Daughter Advent Day Four
Not every day in the homemade advent is tea, and I saved this one for first breakfast today. (Ashman was quite late coming home for lunch, necessitating second breakfast of tea and biscotti to tide me over.)
I hesitated to have it with my omelette which had Penzey’s Sunny Paris seasoning in it. The purple shallots are rather strong and I was wondering if the lavender and blueberry might suit this tea more to pairing with something daintier. Sniffing the dry blend gave me the confidence to pair it with this breakfast because the lemon was pretty strong and the base was, too.
Wow, I am glad I made it this morning! All the flavors came through so well, and it was very well balanced. The food didn’t overwhelm the tea at all. I think this tea could be a real chameleon. I want to make it to drink with something plain and simple like Bordeaux cookies because I think you could focus on each of the flavors here one at a time and they would step into a spotlight. Want a berry flavored tea? Think of blueberries and you will taste them in the forefront. Want a flowery bower? Think of lavender and the spotlight shifts to a new player. (I love lavender and violet teas!) And the lemon really did help carry it alongside the shallots.
Very nice tea!
