Are you ready for part 3?! Here come bancha and hojicha! Bancha 番茶 The character for ban includes the characters for rice and field, and refers to a turn or a number in a series. Bancha is usually translated as coarse or common tea, and is made from mature leaves picked in between the four main harvests […]
Bienvenue dans notre série de blogs sur les noms de thé ! Aujourd'hui, nous allons parler du gyokuro et du kukicha. Gyokuro 玉露 Gyokuro, qui signifie "rosée bijou", évoque les gouttes de rosée matinales recueillies sur un jade rare, et la liqueur du thé est d'une couleur verte vibrante. Le Gyokuro est réputé pour être un thé de luxe ; il n'est récolté qu'une seule fois [...]
Bonjour à tous ! Le billet de cette semaine est la première section d'une série sur les noms des thés japonais. Si vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi un thé est appelé par un nom particulier, cet article est fait pour vous ! Thé 茶 Le mot le plus important de cette liste est peut-être cha, ou thé. Le caractère japonais a son [...]
Today’s post is about organic tea. What makes a tea organic? What are the implications for farmers and tea drinkers? Is organic tea better? What does “organic” mean? The term “organic”, referring to farming, came into use in the 1940s, referring to a balanced relationship between plants, soil, and nutrients. However, since the 1960s, the […]
Tea fields are spectacular sights regardless of season. During spring, vivid green, well-manicured rows of tea plants look beautiful with the sakura as a background. Warm summer weather signals for the peak of harvest. The autumn foliage provides a contrast between the hues of red and green, then as the winter chill sets in, one […]
If you search how to assess tea quality, one of the criteria you will find is a uniform, deep green colour and a consistent leaf size. However, are this criteria inclusive enough to appreciate the wonderful thing that is Aracha? What is it? Also called “farmer’s tea”, “raw tea”, or just unrefined tea, Aracha is the result […]
Illuminated by the mangetsu, the beloved full moon, we made our way down to the factory to witness the processing of our final summer tea: the Sencha of the Summer Sun. We were welcomed by Akki-San, whose sun-baked face, bright eyes and mischievous smile revealed yet little of the extraordinary effort he (like many other […]
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