Sushi and Dayuling 高山茶 山與海之戀

澎湃壽司大餐和帝王蟹 enormous sushi plate and king crab

When we have important guests at home, we sometimes have a sushi dinner with a giant king crab or even a whole box of sea urchins. We line up a whole table of delicious fish and feast on it, which must be paired with the best tea.  For us, high mountain tea from our hometown Taiwan is the best choice. Allowing Dayuling's high mountain tea to make its "grand appearance". It is said that this is the high mountain tea produced in Taiwan that is closest to the sky with the highest latitude. And because of the rolling soil, richness, and multiple layers of flavor, it breeds an original taste that reminds one of nature. 

Dayuling tea has become rare, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the genuine ones from the fake ones. Therefore, when we eat sushi, we also pair it with the Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂烏龍茶）from Shanlinxi（衫林溪） or the high mountain tea from Qilai Mountain（奇萊山). It comes from mist-shrouded mountains with higher altitudes and rich soil content.

Sometimes when our family goes out to eat "Yu Sang", we also bring Taiwanese high mountain tea. If the restaurant is willing, we can ask them to brew it for us, or even brew it ourselves at home and bring it in a thermos bottle. 

If the extremely fresh and high-quality seafood is not paired with the finest of tea, it would be a pity. Taiwan's high mountain tea or lightly fermented oolong tea further brings out the delicious taste of seafood, allowing the graceful marriage between the highest of peaks and the ocean waves.

家裏有重要賓客，有時會來一頓壽司大餐加上巨大帝王蟹，甚至一整盒的海膽。 我們排滿一整桌的鮮美魚生，大快朵頤，這時一定要配上最好的茶。 對我們而言，來自故鄉台灣的高山茶，就是最好的選擇。大禹嶺的高山茶此時就『隆重出場』了，據說這是台灣產地最接近天空，緯度最高的高山茶，又因為土質滾動，豐饒多層次，孕育出其最接近大自然原始風味，冷冽，獨樹一格的高山滋味。

近年來大禹嶺茶已經買少見少，有時買到的也真假難分，所以我們吃壽司時，也配上衫林溪的凍頂烏龍，或是奇萊山的高山茶來，皆來自海拔較高，土壤富饒，雲霧裊繞的高山。 有時我們全家外出吃『魚生』，也會自帶台灣的高山茶，如果餐廳願意，請他們幫我們泡，甚至自家泡好，用保溫杯帶去，請商家給咖啡杯。因為極鮮極美的海產，如果沒有配上最好的茶，那就可惜了。 台灣的高山茶或輕發酵烏龍茶將海鮮的美味進一步引導出來，讓『山之巔，水之涯』 完美相遇。