Most tea lovers know that all tea comes from the same plant – camellia sinensis. Whether you’re drinking green, black (also known as red), oolong, pu-erh, or yellow tea, camellia sinensis is the steeped leaf you are consuming. It can be kind of astonishing to keep […]
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We are delighted to be able to interview our content writer Jamie today about her seasonal tea hut at OBSERVATORY in Belfast, Maine. Jamie is the co-founder of the art and education non-profit smudge studio and its project OBSERVATORY; directed towards inspiring curiosity and belonging to […]
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Kyle Wittington is a dedicated chajin (tea person) with wide-ranging skills and interests in tea ceremony and practice. He not only makes tea, but also creates tea related textiles, stages public tea events and even hosts a tea reading group online. For today’s interview, we enjoyed […]
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Maiko Tea is a company based in Kyotanabe, Japan and offers a variety of Japanese green teas. They are also the only sellers of Yamashita Toshikazu’s gyokuro — a suite of award winning tea that have helped make this part of Kyoto Prefecture world-renowned for producing […]
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Congratulations! You’re about to attend your first Japanese tea ceremony. Or, maybe it has simply been a long time since you’ve been to a ceremony, and a few reminders regarding basic tearoom protocol would be useful? Depending on the context, the ceremony you attend could be […]
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TEA AS PERSONAL REVELATION If you’re reading this blog post in a busy place, perhaps surrounded by a lot of people moving around, it might be helpful to put on a pair of headphones and move to a quieter place. Or maybe you’re actually multi-tasking at […]
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Welcome to our four-part series on notable tea regions in Japan! This is our second post in the series after last week’s intro to Kagoshima Prefecture. Today, we’re heading north to Fukuoka prefecture. Next up is Shizuoka prefecture followed by Kyoto prefecture’s Uji region. What kind […]
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Welcome to our four-part series on notable tea regions in Japan! This week we’re kicking off the series with an introduction to Kagoshima Prefecture, located in southern Kyushu. Next, we’ll travel north to visit Fukuoka Prefecture and then head east to the base of Mt. Fuji […]
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Seasonal changes are celebrated throughout the year in Japan and food culture often reflects and deepens appreciation for these changes. There are often myriad ways to literally “taste” the cyclic changes occurring month to month in Japan, and tea is no exception! A green tea with […]
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Japanese food tends to never disappoint you! If you are craving that dish that is light yet comforting, then Ochazuke is the answer for you. This easy, homemade dish is made with ingredients we have at home at all times like green tea, Dashi, steamed rice, […]
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