I have spoken to a lot of people lately about the things they see, taste and experience in the Tea House. How did we get into tea? Where did the inspiration for our logo come from? {more on that another time} Why British Teaware? We love all of these conversations - & thank you for tolerating our stories. Most recently however I have spent a lot of time talking about dumplings. Which is great because I LOVE dumplings.
As with everything at the Tea House there is a story. So on this rather grey afternoon I thought I would share a story of momos, darjeeling {tea is always in there somewhere} and the hot stimulating cafe. So now I have your interest...read on....
Darjeeling seems to have been the starting point for many things that you see today at Comins Tea House and it was here, on a gloriously clear day that we somehow quite randomly found out about a momo making class at the Hot Stimulating Cafe (!) which is on the way to Observatory Hill. Having tasted momos throughout our trip {hunting down the best ones can take you to some weird and wonderful places} and more recently at the hotel we were staying at in Kurseong we were keen to learn how to make these delicious steamed dumplings which can be found throughout the valleys in the region {they are native to Nepal, Tibet and the bordering regions of Bhutan and NE India}
Under the watchful eye of the team at the HSC we had a momo masterclass in what must be one of the most picturesque cookery schools in the world. We learned that preparing momos was a labour of love in itself with the ingredients needing to be meticulously chopped and mixed - it was a very social experience - not unlike the act of preparing and taking tea together - and often involves family groups coming together to man the various stations in the process. There was no British politeness. It was made very clear to us when the results of our chopping and preparation was substandard and we were sent back to our bowls to take corrective action
