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[pensnest]

Some time ago my Bun gave me a packet of Earl's Passion Tea, which I take to be a combination of Earl Grey and some shreds of passionfruit (or something of that sort). I haven't tried it, because I'm not a fan of Earl Grey, but may be using it imminently.

Does anyone have any suggestions for the kind of edibles that might go with Earl's Passion Tea? A bunch of my friends get together for afternoon tea every so often, and we have between us many kinds of teas... so I thought that when I host, I'd do a Tea Tasting, with afternoon tea course by course. But I don't have any idea what might work with this tea. My first thought was Shortbread, as being fairly plain, but if I could hit upon something a little more savoury than sweet, I'd prefer to go with that.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[untonuggan]

Tea sandwiches are what spring immediately to mind for me? (Like, the little tiny ones with cucumber or smoked salmon or egg salad on thin spongy bread...do not know food allergies of group, so do not know if that would be appropriate.)

Also cheese and fruit is delicious with tea, I find. Especially hard cheeses like -- again do not know what you have near you/allergies -- a Stilton or Wensleydale type thing? (If in the US and near a Trader Joe's, they do have Stilton with Apricot's which everyone in my family agrees is basically like Wensleydale.) If you have other cheese preferences, those would probably work too, because cheese is delicious.

Also, scones are always a possibility with tea, and one can make more biscuit-y scones rather than ones with more sugar/fruit. Do not know if you feel like baking, and that is also more on the savory/sweet line depending on how much jam is featured.

[pensnest]

I'm planning on the cucumber sandwiches and the smoked salmon sandwiches already, and also scones (although, subversively, with *apricot* jam) but to go with other kinds of tea - between us we have about ten different kinds! Hmm... Something with cheese is definitely missing from the list so far, though, so that is an excellent suggestion.

[turlough]

I love Earl Grey so I think it works well with everything :-) I suspect the added passionfruit in this will probably make it a little sweeter than ordinary Earl Grey though so it might not work that well with savoury things.

[pensnest]

See, I'd as soon drink cologne as Earl Grey, in the usual way, so... someone on LJ suggested tiny onion tarts, and I think I could make the onions quite sweet. Hmm. I suppose I *could* just try drinking some to find out what it is like, but that would be awfully sensible.

[msktrnanny.livejournal.com]

Bite size sweet onion tarts? Blue cheese potato tart? How about a savory scone?

[pensnest]

I found some puff pastry cheese + onion miniature thingies, which worked very well, so thanks for putting that into my head!

[nopseud]

How about little slices of frittata? You could make them in two or three different flavours.

[pensnest]

I ended up buying something for this course (having exhausted myself with baking cookies and scones anyway). A good thought for another time.

[starturtle0977.livejournal.com]

I always associate tea with scones so I second that option ;)

http://joythebaker.com/2012/12/feta-and-chive-sour-cream-scones/

[pensnest]

Of course scones must be on the menu—though in this case, I had them down to go with one of the other teas (I've posted a list now).