Tea Pairing
– an Exciting Dining Innovation
Have you experienced the pleasure of tea pairing? Located in Causeway Bay, Glassbelly is the first restaurant in Hong Kong to offer an exquisite tea pairing with a mouth-watering fine dining experience. Each dish is served with premium Chinese teas that match perfectly with the high-quality ingredients and Chinese and Western cooking methods. The innovative dishes combined with the finest teas offer the ultimate customer dining experience.
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Wing Yeung, Founder of Glassbelly
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How did Glassbelly come up with the concept of tea pairing?
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Food science studies have shown that the key to food pairing is the common aroma compound shared between foods. Premium tea has a rich and complex flavor that helps to enhance the flavor and balance the taste of each dish, and that was what inspired us to develop the concept of tea pairing. Glassbelly uses specially selected Wuyi Rock Tea which contains over 300 aroma compounds. This makes it suitable for pairing with an array of dishes and bring the best taste experience to our customers.
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What is special about the dishes offered at Glassbelly?
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Tea pairing is a very complicated process. To provide our customers with the ultimate satisfaction, we combine carefully selected teas and seasonal ingredients to provide an exquisite tea pairing experience. Truffle-infused egg is one of Glassbelly’s signature dishes – the androstanol in black truffle gives a unique scent and an irresistible musky smell. To get the full truffle experience we put the truffle into a sealed can with eggs, infusing the eggs with the aroma and flavor of the truffle. Once the eggs are ready we shave more truffle over them before serving – and adding caviar on top makes the dish even more unforgettable!
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How does water affect the taste of tea?
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Water plays an important role in brewing tea. We aim to provide a cup of healthy tea to our customers and the Amway eSpring™ Water Purifier fulfils our needs. Not only is it effective in removing more than 160 contaminants and eliminating 99.99% of waterborne viruses and bacteria, but it also retains beneficial minerals in the water. Glassbelly and eSpring™ are the perfect partners!
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What is the relationship between the selection of tea and the tea set?
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GlassBelly’s tea products are based on scientific tasting and objective standards to analyze and evaluate the quality and taste of the tea. The best products from 2,000 different types of tea are selected to bring customers the best taste and maximum enjoyment. The higher the polyphenol content, the better the taste of the tea. The brewing temperature is also very important; when you brew water using boiling water at 100°C, the structure of the tea leaves changes and more polyphenol is released. The structure of tea shrinks when the temperature begins to fall, so it is also important to maintain the structure of the tea as well as the temperature of the tea set. Purple pottery has the best heat-retention ability and helps release more polyphenols in the process of brewing tea – which is why we use it at Glassbelly.
eSpring™ Water Purifier
 | The carbon filter removes more than 160 different contaminants and the UV lamp eliminates 99.99% of waterborne viruses and bacteria, but retains beneficial minerals |
| Reaches various major water quality standards as certified by the NSF International |
| Reminds users to replace the filter |
| Awarded the 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award. To make a positive difference on the environment |
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