10 Alternative ingredient
While tea is a drink, it has also emerged as a star ingredient in food as well. More familiar uses might include matcha green tea ice cream, served up at many Japanese restaurants.
However, there is a wide array of dishes that can include tea as a taste enhancer.
Dubai-based Taiwanese brand Sino Chai is known for using tea in its dim sum selection — the Ten Li Tea beef dumplings and Jasmine Tea Siu Mai are two examples.
Easy ways to incorporate tea into cooking include using it as an enhancer to water when steaming or boiling. Meats can be marinated in brewed tea as a substitute to traditional marinades. Tea is a particularly effective tenderiser, giving it a dual purpose in this case.
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Another emerging trend, which is already popular in Asia, is tea-infused chocolates. One of Japan’s most popular snacks is green tea flavoured Kit-Kats.
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