Afternoon Tea With My Mother

Signature Omorovicza Cake

We live in different countries - me & my mother. Fortunately these days it's so easy to keep in touch via whatsapp, facetime or skype. Even though it is almost like meeting when you are calling each other, it's not yet the same as meeting in person.

When mother arrived & visited me, I wanted to take her somewhere with a nice, relaxing yet sophisticated atmospehere.  

The former Meridien Hotel in Budapest is nowadays Ritz Carlton. In their Kupola Lounge they serve afternoon tea daily from noon until 5pm. Sometimes there's a special theme for these tea sessions like now when I went there with my mother. The afternoon tea was in collaboration with a Hungarian luxury beauty brand called Omorovicza.

The menu was wonderful:

Omorovicza inspired welcome drink was made of coriander, peach liquire, lemon, Simple syrup & tonic. So refreshing and tasty!

Savoury bites

Smoked salmon croissant

Mini cucumber & cream cheese toast

Foie gras & dry fruit chutney

Sweet bites

Signature Omorovicza cake

Royal Ocoa chocolate cake

Framboise cake

Paprika & plum chutney macaroon

Apricot macaroon

Gourmet muffins

Mini lemon merengue tart

Teas were from my favourite tea shop Zhao Zhou.

White - Yue Guang Bai 2015

Green - Kabusecha Hougyoko 2016

Oolong - Green Dancong Autumn 2015

Black - Red Dancong 2014

Black - Himalayan Orange 2015

Puer - Da Xue Shan 2016

My mother chose the white one and I took Puer tea. Both were lovely. Although it would have been perfect if we could have chosen all these teas like in a tea tasting - for certain cakes and savouries there would have been offered certain teas.

Welcome drink - Only Omorovicza

Gábor Tálos is the man behind Zhao Zhou. “For a great tea moment we need good company, we should allocate time for that, and of course we should take care to select the right quality of tea. What is also important is to consider how the different type of teas should be handled: different temperatures of water, different steeping times, etc. These all determine our tea experience. So preparations are the key to create the best tea moments.” 

“When it comes to desserts and tea, it is essential to find the balance between the strength of tea and the flavour of cakes. In general we can match tea and dessert based on their colours: white and green tea are great with lightsome cakes, while darker teas make perfect match with chocolate desserts, like Ocoa Royal Chocolate Cake.”

My mother

We had such a wonderful afternoon sipping tea, eating cakes, taking a lot & enjoying the lovely atmosphere.  Living in a different countries, these kind of moments have become so important - what could be better than spend time with your family & friends.

Goodie bag with Omorovicza beauty surprises!