High tea gets a healthy makeover in a Hong Kong hotel – there’s not a cream-filled scone in sight
Fuel mind and body with a superfood-packed afternoon tea at W Hotel’s Woobar
For many, each new year is accompanied with pledges to lead a healthier life – and that usually means compromises.
That’s not the case at the W Hong Kong’s Woobar.
The Kowloon bar has turned the traditional afternoon tea on its head, so guests can keep the weight off their butt, with the launch this week of a Fuel Your Body and Mind Tea Set that’s packed with superfoods – and not a cream-filled scone in sight.
“It’s a really fun concept,” says the W’s culinary director, Robert Nilsson. “Hotels seldom incorporate healthy ingredients into afternoon teas, preferring to serve more traditional sweet items such as scones and sandwiches. We wanted to challenge the perception of what is a normal tea set.”
Tapping his Nordic roots, Nilsson, who hails from Sweden, created seafood treats such as seared tuna rolled in crushed chickpeas with grilled broccoli tapenade; crispy kale salmon gravlax with pickled beetroot, cottage cheese and rye bread; and crushed avocado with shrimp in shiso ponzu, bell pepper, spring onion and crispy tortilla.
