FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

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FryDay TeaPoll and discussion topic is again brought to you by Herb_Master. For you, what tea pairs with fried food ... or any food? Please share.

Black, of course
9
47%
Oolong
4
21%
Green
2
11%
White
0
No votes
Pu-erh
3
16%
Other
1
5%
 
Total votes: 19
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Re: FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

by Chip » Dec 3rd, '10, 21:58

I love food. I love tea. Yet rarely do these pair for me. Usually in a sushi bar with genmaicha. I persoanlly do not like food and tea to have to compete for my favor, attention.

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Re: FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

by debunix » Dec 3rd, '10, 22:05

Fried requires something a very strong tea--I would tend to drink puerh or darkly roasted TGY or Wuyi.
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Re: FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

by nickE » Dec 4th, '10, 17:52

With fried foods... I'd say a nice malty Assam or perhaps a Shupu. Maybe even some type of abrasive young Sheng; something like 7542 would work well.

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Re: FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

by brad4419 » Dec 5th, '10, 07:26

I would guess a dark roast oolong or black. Maybe a puerh but not sure, I don't remember drinking tea with fried food before.
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Re: FryDay TeaDay 12/3/10

by tortoise » Dec 6th, '10, 10:28

I imagine houjicha would pair very well with oily fried food too. I think roasted teas are best with food personally because the boldness of flavor does not require a lot of attention and they sort of chase away/clean up oiliness in the mouth and throat. I wish I knew why (chemically) that is the case, but this quality is very obvious to me with roasted tea.
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