Tea Dinner Menu 2003

(subject to change at the whim of the chefs!)

Appetizers

Gyokuro Green Tea Saag Paneer
Housemade cheese flavored with green tea, fried and served with a Gyokuro Green Tea spinach and cream sauce.
or
GenMaiCha Green Tea Shittake Crepes
GenMaiCha green tea crepes rolled with Lapsang Souchong smoked Shittake mushrooms with a Lapsang Souchong mushroom demiglaze.

Soup or Salad

Butternut Squash and Chai Tea Bisque.
or
Tea Poached Vegetable Salad in a butter lettuce cup with a Huckleberry Black Tea vinaigrette.

Entrees

Cinnamon Plum Pork Loin
Medallions of pork loin in a Cinnamon Plum Black Tea sauce with tea oil, seared sweet potatoes, and Japanese Gyokuro Green Tea seared greens.
or
Macadamia Lemon Ginger Ono
Macadamia encrusted Ono with a Lemon Ginger Green Tea cream sauce and a Mango Ceylon Black Tea puree, accompanied by Tea Oil rubbed grilled pineapple, a butternut squash and beet hash, and fried sweet potatoes.
or
Lapsang Souchong Chipotle Glazed Chicken
Chicken breast grilled in a Lapsang Souchong chipotle glaze, and served with a Puerh Black Tea black bean cake and a GenMaiCha Green Tea rice.
or
Ti Kuan Yin Oolong Tea Udon Noodles
Sticky udon noodles in a sweet and spicy oolong sauce, and tossed with julienned peppers, carrots and asparagus served with glazed tofu steaks and tea oil seared oyster mushrooms.

Desserts

Chocolate Layered Cake with Huckleberry Black Tea Gananche in a pool of Cherry Sencha Tea Sauce and Assam Tea Cream Anglaise.
or

Poached Farmer’s Market Peaches
in a Ginger Peach Tea topped with Blackberry Sage Tea Ice Cream and a Ginger Peach Tea Syrup.

Teas Used in this menu

Gyuokuro - Made from the first flush tips plucked from bushes cultivated in deep shade, harvested only once a year, these flat sharply pointed leaves produce a very green cup with a vegetal flavor.

GenMaiCha- Japanese green tea blended with toasted rice, offering a nutty, filling brew.

Lapsang Souchong- traditional black tea from China smoked over pine wood fires, this tea offers a strong, smoky flavor.

Chai- an Indian blend of tea with spices including cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger served with milk and sugar.

Huckleberry Tea- Premium Ceylon black tea flavored with natural Wild Mountain Huckleberry.

Cinnamon Plum Tea – Black Tea from The Republic of tea flavored with the zing of cinnamon and finishes with the deep flavor of plum.

Lemon Ginger Green Tea - the mild flavor of green tea is blended with the spicy warmth of ginger and the citrus of lemon and lemongrass.

Mango Ceylon - light and exotically fruity, Ceylon tea with mango and marigold

Ti Kuan Yin - China’s most celebrated Oolong, named for Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion. Its tightly rolled leaves unfurl in hot water and produce a brownish green infusion with aromatic, full bodied flavor and a lingering aftertaste.

Cherry Sencha - delicate cherry flavor had been added to traditional Sencha, creating a unique and exotic experience.

Blackberry Sage - highly aromatic blend that produces a berry note and the cool flavor of white sage.

Ginger Peach - this tea offers the lushness of fancy peaches and a tingle of spicy ginger.

Puerh - this unusual cup gives a strong earthy flavor like a wet forest floor with a dark, dense cup.