A Weekend with Peter Kuruvita by Dilmah Tea

Dilmah Tea Celebrates Its 30 Years by Offering A Unique Experience With A Menu Inspired by Its World-renowned tea, Created and Cooked by Chef Peter Kuruvita, Flown Straight from The World of Haute Cuisine

Global Premium Wine Co. ltd, sole importer and distributor of Dilmah Tea, infamous authentic exceptional tea from Sri Lanka, together with Banyan Tree Phuket will hold “A Weekend with Peter Kuruvita by Dilmah Tea”  to celebrate Dilmah Tea’s 30th anniversary, inviting world famous chef Peter Kuruvita, from Australia, flown exclusively to create a special 5 course menu inspired by the unique Dilmah Tea, for Thai people to experience the delectable fusion of East meets West.

Khun Tassanee Asavagovitvong, general manager of Global Premium Wine Co, Ltd. had this to say about the event: “Dilmah Tea is a 100% authentic Ceylon Tea that has been renowned internationally for 30 long years. All tea is planted with the same standards, emphasizing the amount of attention and care given to its cultivation, with every step carefully controlled. Moreover, Dilmah has revolutionized the art of afternoon tea gaining the title of the real high tea of the 21st century and has become a staple in cooking ingredients, from flavouring mixtures to meat marinades, also used in both sweet and savoury dishes. The tea leaves add a tender flavour while still retaining their fragrance, which is unique to them.

And on this celebration of the 30 years of Dilmah Tea, the company invited celebrity chef Peter Kuruvita all the way from Australia, to create an exclusive menu inspired by the renowned Dilmah tea, used as ingredients, showcasing a refreshing take on tea as a staple ingredient in haute cuisine that can perfectly add beautiful flavours to a menu”.

Chef Peter Kuruvita, celebrity chef of Sri-Lankan and Australian heritage and brand ambassador of Dilmah Tea had this to add: “To make this event more special, I used Dilmah tea as ingredients in both dishes and beverages, enhancing the aroma and subtlety of this 5 course menu to offer you an experience you have never felt before. Let us start at the beginning with a fresh tuna salad served with a side of Dilmah Lapsang Souchong, followed by a bacon of lamb with a special marinade of Dilmah Cinnamon Ceylon. The next course is a roasted chicken with its Earl Grey Sauce followed by a grilled lobster in its Dilmah Vanilla Tea cream sauce, closing with the desserts, consisting of a Pineapple cake drizzled with caramel sauce and a Dilmah Chai Tea Sorbet in a fusion style that truly marries East and West Cuisine.”

Dilmah Tea is the world’s first tea brand, founded by Merill J. Fernando. Merill J. Fernando was a true leader, standardizing each step of the tea cultivation and production, from planting, to packaging and distribution. Dilmah is also becoming one of the leading tea brands, ranked 6th in the world and selling to more than 100 countries worldwide. In Thailand, Dilmah Tea is available at leading supermarkets nationwide. For more information, please feel free to visit our website at : www.dilmahthailand.com or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/DilmahteaThailand.