Buy one get one free on Six-Colored Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings)! The festive and auspicious "Gold Foil Golden Oolong Tea" makes a joyful seasonal debut.

By MOOK Scenic Spots / Reported and compiled by MOOK Scenic Spots     Photos by MOOK Scenic Spots Zhang Yingying

Originating from 40 years of professional tea-making expertise, Gold Quality Tea Talk has introduced new products in 2019 to meet growing market demand as we welcome the Year of the Golden Pig. In addition to opening a location on the 4th floor of Eslite Nanxi Store, they have also launched the golden, celebratory "Gold Foil" hand-shaken oolong tea drink 'Gold Foil Golden Oolong Tea', along with the eye-catching, multi-flavored 'Six-Colored Xiao Long Bao', and the nostalgic 'Red Braised Lion's Head' meatballs reminiscent of grandma’s cooking during holidays.

“The gold-infused hand-shaken oolong tea drink features 99.99% edible pure gold foil over Golden Oolong Tea.”

Enhanced with the luxury of gold, it offers an even sweeter and more lingering aftertaste (limited daily supply).
 
The culture of eating gold originates from Japan. This trend of adding gold foil to food or drinks symbolizes the nobility unique to royalty, and is believed to ward off misfortune, attract wealth, and enhance festivities.
 
While most hand-shaken teas on the market are based on 'black tea' or 'green tea', those made with 'oolong tea' are rare. With over 40 years of professional tea-making experience, Gold Quality Tea Talk specially selects Golden Oolong Tea as its base. Made from the Qingxin Oolong variety grown at altitudes above 1,000 meters, and crafted through precise fermentation control and complex traditional tea-making processes by experienced tea masters.

The 'Gold Foil Golden Oolong Tea' is a lightly fermented, roasted, semi-spherical whole leaf oolong tea enhanced with 99.99% edible pure gold foil. The tea liquor is a glossy golden amber hue. Upon sipping, its aroma is delicate and floral. The taste is mellow, smooth, and leaves a lingering finish. When an ultra-thin, nearly translucent piece of 99.99% edible gold foil—about 5x5 cm in size—is gently placed on the tea, the gold foil enhances sweetness and mouthfeel, while also amplifying the tea’s fragrance. The trace minerals in the gold improve the smoothness and sweetness of the tea, and the negative ions in the gold foil have antioxidant properties that help stabilize the tea’s quality. Adding gold foil adds a luxurious touch, and watching the golden flakes float in your tea creates a sense of opulence.

 
The 'Golden Meteor Oolong Tea' sparkles like a shooting star. At the bottom of the cup, there's a 1 cm-high layer of pearl-like golden sand sugar frosting. Before drinking, stir the bottom with a straw to watch the golden oolong tea shimmer like a meteor. As you stir, the golden glimmers swirl through the tea, creating a festive feeling of wealth and prosperity.

The 'Snow-Frosted Milk Foam Oolong Tea' combines the fragrant aroma of Golden Oolong Tea with a floating layer of snow-frosted fresh milk on the tea surface. The smooth, velvety texture of the ice-blended hand-whipped milk foam and the sweet milky aroma are further adorned with champagne-gold surprise sugar pearls. Each sip is filled with golden festivity and happiness.

The 'Peanut Good Fortune Milk Foam Tea' is a delightful and aromatic beverage featuring plump, locally sourced peanuts from Beigang, Taiwan, and richly flavored peanut butter. With the bold, malty depth and amber-orange hue of Red Water Oolong Tea complemented by its sweet and mellow taste, this drink layers the dual textures of peanuts with the soft, velvety milk foam made from ice-blended fresh milk. It delivers a double surprise of flavor.

“The colorful and eye-catching Six-Colored Xiao Long Bao”

The Red-Braised Lion’s Head brings good fortune, family reunion, and the joy of prosperity and wealth.
 
The head chef in the kitchen is Master Chef Zhang Ruiqing, a seasoned expert with nearly 30 years of experience crafting xiao long bao, the first-ever xiao long bao champion, and one of the four master chefs from a renowned xiao long bao restaurant. He leads a young culinary team to carefully develop a variety of unique-flavored xiao long bao and signature home-style dishes refined over many years.