RECIPES

Japan meets China. The Genmaicha is crafted from a good quality Japanese Sencha, which has been layered with roasted rice and corn. This process gives it a full body that can stand up to the Peking duck. Serves 6 1 whole Peking duck ( Available from Chinese...

300 ml. sour cream 200 ml. milk 1 tbs. pink peppercorns 1 tbs. unflavoured rooibos 1 tsp. chopped garlic Bring the sour cream and milk to a boil, add all other ingredients, let sit for 5 min. Salt to taste and serve.

There are few potato dishes so satisfying as Rösti. When topped with blue rare tuna and the delicious rooibos-pepper sauce, it is magic. Serves 4 Rösti 6-7 medium, potatoes 50 gr. butter 1 tsp. salt Peel potatoes and boil until semi soft. There...

4 Veal chops Juice of 4 limes 6 tbs. Soya sauce Salt and pepper 1 bunch of sage 1 clove of garlic Place limejuice, garlic, soya sauce and half of the sage in a blender and puree. Reserve the other half of the sage for garnish. Pour the marinade over the veal chops and...

The quality of the veal will have a huge impact on the success of this dish. Buy from a reputable butcher and the lime marinade adds a nice edge to this hardy dish. Serves 4 Green tea buttermilk mashed 8 medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and...

5 tsp Citrus Chai ¼ Fennel bulb ½ small white onion 1 bunch chive 1 peeled tomato 8 Bay scallops 200gr skinless salmon 200gr orange roughy or other white fish 16 small prawns 4 strips lemon zest 6 oz white wine 4 white mushrooms Brew Chai in 1...

4 fillets of Ocean Perch ½ bunch of spring onions (finely chopped) 80gr Cous Cous 20-25 grape tomatoes (halved) 10 Shitake mushrooms 8 gr Jasmine Dragon Tears 1TBS Butter 4 servings Baby spinach Salt, Pepper Soya Sauce Olive Oil Lemon Juice...

20 large prawns 1 tbsp butter 1 cup brewed Lapsang Souchong 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp soya sauce 1 tbsp lemon zest 1 clove garlic 1 bulb fennel finely sliced 1 green apple, quartered, cored and finely sliced 125 gr Roquefort...

Sometimes the beauty is simplicity, I find that to be the case in this dish. For the rice , use a rice cooker and steam a short grain rice according to the manufacturers recommendation. Serves 6 6-8 boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into...

The French would be appalled to be calling this a bouillabaisse, but as a lover of seafood and teas, this recipe is just too good to argue about. The measurements of the seafood in this dish are meant as a guideline. Don’t worry if you have...