At my home there’s always honey. I don’t eat honey that much, but my wife and daughter like it a lot. Some time ago I read this post about...
How to get into Japanese Green Tea
While there are countless ways that you can get into Japanese green tea, here are my thoughts about it. The first thing to keep in mind is that you...
Galerie Du Thé Kagoshima Genmaicha
One of the teas that I make almost everyday is genmaicha. My wife likes it very much. But she prefers that I prepare it for her. So she was...
Aging Green Tea in the Refrigerator
I’ve written before about how to store green tea. Green tea degrades quickly, so keeping it at a low temperature is a good idea if you don’t plan to...
Virtual Tea Experience with Arigato Japan Food Tours
Arigato Japan Food Tours, as the name implies, is a food tour company in Japan. Because of the pandemic, they started offering virtual food tours as well. I was...
Matcha Moto Ceremonial Matcha
After recording the podcast, I received a sample from Matcha Moto. It’s an organic, ceremonial matcha from the Uji region. This looks like a good way to start my...
Podcast 048: Matcha Moto
In this episode I interview Nicholas Leo, the founder of Matcha Moto. This store offers ceremonial grade matcha at an affordable price. I’m interested in trying it. I’ll post...
Matcha Mojito Recipe
I used to enjoy preparing cocktails for friends when I was younger. Now I only do so occasionally. One that I like very much is the mojito. It is...
Sugimoto Tea Sencha Tsuyuhikari
Today I continue my exploration of single cultivar sencha with this Tsuyuhikari tea. It is an organic sencha from Kawane, Shizuoka prefecture. Although this tea isn’t so rare in...
Podcast 047: Professional Japanese Tea Tasting
In this episode I interview Oscar Brekell. He explains how professional tea tasting is done in Japan and why its goal is not the same as that of a...
Drinking Tea from a Wine Glass
I’m not sure if it’s the same all around the world, but in Japan it happens occasionally. I rarely drink it this way, however. This is done with cold...
California Tea House Stone Ground Ceremonial Matcha
I received this sample from California Tea House. It’s the first time that I taste one of their teas. The website doesn’t offer much information about this matcha, such...