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作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 16:34 標題: High tea @ Adonia

http://www.adoniatea.com/

I love this real fruit tea. It's a mix of real juice and tea, with real fruit inside.

2nd plate with scones and bread pudding.

Price: $25/person.
(mini set would be $15 with tea+6 pieces pastry).

I like the scones in Secret Garden more but this is not bad either. The bread pudding is very good.
As for the sandwiches, I think there are more varieties than Secret Garden. As for dessert, both are too sweet to my taste. But I think it's more "authentic" as the western dessert is always on the sweet side.

Overall, I think I will go back for mini high tea next time. Like the fruit tea there. I'll go back to Secret Garden for the scones!

作者: tsumorichisato 時間: 2011-1-17 17:01

I have been to Adonia a couple of times and only ONCE to Secret Garden. I have to say I wouldn't go back to Secret Garden again. Every time I have scones @ Adonia, it's fluffy and HOT. The only time I had scones in Secret Garden was hard and cold, sandwiches taste really blend...I don't see why they can charge so much for this kind of afternoon tea. With no decor/nice ambience, no outstanding tea and food, that's my reason for not even giving one more chance to this place.

Urban tea merchant also have pretty good scones as well, and I like their tea collection the best.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 17:05

回復 2# tsumorichisato

I can't remember if the scones served in Secret Garden is cold but definitely not hard. I think it served warm. It's fluffy and very buttery taste.

Yes Adonia serves scones warm. But the sandwiches ... the bread is a bit hard in Adonia. I think i prefer the Secret Garden sandwiches. I haven't tried Urban Tea Merchant high tea but from the picture the portion is just too small to justify the price.
I go there for tea though. Love the tea there.

作者: blue20ae 時間: 2011-1-17 17:07

Adonia's menu looks very Asian (modern?) not the traditional high tea.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 17:08

回復 4# blue20ae

They have traditional tea but I just want to try some unique ones. As for the menu, dessert is authentic (because it's so sweet, more suitable for local taste). Others, I think it's a bit Asian and yes it's run by Asian...

作者: tsumorichisato 時間: 2011-1-17 17:11

all 3 places served pretty similar food to me...regardless u can't compare to the traditional afternoon tea in England's browns hotel at the end.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2011-1-17 17:50

I like the scones from Secret Garden.
I still haven't try Adonia... cos all the food pictures I saw... seems a bit asian.
Since fibbi confirms about the sandwiches... (hard bread...no...), I don't think I will try Adonia.
I usually enjoy the sandwiches and scones at tea more than the sweets.
I can get good dessert at other restaurants but nice cucumber sandwiches...with creamy earl grey tea

作者: peter236 時間: 2011-1-17 18:03

Traditional Asia high tea is the way.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 18:39

回復 8# peter236

high tea本來就係英國嘅傳統。
唔該咪乜嘢都chinese tradition啦，中國鬼有下午茶嘅習慣呀，瞓晏覺就有。一係就三點三放個break。

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-17 18:45

回復 3# fibbi

Secret Garden placed an ad for pastry cook last week,
$10 an hour, part time

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 18:48

回復 10# somewhereintime

oops...that means no good....

作者: peter236 時間: 2011-1-17 18:52

本帖最後由 peter236 於 2011-1-17 18:57 編輯

回復 peter236

high tea本來就係英國嘅傳統。
唔該咪乜嘢都chinese tradition啦，中國鬼有下午茶嘅 ...
fibbi 發表於 2011-1-17 18:39

The British didn't even know what tea was until they went to China and bought some tea. It was the Chinese who taught the British how to boil tea.

The Chinese ha the traditon of drinking tea with dim sum and Chinese pastry. Notice that the "dim sum" during the Ching dynasty were different than the "dim sum" we have today.

The British bought so much tea from China that they had to sell opium to China, to balance the trade.

Read your history books please.

The word "tea" was derived from "te", Chinese Hokkien dialect, spoken in Fujian Province.

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-17 19:07

回復 11# fibbi

Actually scones are easy to make, many
ladies from HK high society can do it well.
i.e. Mrs. Chan, the former head of AO,
Lady Lydia Dunn, Annie Hui etc.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2011-1-17 19:39

回復 fibbi

Secret Garden placed an ad for pastry cook last week,
$10 an hour, part time
somewhereintime 發表於 2011-1-17 06:45 PM

oh no.. time to look for another place for scones....

作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2011-1-17 20:32

回復 peter236

high tea本來就係英國嘅傳統。
唔該咪乜嘢都chinese tradition啦，中國鬼有下午茶嘅 ...
fibbi 發表於 2011-1-17 18:39

fibbi，可憐下佢啦
佢係病到無得醫o架啦，仲要係已經黐到好暈巡

作者: fy789 時間: 2011-1-17 21:21

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作者: peter236 時間: 2011-1-17 21:50

本帖最後由 peter236 於 2011-1-17 21:54 編輯

唔係噃！

古時中國宮庭都有好多送茶點心小食架！好似豌豆黃呀，驢打滾呀，芸豆糕呀，艾窩窩呀，
燕窩糕呀 ...
fy789 發表於 2011-1-17 21:21

Totally agree with you.
Tea came from China. Even the British agree to this.
Chinawares like tea cups and tea pots, also came from China.

Like you said, Royal Doulton is 山寨 products.

These people really need to learn more about their own Chinese culture, just as China is rising again.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2011-1-17 21:53

本帖最後由布小熊於 2011-1-17 21:55 編輯

唔係噃！

古時中國宮庭都有好多送茶點心小食架！好似豌豆黃呀，驢打滾呀，芸豆糕呀，艾窩窩呀，
燕窩糕呀 ...
fy789 發表於 2011-1-17 09:21 PM

I LOVE 雲片糕!!! Well, it's hard to find Chinese tea tasting and 送茶點心 places here (or in HK). There are a lot more tea places in Taiwan but I didn't get the chance to go to one back in Oct...

作者: peter236 時間: 2011-1-17 21:57

本帖最後由 peter236 於 2011-1-17 22:07 編輯

fibbi，可憐下佢啦
佢係病到無得醫o架啦，仲要係已經黐到好暈巡
嘉嘉發表於 2011-1-17 20:32

The British didn't even know what tea was until they went to China and bought some tea. It was the Chinese who taught the British how to boil tea.

The Chinese had the tradition of drinking tea with dim sum and Chinese pastry. Notice that the "dim sum" during the Ching dynasty were different than the "dim sum" we have today.

The British bought so much tea from China that they had to sell opium to China, to balance the trade.

Read your history books please.

The word "tea" was derived from "te", Chinese Hokkien dialect, spoken in Fujian Province.
The world "chai", of course was derived from "cha", Chinese Mandarin and Cantonese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea#Origin_and_history

Tea came from China. Even the British agree to this.
Chinawares like tea cups and tea pots, also came from China.

These people really need to learn more about their own Chinese culture, just as China is rising again.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 22:42

回復 19# peter236

我宜家係講緊英式下午茶，唔係同你講茶嘅起源，唔係同你講中式點心。你咁鍾意講唔該你自己開個thread講。

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 22:46

回復 15# 嘉嘉

Agree

作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2011-1-17 23:07

本帖最後由嘉嘉於 2011-1-17 23:08 編輯

回復 peter236

我宜家係講緊英式下午茶，唔係同你講茶嘅起源，唔係同你講中式點心。你咁鍾意講唔該 ...
fibbi 發表於 2011-1-17 22:42

咪係
相信佢依o的叫隱閉中年
無朋友，無世藝，日日淨係識上o黎爭亂歌柄九唔答八o黎滿足自己空虛兼可憐o既人生

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 23:15

回復 16# fy789

我講嘅British High Tea，係英國嘅一種民間風俗，afternoon時間就一班女士坐埋一齊，一邊食小點，一邊茗茶，當然唔少得gossip一番。一般middle class都是如是。
而你講嘅中式宮廷美點，講飲講食，中國咁多年文化，當然博大精深，鬼唔知茶係中國傳到外國？邊個唔知中國景德鎮瓷器出名？但係現今中國又有幾多人保持茗茶傳統？對茶具講究，會食你所講嘅點心同埋一變嘆茶？反而係廣州保持住一盅兩件嘅習俗。

作者: fy789 時間: 2011-1-17 23:42

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作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 23:52

回復 24# fy789

係你話high tea HIGH 嗟。真係好笑，high tea／afternoon tea只係英國啲習俗，啲女士嘆茶食點心gossip吓就話人公主病，唔通靜係男士食講究嘅中式點心先叫高尚？

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-17 23:55

回復 22# 嘉嘉

簡直一語中矢。以為香港多呢類人士，原來溫哥華都唔少。

作者: fy789 時間: 2011-1-18 00:03

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作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 00:10

本帖最後由 fibbi 於 2011-1-18 00:15 編輯

回復 27# fy789

咁點解要係foodcourt買飯食唔買餸番屋企煮？

你無食過high tea唔知有咩食唔出奇，high tea又點止靜係西餅三文治加茶咁簡單？

作者: fy789 時間: 2011-1-18 00:15

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作者: peter236 時間: 2011-1-18 02:07

本帖最後由 peter236 於 2011-1-18 02:26 編輯

回復 fy789

我講嘅British High Tea，係英國嘅一種民間風俗，afternoon時間就一班女士坐埋一齊，一 ...
但係現今中國又有幾多人保持茗茶傳統？對茶具講究，會食你所講嘅點心同埋一變嘆茶？
fibbi 發表於 2011-1-17 23:15

Lots of people in China maintain our tea and snack food tradition.
This is why you need to learn more about our own Chinese culture and the rapid resurgence of the Chinese nation.

If you are a frog in the well, you will remain ignorant about our own culture. This why there are so many self-hating Chinese here, still clinging onto the culture of their British masters, thinking that their British masters culture is higher and better.

Just because you go British high tea, does not mean you become 高尚西人.

想扮做淑女吖? 想做高級西人?

作者: sheep 時間: 2011-1-18 07:30

fibbi同Lady嘉嘉
我哋一齊High
你兩個High Tea
我High你兩個Oil

作者: fy789 時間: 2011-1-18 09:07

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作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 10:12

回復 30# peter236

你啲心態都幾得意，食西餐就話人崇洋扮高尚，喺溫哥華有咁多唔同嘅美食，緊係咩國家嘅嘢都試吓。唔該你哋托闊吓自己嘅眼界啦。
中國snack？我好歡迎你喺中國食完寫個review返嚟。

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-18 10:21

回復 23# fibbi

It is a bit confusing.
The so called High Tea is the mini meal for working class before supper;
consisted of mostly savory item, Cornish Pasties, Chicken Patties or
Pork Pies etc. not so high class at all.
The chic tea and pastries, delicate ribbon sandwich set served in 3-Tiersfine bone china and is called Afternoon tea, served at 2:30 pm.
the only thing in common is that they both served with tea.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 10:24

回復 34# somewhereintime

I think I'm referring to the afternoon tea (between 2pm-5-ish). But here most places called it "high tea"...so I guess it's more interchangeable now? Or it's just my misconception.

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-18 10:31

回復 35# fibbi

According to British custom,  Afternoon tea and High Tea
are  totally different, High Tea is for working class.
The term  "  Tea"  would referred as Meal, as
" Pudding" for all desserts, including some sliced oranges.
but in N. America, everything goes, I've seen Vietnamese
Salad roll served at High Tea.
Well,  I appreciated everything properly prepared with heart.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 10:34

回復 36# somewhereintime

Yeah, I like going for afternoon tea (that sounds like the proper name) as the portion is small and I like different scones and pastry.

As for scones I tried to make at home...it's a DISASTER.... 可以擲得死人。Didn't put more effort in it since then.

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-18 10:41

回復 37# fibbi

Alas, Lavender Scones, Strawberry Shortcakes, and Cream Biscuits,
they are closed related

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 10:46

回復 38# somewhereintime

I made scones in my Home Economics Class before, the result is just bad. I didn't try shortcakes or other recipes.

I think I'd rather bake "cake"... it's easier to manage...

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-18 10:50

回復 39# fibbi

So you are newly grad.
It is not difficult at all, just to understand the idea.
The problem is that scones do not keep well,
they dry out in few hours. (that is, the good home made one,
commercial one keeps for a week easily.)

作者: tsumorichisato 時間: 2011-1-18 11:05

Uncle Some, do you have the british scones recipe to share? I have tried a few but it doesn' quite hold the shape, I don't like the American kinds.

I have a jar of rose jam that I still haven't had a chance to use it

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2011-1-18 11:12

回復 41# tsumorichisato

Surely, good girl.
I have some nice recipes on my hdd drive,
will pull it out tonite when I get home.
Only problem is that the cultured butter is very
difficult to find in Vancouver

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-1-18 12:35

I think the difficult part of scone making is the kneading part. Those can't easily "learn" by just looking at the recipe.

作者: sheep 時間: 2011-1-18 12:40

Uncle Some, do you have the british scones recipe to share? I have tried a few but it doesn' quite h ...
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