Tea Cuisine

Tea Inspired Cuisine

Why limit yourself to merely drinking tea when you can now enjoy its unique richness in your food?

A natural herb with a heritage of 5,000 years, Tea is a beverage like no other! First celebrated as a medicine, it grew into so much more - the infinite variety of colour, aroma and texture that real tea offers are just a hint of the pleasures in tea. Real Tea is tea made in the traditional manner, as we do at Dilmah - it offers much greater sophistication and variety than the modern, yet more prevalent CTC process. The spectrum of colour, from deep burgundy to shades of honey, reflect the individual personality of each tea - its flavour, aroma, texture and strength.

Not only is tea good for you but when it’s good quality tea, it offers a journey of discovery. What better palette for the culinary artist. Wine is said to be the nucleus of gastronomy, but in tea you have equal sophistication - more delicate and as infinite variation in flavour.

Dilmah began its exploration of tea gastronomy in 1999 with the aim of matching the functional, health driven benefits of taking tea with food, with a more sensory pairing. The marriage of flavours and textures between tea and food, known as tea gastronomy, is a craft pioneered by Dilmah many years ago.

The next few pages are a gastronomical journey through the culinary delights of tea based cuisine created especially for the 21st century personality. Indulge in our sorbets, salads and desserts and a wide range of dishes created especially for Dilmah consumers who know quality Ceylon Tea and its unique taste.