I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Linda Gaylard from The Tea Stylist had published a book about tea. A tea lover can never have too many tea books,...
DoMatcha Genmaicha with Matcha
Genmaicha is my favorite tea blend, I just love the taste of green tea and roasted rice. I’m very thankful of DoMatcha for sending me this special tea for...
Green Tea Extract
Green tea has risen in popularity mainly for the health benefits that it offers. There’s currently a large demand for green tea supplements, whose main component is green tea...
Green Tea and Weight Loss
Green tea is strongly associated with weight loss by a good part of the world’s population. This has resulted in a large market for “weight loss green tea”, which...
Cha Doraku Yamabijin
Yamabijin is a Japanese black tea from Gokase town, Miyazaki prefecture. Special thanks to Shiho from Cha Doraku for providing this sample. What’s interesting about this black tea is...
Main Diseases of the Tea Plant in Japan
In a previous post, we saw the pests of the tea plant. This time, let’s take a look at the four main diseases of the tea plant in Japan....
Eisai: The Monk that Propagated Tea Culture in Japan
Myouan Eisai (Myōan Eisai, 明菴栄西) is best known for bringing the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism to Japan. He also played a prominent role in Japanese tea history because...
Obubu Tea Gokou Matcha
I received this tea from Yunomi.life. It’s an authentic matcha from Uji. Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms is one of my favorite tea producers. They are actively involved in spreading...
Cooking with Tea (Book Review)
This tea book by Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen was published in the year 2000, but the content is still relevant today. A few weeks ago I interviewed Robert...
The Meiryoku Tea Cultivar
Meiryoku (茗緑) is a tea cultivar known for its robustness, in the sense that it’s easy to cultivate and maintain. The character “mei” is often used in Chinese when...
Chiki Tea Sae
I had been in contact for more than a year with Holly and Alexander from Chiki Tea, but somehow we hadn’t talked about a tea review until recently. Besides...
The Yamatomidori Tea Cultivar
Yamatomidori (やまとみどり、大和緑）is a tea cultivar as old as Yabukita. Yamato was originally a region in Nara, and then it became the ancient name of Japan. Now, it’s pretty much...