Cafés and Food Services Offering Teas, Food and Desserts

Our tea selection caters to a variety of food and beverage businesses. Whether you operate a tea house dedicated to serving tea, a café that offers tea alongside coffee on your drink menu, or a restaurant that pairs tea with a diverse range of dishes, LILIKU TEA has the perfect options to enhance your offerings and satisfy your customers.  A refreshing and fresh green tea complements their meals perfectly. Ideally, they need a setup that allows them to brew large quantities of consistent-quality tea.

How We Can Serve Them:

At LILIKU TEA, we offer a wide range of teas, teaware, and tools tailored for tea houses, cafes, and restaurants. Our services extend beyond providing high-quality products; we also support recipe development, assist in selecting the best teas for your operation, and offer staff training to ensure optimal tea preparation and service. Let us help you create the perfect tea experience for your customers.

Iced Tea

Cold Brew Green Tea for Food Service

Cold brew green tea is incredibly easy to prepare for food service. Simply add water to green tea leaves like sencha or hojicha. You can use regular-sized tea leaves or finely ground ones. For overnight brewing, either works well. However, if you need a quicker brew in 2-3 hours, we recommend using finely ground tea leaves.　

Green tea contains amino acids, which provide umami flavor, and catechins and caffeine, which contribute to bitterness and astringency. When brewed with cold water, the extraction of catechins and caffeine is reduced, while the amino acids are extracted at similar levels, resulting in a stronger umami flavor.

For clients who prefer a mild profile with a rich umami taste, we recommend tea leaves high in amino acids. For those who prefer a fresh, grassy flavor, we suggest fragrant tea leaves. The flavor and aroma can vary based on the tea leaf cultivar, harvest time, and type of tea.

At LILIKU TEA, we help clients choose the optimal tea leaves based on their operational needs and desired tea profile.

Hot Tea

Ensuring Consistently Delicious Hot Tea

When serving hot tea to customers, preparing it fresh in a teapot or kyusu after receiving an order is ideal. However, if you need to make a large quantity (68-88 ounces or 2000-2500ml), it's best to use tea filter bags with tea leaves that can be brewed in a relatively short time. Brew the tea in a carafe, and once the brewing is complete, remove the filter bag to avoid any unwanted bitterness and maintain the delicious taste of the tea.

In situations where multiple staff members take turns making tea, it's important to choose tea leaves and equipment that ensure consistent aroma and flavor, regardless of who is making it. We cater to clients' needs by recommending the right tea leaves and, if necessary, providing brewing equipment and filter bags to create a streamlined operation.

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