Popular tea pairings include cookies and chocolate but Clipper Tea wants to get tea lovers thinking outside of the box with suggestions from its very own Tea Sommelier Angela Pryce. A survey of 2,000 tea drinkers commissioned by Clipper looked into tea habits across the UK and it found that as many as one in five would have a brew with quintessentially British meals like sausage and mash or a jacket potato.
Pryce suggests matching green tea with lemon infusions to bring out the flavors of smoked salmon, and other ideas include pairing black tea with fish and chips and English breakfast tea with roast beef. Green tea also works well with spicy foods, while Earn gray helps to round out meals with lemon drizzle cake.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Unconventional Tea Pairings
- Clipper Tea and their tea sommelier Angela Pryce are championing unconventional tea pairings beyond traditional pastries and sweets.
- Tea Sommeliers
- The growing trend of tea sommeliers suggests a disruption in the tea industry towards more refined and individualized tea experiences for consumers.
- Innovative Flavor Combinations
- The development of innovative tea and food pairings signals an opportunity for food and beverage professionals to experiment with bold and unexpected flavor combinations.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Tea
- The tea industry can capitalize on the growing trend of unconventional tea pairings by developing and promoting unique tea flavors for different meals and occasions.
- Food Service
- The food service industry can incorporate unconventional tea pairings as a way to diversify their beverage menu and provide unique dining experiences for customers.
- Hospitality
- Hotels and restaurants can differentiate themselves from competitors by offering tea and food pairings created by tea sommeliers, attracting tea and food enthusiasts to their establishments.
