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Chai with muffins

Melange offers exotic tea and snack spread as part of the afternoon tea here

TEA TIME Enjoy afternoon tea, Victorian style with a delicious spread on the side

Chai goes haute. And how? In a tea county where khada chammach or a pauna is savoured with Osmania biscuits, tea— a Chinese ginseng oolong or Jade ring brewed with freshly boiled water and minus the sugar is what the kitty dos are raising a toast, or rather cheese straws and blueberry muffins, at Melange the Euro-Asian bistro at Hotel Golconda.

The afternoon tea is not hi-tea clarifies Ravindra Singh, F&B Manager, Hotel Golconda about the Victorian concept of tea and light snack that dates back to 1840s when wafer thin slices of bread holding finely chopped cucumber, platters of light sponge cakes and freshly brewed tea were served across London to assuage hunger pangs between lunch and dinner.

On offer at mana afternoon tea is a collection of teas sourced from across the world. Varied in textures and tones, the leaves are sure appetising. Adding to it the brewing process— a transparent pot on the table. And a timer next to it that beeps after two minutes as the tea is ready.

"A lot of people don't know tea has brewing time. Infusion time is a critical item to get good quality tea. If you overdo it, you also destroy its anti oxidant properties," says Singh.

Along with the tea are fruit skewers with whipped cream, peach with chocolate, chocolate éclair, vegetable canapés, chicken and bacon sandwich, smoked ham pinwheels and more delicacies you can snack on as you sip your tea. Drop by for a cuppa healthful tea. It sure tastes more soothing than your regular chai with sugar and milk.

SYEDA FARIDA

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