Last weekend we went to Umami, an Asian fusion restaurant. Check out some of the food:
Admittedly there was definitely a bit too much creme fraiche on the bao bun at the front of the photo, but it was otherwise delicious. My favorite was probably the veggie dumplings in the back, or the bread with anise dip (not pictured).
On a whim I ordered tea, and it came in a quite handy contraption I had never seen before, a Handybrew. I thought it was so cool I went to a local tea shop, Simon Levelt, the next day and bought my own.
You steep the tea leaves in this plastic container. The trick is that when you put it on top of a glass, it magically pours out, and stops as soon as you lift up the container again (so the opening is controlled by pressure). See also this YouTube video:
Another selling point is that the tea stays pretty warm in the Handybrew container, so even the second glass is warm. I appreciate that. Of course, it’s a bit messy to clean out the tea leaves after the fact, but you can’t have everything!
Life in the Hague 