A good cup of tea or coffee would never be complete without any accompaniment, whether sweet or savory.
This varies across different countries and cultures. The British prefer their tea with scones, jam and clotted cream. Singaporeans and Malaysians prefer kaya toast and soft-boiled eggs with teh tarik (pulled milk tea) for breakfast. The Dutch usually pair their coffee with a biscuit, whilst Americans commonly pair theirs with donuts. In the Hispanosphere, churros con chocolate with coffee is considered a good tandem.
Today’s cube features different kinds of food that I’ve paired with my tea over the years. As you can see from the pictures, I lean towards hot tea and coffee. Don’t get me wrong; I prefer cold brew coffee at times, but hot drinks traditionally work best with these morsels.
TOP ROW
1. Portuguese Egg Tart, Lord Stow’s Bakery
2. Baklava, Mister Kabab
3. Original Bibingka, Antonio’s Bibingka
MIDDLE ROW
4. Chocolate Crinkles, Urban Grind
5. Assorted Buns (Chicken Curry, Veggie Shiitake, BBQ Pork), Lucky Bun
6. Cheese Bread and Blueberry Cheesecake, Cafe Pronto
BOTTOM ROW
7. Tuna Pandesal, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
8. Basbousa, The Halal Guys
9. Yuzu Cheese Mousse, Tsujiri Matcha
Until the next entry, bon appetit!
I love those Portuguese egg tarts.
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They’re from Lord Stow’s – a well-known bakery in Macau! Good thing they have a franchise here in the Philippines, but I hope they establish one in Malaysia.
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cheesecake + black coffee 💖 or even just a pile of workload + black coffee
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Oddly enough, I miss the Basque Burnt Cheesecake from Le Petit Souffle – which I wrote about here: https://themonchingsguide.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/211-on-parisian-palates-triptych-30.
I guess we all still have to hold out at home, with the third?/fourth? ECQ extension (they just modified it a bit.) 😦
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