Japanese Green Tea
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Hi, I'm Ricardo. I've always been drawn to Japanese culture, and for some reason, I can't explain. I want to fulfill my part by writing about Japanese green tea. I believe that one day, words like sencha and matcha will be as common as espresso and cappuccino.
Japanese Green Tea
1M ago
I’m starting 2025 in a good way, since it’s the first time that I taste the Yamakai cultivar. Sugimoto Tea gave me this sample. It’s grown by the Shitoro ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
2M ago
Tea has a long history in Japan. It has become part of the Japanese culture. One can tell this by the many words and expressions that have the Chinese ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
3M ago
Although bottled tea is much more popular, you’ll also find canned tea in Japan. The canning process of preserving food was invented in the 1800s in Europe. Since there ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
4M ago
Two of my porcelain teacups have brown stains. These stains won’t come off with soap, no matter how hard I scrub them. At first the stains were barely noticeable ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
4M ago
Toyoka (とよか、豊香) is a cultivar named after Toyooka (豊岡) city in Hyogo prefecture. Its name means “rich aroma”. History of Toyoka In 1948 at the agricultural experimental site in ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
4M ago
We’re in the age of AI. I’m sure that you’ve used it by now in one way or another. I do use ChatGPT fairly often, to the point of ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
5M ago
Mieuejima (みえうえじま, 三重上嶋) is named after Mie prefecture, and the last name of its tea breeder. This cultivar has a good resistance towards pests and diseases. History of Mieuejima ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
6M ago
This sencha comes from Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture. It’s sold by Nio Teas. I like this cultivar. It’s quite similar in taste to Yabukita, so it can make a classic ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
6M ago
Monaka (最中) is a traditional Japanese sweet (wagashi) consisting of a sweet filling sandwiched between two thin wafers. The wafers are often made of rice flour, and they can ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
7M ago
Momoyama (桃山) is a baked wagashi (traditional Japanese sweet) that’s similar to manjū. The difference is that momoyama uses white bean paste (shiroan), not only as a filling but ..read more