Green teas. Like green teas, very lightly oxidized Oolongs (Wu-long or green Oolongs) go well with foods that are normally paired with white wine. While like black teas, Oolongs that are medium to dark oxidized are a perfect pairing for Chinese, Thai and grilled foods that go well with red wine. This is so because darker Oolongs have a pronounced toastiness and are very full flavored. 
Petit Tea has extensively researched Tea and food pairing to give you a complete insight to the wonderful world of tea. Just click on the 'Select your Tea' tab on navigation bar above to find our teas that best match your favorite foods.
 
 
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