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Second and Third Flushes Green Tea - How It’s Different from the First Flush
The first flush is the tea harvested for the first time of the year. It is usually during the end of April and early May. So what are the second an...
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Ooika – Green Tea Aroma Generated From Shading
Matcha, gyokuro and kabushecha grown in the shade are said to have a fragrance called ooika, covered aroma. “Ooi” means shade and “ka” means aroma ...
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All You Need To Know About Ichibancha (First Flush Green Tea)
Japanese tea has the terms, first flush (Ichibancha, 一番茶) and second flush (Nibancha, 二番茶). It is a term that refers to the harvest time of tea, bu...
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Light Steamed Sencha or Deep Steamed Sencha ?
Japanese green tea has a process of "steaming" immediately after picking tea leaves. If the tea leaves are left as it is after picked, the fermenta...
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How to Choose a Suitable Kyusu (Japanese Tea Pot) by Tea Leaf Types
When you cook, you will choose a saucepan or grill or oven depending on what ingredients you are going to cook and how to cook. Likewise, when you ...
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How to Keep Your Kyusu Clean
Tea is a drink many people have nearly every day and a few times a day, so the tea pot becomes stained and strainer is clogged quite easily and thu...
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Does Kukicha Contain Caffeine?
As the name implies, kukicha (stem tea or twig tea) is mainly made from the stem portion of tea. It is a well-known fact that tea leaves contain ca...
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What is Kyusu? Differences to the tea pot
The Japanese tea pot is called “Kyusu”. Kyusu and the English-style tea pot are both used to make tea with, but there are some differences. In thi...
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Why Cold Brewing Reduces Caffeine Intake? How’s the Change in Taste?
Here is a very interesting data of the experiment conducted by The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO). This data shows how ...
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Tips for Infusing Green Tea Three Times in a Delicious Way
You can brew sencha up to three times. The taste and aroma will change from the first infusion to the third infusion. 1. The First Infusion The f...
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Key Factors to Brew Japanese Green Teas Perfectly
When you hear that different types of green tea have different brewing methods, you may think that green tea is just difficult. No, it's not. The k...
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What Are The Differences Between Yunomi and European Style Tea Cups
“Yunomi” is a Japanese tea cup. Unlike European style tea cups, Yunomi does not have a handle. On some formal occasions, the wooden saucer called “...
