Looking back at our last event, it was another experience worthwhile. Having had mostly what one could technically call strangers at the table didn’t feel strange to us. Quite the opposite, it was a round of lovely people we were delighted to serve with tea and food. Thank you for joining us guys! While saying so, the next event is already lurking on the horizon. So please lovely people, gather, reserve a seat, keep free July the 12th and come enjoy with us!
Till then!
Want to read a bit more in detail about an experience with us? Have a look at this lovely review composed by South London Life, a blog on all things fun in the ‘boring’ south.
To all you tea lovers and foodies out there!
We staged our 5th event last Sunday and once more were delighted to gather a bunch of lovely people around the table to serve them tea and dim sum. It was a great success and we highly recommend you secure your seats for the upcoming one on the 7th of June on GrubClub.
See you then and there!
Alex & Sam x
PaoCha is a pop-up in south London specialising in Chinese tea and dim sum.
This morning we hosted a delightful crowd at our very first Chinese Tea and Dim Sum Sunday Brunch.
Here is a sneak peak at a few items off our dining menu:
Tea
铁观音 – Tie Guan Yin – Iron Buddha Oolong Tea
Often referred to as Monkey-picked oolong (an old wives tale, there were no monkeys hurt in themaking of this), this tea has a fresh and fruity flavour (so much so that if you close your eyes, you could be in the tea fields themselves).
龙井绿茶 – LongJing LuCha – Dragon Well Green Tea
One of the most famous teas in China, from Zhejiang Province, this puts all other Green tea to shame with it’s toasty and almost chestnutty flavour.
Dim Sum Dishes
炒菠菜 (Chao Bo Cai)
Lightly fried fresh baby spinach leaves with a splash of soy sauce, a sprinkling of garlic in a Chinese broth. It is extremely simple, elegant and delicious dish and a staple in nearly all Chinese home cooking.
包子 (Bao Zi)
Baozi can be found throughout China, often seen in towers of steamers lining the streets early in the morning, stuffed with anything from meat to custard. Eaten any time from breakfast to an evening snack, this is a Chinese staple. Today we served them in a bamboo steamer with a side of soy sauce and Chinese vinegar. Our buns were stuffed with either red-braised diced butternut squash.
橘子 (Ju Zi)
Tangerines and oranges are considered a lucky food in Chinese tradition which are often eaten during big celebrations. Tangerine in Chinese sounds similar to the word luck and orange sounds like the Chinese word for wealth. The bright orange color of tangerines symbolizes gold. Through the play of words, the Chinese associate the serving of oranges and tangerine as having an abundance of happiness and prosperity. Therefore we served a citrus-mousse filled tangerine in the hope of sending you our guests off happier and fuller (well in food) than they arrived!
If that sounds good to you make sure you keep an eye out for our future brunches!
PaoCha 