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Tea Box Café Menu (Afternoon Tea)

tea sandwiches

Choice of Three Delightful Open-faced Finger sandwiches, $6.50

On Pressed Rice salmon or cucumber      
On Japanese Bread chicken with wasabi mayonnaise      
In Rice Paper vegetarian spring roll or curried crab roll      

sweets

Sweet or Savory Sampler an assortment of three butter cookies by west and yoku moku or three vegetable "cookies" by suetomi       3.50
french pastries and mousses
Green Tea Creme Brulee       8
Mascarpone Chocolate Mousse Tart       8
Classic Gateau Chocolat       6
Yuzu Citrus Cheesecake       6
Add a Scoop of Ice Cream       2
ice creams and sorbet
Vanilla Ice Cream       4.75
Green Tea Ice Cream       4.75
Today's Fruit Sorbet       4.75
Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream with green tea shortbread       4.75
takashimaya's own
Chocolate Covered pear, Apricot and Ginger sampler of three       3.50

sets

Tea Set a pot of tea served with a sweet or savory sampler and your choice of three butter cookies by west and yoku moku or three vegetable "cookies" by suetomi       7.50
East-west Afternoon Tea a pot of tea served with a cross-cultural selection of pastries, cookies, finger sandwiches, and fresh fruit       18

tea

By the pot, $5

green tea
1Genmai-cha toasted rice adds the slightly sweet flavor of a rice cracker      
2Gyokuro-karigane-cha two teas make a light and smooth blend      
3Houji-cha gently roasted leaves give off the subtle aroma of woodsmoke      
5Matcha-iri-sen-cha bright green in color, with a clean bright flavor      
6Sen-cha clean, bright flavor with a hint of sweetness and a gentle bitterness      
black tea
9Kenilworth Ceylon from the exotic isle of sri lanka, a mellow, rich, liquor      
11Organic Indian fully certified as bio-organic, from the darjeeling district      
12Makaibari Darjeeling a light and fragrant tea from the year's first harvest      
13Nanharobi Assam a little milk perfectly complements this robust, malty tea      
14Takashimaya Decaffeinated Darjeeling a superior decaffeinated tea      
15Takashimaya Supreme a superb blend of assam, ceylon, and darjeeling teas      
flavored black tea
16Earl Grey Supreme a classic; infused with the citrusy essential oil of bergamot      
17Apple apple bits and natural apple flavoring make this a delicious, soothing, tea      
18Apricot a refreshing tea with a slightly sweet and fruity flavor      
19Black Currant a wonderful spicy tea with a natural fruit taste      
20Citron the bright and sparkling flavor of lemon rind and natural lemon flavoring      
21Mango delightfully perfumed, with a wonderful tropical taste      
22Orange/ Cinnamon the spicy flavors of orange rind, sweet cloves and cinnamon      
23Passion Fruit inspired by the hawaiian isles, with an intense tropical flavor      
24Takashimaya Passion Fruit (decaffeinated) decaffeinated tea with a tropical flavor      
25Takashimaya Rose the sophisticated flavor of exquisite chinese roses      
40Ginger Peach crystallized ginger and dried peaches with a black tea base      
chinese tea
26Fanciest Formosa Oolong an amber tea with an elegant peach pit flavor      
27Keemun Hao Y a B a thick red liquor with a deep rich flavor      
28Lung Ching an emerald tea with a fresh, vibrant taste and a pleasant sweetness      
29Yin Hao Jasmine a silvery tea with a sublime floral aroma of jasmine blossoms      
herbal tea
30Chamomile egyptian buds make a yellow liquor with the aroma of fresh apples      
31French Tilleul flowers and leaves from the linden tree make this delicate tea      
32French Verveine a delightful, slightly lemony infusion that refreshes and relaxes      
33Lemongrass savor the bright freshness of this lemony oriental plant      
34Peppermint soothe your nerves and calm your stomach with this minty green tea      
35Raspberry hibiscus, rosehips, and raspberry leaves produce an uplifting red liquor      
36Rosehips a light red liquor, high in vitamin c, from the fruit of the rosehip bush      
37Soba Beverage very healthful, made from toasted buckwheat, with an earthy flavor      
38Peach Tea a delightfully perfumed herbal tea redolent of peach blossoms      
39Plum Cinnamon a unique blend of dried plums and spices, perfect hot or chilled      
tea box specialties
7Assam Golden Tips palest brown, with a very subtle, slightly sweet taste       10
8Ceylon Silvery Vintage unusual silver color and very delicate taste       10
4Matcha a bright green color and strong, frothy flavor       5.50

other beverages

Coffee imported from japan       4
Decaffeinated Coffee       4
Fresh Orange Juice       3
Sparkling and Non-carbonated Mineral Waters       4.50
Pepsi or Diet Pepsi       3
Regular or Mango Iced Tea       4
Iced Matcha       5
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