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
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During the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period, a special tea procession was created. Tea leaves harvested in the spring were brought to the shogun every year. Nowadays, a ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
1w ago
Yumekaori (ゆめかおり) is the first Japanese cultivar that was specifically bred for the resistance to the white peach scale, a common pest for tea in Japan. When withered, this ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
1M ago
Since last year, most of my tea drinking has happened at the office. This is where I spend most of my time. In this post, I’ll describe my morning ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
1M ago
Miyamakaori (みやまかおり) is a late budding cultivar used for sencha production. Its name means “deep mountain aroma”, 深山香. History of Miyamakaori In 1983 at the tea industry branch of ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
1M ago
I haven’t tried a tencha in a long time. It’s an uncommon tea, because most of the tencha is ground to obtain matcha. This one is organic, and sold ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
2M ago
Did you buy a tea that you just don’t enjoy as much? Or perhaps you bought too much of a single tea and now you worry that you’ll get ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
2M ago
Some days ago a Japanese friend send me a picture. It looked like crystals that had grown on top of some of the tea leaves. She told me that ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
2M ago
I’ve known Salvador Sosa for many years. We finally managed to record this podcast, where we talk about Tea Vendor. Perhaps you know this tea company by its previous ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
3M ago
Harunonagori (はるのなごり) is a late budding cultivar that can be used for sencha and oolong production. The name can be literally translated as the sorrow of the passing of ..read more
Japanese Green Tea
3M ago
This is my first tea review of 2024. I decided to taste the Chiyo Mukashi matcha from Maiko Tea. According to them, it is used by many tea houses ..read more