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Please note this article was written in 2017. The Hippopotamus High Tea now only operates on a Saturday and Sunday. To book your High Tea please visit our website.
words by niall roeder
Let us take you on a tantalising trip down memory laneā¦
Mid 2015, the team at QT Museum Wellington overcame 20 teams from 13 countries to be crowned the world champions of high tea (yes, thatās a thing). Executive Chef Laurent Loudeac and Restaurant Manager Camille Furminieux, of Hippopotamus stole the show with their high tea degustation menu ā matching the aroma and flavour of 12 different teas to a selection of dishes.
This isnāt your standard brew and biscuit, this is taking the cuppa to the next-level.
The winning menu involved pairing Dilmah teas and tea cocktails with three savoury and three sweet morsels, two of which included tea in the recipe.
The sophisticated spread, titled āThe Meeting of the Sensesā, featured duck consommĆ© infused with Dilmah jubilee tea, and a crepe suzette matched with a tea-infused mocktail. Loudeacās signature salmon sashimi with wasabi was also part of the culinary escapade, matched with a single estate Ran Watte tea.
I know what youāre thinking ā if itās as tasty as it is fancy, then it must be delicious. Well, the proof is in the strawberry tea infused mille feuilleā¦ which was also part of the degustation, and by all accounts was also mouth-watering.
āWe are blown away with the win ā itās very humbling and really puts New Zealand on the world stage when it comes to offering high tea with a twist. I guess you could say the tea revolution is underway ā itās becoming increasingly popular to make tea part of cooking as itās so versatile to use in gastronomyā ā Executive Chef Laurent Loudeac
High Tea at Hippopotamus is available Wednesday to Sunday from 2.00pm ā 4.30pm.
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