Gongfu!
Dug out the hongcha yixing for this session, which was well worth it. I also had some perfectly soft boiled quail eggs to accompany. This was a super rich, indulgent afternoon pairing. The tea is thick, full bodied and sweet with dark honey, stewed red fruit, cacao, and mahogany wood notes. This was my first time making quail eggs & I was super nervous, but they came out perfectly!! I love that the fatty yolks added even more richness to the honey and cacao flavours!! I added a bit of black pepper on top, and I thought that also added something interesting to the pairing because it accented the underlying spice of the mahogany I was already tasting and made it pop a bit more!
Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdda6ig9Vh/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoNETmEp7Uk
This song though! Can you say, “feel good music”!?
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