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A stall run by a small group of Viera.A menu of sweet and savory snacks inspired by the flavors of the Peony River Valley, and a dash of Hingashi and Thavnair. Spicy, sweet, and all things between!Fine teas are also available for purchase and sampling. These are grouped by type, as well as their common name.
茶 - Tea
Deep in the Fanged Crescent, the Peony River Valley was renowned for the quality of tea from its many estates. Despite the desolation of Garlean occupation and retribution, some trees have survived in the now-renewed gardens, and the local monasteries kept well-hidden the land's wild trees.Our teas available for purchase dry, or prepared on site. Prepared tea is given in a disposable gaiwan with the leaves, so you can add more hot water and enjoy through the festival! All proceeds from purchases will purchase more tea, and any excess used to try and expand our contacts.
The Valley's kilns and ovens have been fully repaired! Tea-wares are still not being sold, but we are happy to say that we've been able to procure new teas for the summer season! Thank you again, Yugen -ᚨᚱᚹᛖᛞ
白 Bai - White
Weeping River: Low Valley White - A tea between two and three years in age, from trees nearer the Peony River itself in the Low Valley. All leaf no bud (Shou Mei) pluck, loose leaf. A more astringent flavor profile with less sweetness to the tongue, and a deeper element of tannins.Spring Dew Ya Bao: Mid-Valley White - A yabao tea harvested before even other bud teas, drawn from the High Rise estates near the mouth to the Upper Valley. Expect these to be sweet and floral, with a light element of woodsy spice. Sold by the half-onze.Silver Feather: Ren White - One Bud Two Leaf plucked tea, 5 years' aged or more. Strong notes of honey, fields of fresh barley in high summer sunlight, and a cooling-to-the-tongue finish that is close to mintlike. The liquor color is a flawless, deep gold when brewed. Sold in roughly four-onze round cakes.Sleeping Silver Moon: Ren White - The main branch of the Ren family plant a tea tree on their fourth nameday. This tea is freshly withered and dried under moonlight rather than sun, and will not be more than two years in age. Expect it to be sweet and mild, with a soft note of fruit and a strong suggestion of citrus essences. The liquor is a pale, clear lunar gold.
绿 Lu - Green
Peony Down: Ren Green - Fresh-picked and kill-greened to prevent further aging at the start of the year's season. The flavor is lightly grassy and clean, with a slight note of wheat in summer sun. This is drawn from the remaining tea trees in the Ren estate.Pale Jade Laurel Dew: Ren Green - This tea embodies the Ren mixture of Hingan and Yanxian tea styles - a shade-finished young green tea that is then pan-fired to seal their state. Their scent is lightly roasted and nutty from the pan-firing, with an underlying sweetness and deep umami from the leaf. The flavor lacks any hint of bitter tannin, being sweet and smooth with rich umami, fresh grass, mild nuttiness and soft melon notes.Willow Frond: Sou Green - A local take on one of Yanxia's most renowned teas, with the leaves flat and straight. Pan roasted after being kill-greened, these leaves give a sweet, light liquor of pale gold with a faint hint of roasting chestnuts. Somewhat more of a pronounced nut-aroma than other longjing-type teas.
红 Hong - Red
Honey Well: Sou Red - 1 year aged. A rich, fruity flavor with strong honey aroma and a light underlying minerality from the stones and soil around mountainside gardens. The liquor color is vivid red, with a golden hint when held to light. The finish is rich, rather than dry. Sold loose in two onze or one ponze increments. Grown by the Sou estate. Tea cakes.Iron Oak: Sou Red - 2 year aged. A mineral-forward tea from the lower Sou Estate, with a color so dark it borders on true crimson under the light. Its flavors lean more towards a lightly tannic, wood-scented experience, with a faint edge of honey sweetness still. The aroma is rich and low, with a pronounced aroma like oak wood.Scarlet Morning: High Valley Red - A smoked tea from the Upper Valley, expect a balance of sweetness, notes of dried fruit, and a delicate smoke from Upper Valley pine and cedar wood. Modeled after classic zhengshan xiaozhong of wider Yanxia, with a more pronounced melon note to its aroma and flavor.Scarlet Rain: High Valley Red - The unsmoked pair to the Morning Cloud tea, both grown in the Upper Valley. This is an intensely sweet hong cha, with a flavor profile bursting with notes of dried fruits and honeyed melon. Excellent paired with a less sweetened snack.
烏龍 Wulong - Oolong
Kneeling Iron Branch: Sou Wu Long - A high oxidation oolong tea from the Sou Estate, with tightly curled leaves rolled to spear shapes. There is a faintly red tinge to them, and the brew they produce is a deep, reddish umber. The flavor is strong in minerals similar to the Iron Oak, but with additional roasted notes from single-origin charcoal.Green Snail: Sou Wu Long - A low oxidation oolong close in character to low altitude green teas. Rolled into small balls during its processing, the leaves themselves rehydrate to a nearly-pure green. It has a strong, almost-bitter-edged flavor, with a gold-green tea liquor and notes of fresh grown grasses.Honey Orchid Aroma: Mid-Valley Wu Long - A higher oxidation oolong from the Rise, this is a tea of intense flavor. Unrolled dark leaves have a light aroma of orchid blossoms and honey, yielding a thick tea liquor that is a clear, flawless gold. The flavor is sweet like honey, with notes of ripe apricot and peach.Red Laurel Tips: Mid-Valley Wu Long - An experimental tea made from one bud and one leaf tea near the high end of the Rise, strongly oxidized and roasted twice. Shaped as individual buds wrapped in their leaf, this has a roasted, nutty aroma paired with a sweet, melon-like flavor typical of high altitude teas. The tea liquor is a dark, almost reddish gold.
Tea Pets
A lighthearted component of Yanxian tea culture, tea pets are small ceramic (usually) animals who share the first steep of fresh leaves (the wash). They soak up some of the liquid, and over time develop a rich patina. As the Valley's kilns and craftsmen begin making their wares again, they have set their apprentices the solemn task of fashioning the small fellows!Adopt today! Share a drink!Available pets include: chubby sheep, coiled snake, polite fox, lop-eared rabbit, and very lost tiger. Each is slightly below palm-sized for the average teenaged hyur.
🌶️Spicy Fishing Dofu - A twist on western Doman bean curd. A small bowl of spicy, lightly savory and sour sauce fortified with fried-crisp knife-minced dzo, with dense Doman tofu held within. Topped with fresh spring onion greens, and served with a decorative skewer to fish for the contents!Cold Noodle Bowl (Liangpi) - A classic from western Doma, these chilled wheat flour noodles are served in an equally chilled bowl. Served with a fragrant, spicy red oil, and pickled mustard greens, radish, and/or bamboo sprouts. Additional sauces or toppings may be asked after.Mochi Ice Cream - A thin shell of mochi dough, dusted to keep it from sticking, filled with homemade (stallmade?) ice-cream. Available in green tea, rolanberry, and peach flavors.Tsukimi Dango - A treat for Tsukimi. These small, round, white dumplings are made from rice flour and stacked in a pyramid as an offering to the moon. They are somewhat chewier than their skewered brethren. Served with a side of kuri paste, rolanberry jam, or persimmon jam. Served on a small plate.
Steamed Sweet Popotoes - Fresh steamed after being ordered, these treats have a velvet-like texture and wonderfully sweet flavor. Served with your choice of butter or a dusting of cinnamon with a drizzle of honey.Harvest Moon Mochi - A vividly orange mochi filled with a core of persimmon jam, plum jam, or sweet white bean paste.Sweet Maple Candies - The incarnation of autumn and a physical manifestation of the concept 'sweet'. Cast into the shape of tree leaves, these pale sugar candies are made of pure, solidified sugar syrup sourced from trees in the Valley. Sold in threes, each the size of a small child's palm. Please share with friends!