Recipes

Soft peaks of cold cream over raspberries and crushed almond cookies, a dessert assembled in a few minutes: Tour Eiffel Tea N°675, created by Dammann Frères with the Eiffel Tower, steeps its notes of almond, vanilla and rose into the whipped cream.

Ice, a pour of cold almond milk swirling into the tea, a few rose petals if you have them: the black tea in Dammann Frères’ Tour Eiffel Candy Box N°675, flavored with almond, vanilla and rose, becomes a Parisian iced drink for warm days.

Autumn light, a saucepan of milk steaming gently, cinnamon dusted over the froth: Dammann Frères’ Thé des Mille Collines Tea N°364, strong Rwandan black tea with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, pink peppercorn and clove, lends itself naturally to a chai.

Crack the shells, leave them overnight in a dark marinade, and the peeled eggs appear veined like marble; Dammann Frères’ Smokey Lapsang Tea N°496, a smoked black tea in the Lapsang Souchong tradition, lends them a campfire note for a savory brunch.

Mushrooms sizzling with ginger and garlic before the dark tea is poured over them, the steam carrying a note of undergrowth: Dammann Frères’ Pu-Erh Tea Bags, a deep Chinese dark tea hinting at chimney smoke and licorice, become a savory broth for noodles.

Apples slumping softly in the oven, basted with tea until their skins wrinkle and the kitchen smells of caramel: Dammann Frères’ Pomme d’Amour Tea N°14, a black tea with the aroma of caramelized baked apple and a hint of maraschino, belongs to autumn evenings.

A cool, silky cream in its ramekin, fresh raspberries piled on top: Dammann Frères’ Paul & Virginie Tea N°11, black tea with raspberry, redcurrant, wild strawberry and cherry rounded by vanilla and toffee, steeps its fruitiness into every spoonful.

Thick slices of brioche soaking in vanilla-scented milk, then a knob of butter sizzling in the pan: Dammann Frères’ Organic Vanilla Tea Bags, organic black tea with natural vanilla, bring both sweetness and a gentle spice to a weekend French toast.

Bergamot meets its cousin the lemon in a pitcher that frosts with cold on a summer afternoon; Dammann Frères’ Organic Earl Grey Tea Bags, organic black tea with organic bergamot essential oil, give this lemonade its fresh, elegant citrus.

Stirred together the night before, the oats wake up soft and cool, ready for diced peach and toasted almonds; Organic Darjeeling Tea Bags from Dammann Frères, with delicate notes of almond and ripe peach, echo every topping in the bowl.

By the time the muffins have risen, the raisins have drunk their fill of hot tea; Dammann Frères’ Organic Breakfast Tea Bags, a full-bodied black tea from the slopes of Rukéri in Rwanda, bring fine woody notes to the breakfast table.

Warm cherries spooned over vanilla ice cream, their syrup running into the melting edges: poached in Dammann Frères’ Noël à Paris N°182, a festive black tea with cherry, gingerbread and bitter almond, they taste like Christmas in Paris.