Tea is among the most preferred drinks around the world, and quality tea specifically is always in demand. Among other factors, tea packaging also plays a vital role in selling tea across countries. Product packaging is a crucial part of marketing and logistics as it influences … [Read more...] about How to Decide on your Tea Packages?
Matcha Package Design Contest Result
You have helped us select the package design of our Kagoshima Matcha tea. Thank you very much for participating in the contest and for all your help and input. This post is about the result of the contest. What the Contest Was As we are working hard to add a more … [Read more...] about Matcha Package Design Contest Result
Kariganecha vs. Kukicha
Kariganecha is a tea made from stalks of Gyokuro and sometimes other blends. This term is mainly used in Kyoto province but also outside to make it different from Kukicha. People love stalk tea because it also has healthy nutrients, rich umami flavor, sweetness, and an appetizing … [Read more...] about Kariganecha vs. Kukicha
What is the Best Way to Store Your Matcha & Japanese Green Tea?
5 Essential Storage Rules for Matcha and Japanese Green Tea Matcha, an ancient Japanese green tea, has become widespread due to its countless health benefits, antioxidant properties, and similar-to-coffee caffeine content. Before you run to the store and stock … [Read more...] about What is the Best Way to Store Your Matcha & Japanese Green Tea?
Japanese University Confirms Tea Kills COVID19
Nara Medical University (奈良県立医科大学, Nara Kenritsu Ika Daigaku) reported on November 27th, 2020 that their research confirms that green tea sold in the market can kill or make the virus harmless in their study. The research is the first stage of the study, and … [Read more...] about Japanese University Confirms Tea Kills COVID19
How Organic Certification of Japanese Tea Works – JAS, USDA, and EU Certification
The Japanese are known to take care of their health by eating and drinking what is healthy for them, taking into account the quality and freshness of their food. Around the 1960s, many in Japan raised food safety concerns about pollution-related illnesses because of the boost of … [Read more...] about How Organic Certification of Japanese Tea Works – JAS, USDA, and EU Certification
How to Add Bubble Tea to Your Menu
Tea is one of the world’s most fascinating beverages and its consumers can range from tea masters practicing the art of Gong Fu Cha to teenagers slurping down fruit flavored Bubble Tea with mouths full of boba. Bubble tea has been growing in popularity ever since it was … [Read more...] about How to Add Bubble Tea to Your Menu
Comparing Fukamushi Sencha with other Sencha
Sencha is widely grown, steam processed, and sold in Japan. It comes from the same plant as other green tea types, Camellia Sinensis. However, based on the growing method and later processing, it stands out with its astringent taste and dark color. Sencha is further divided into … [Read more...] about Comparing Fukamushi Sencha with other Sencha
Covering Process of Japanese Tea Plants
Covering culture or shading of tea plants has been in use since the early ages, and it was developed to save the tea leaves from frost. In modern days, farmers use the covering or shading process to achieve certain characteristics in tea for a specific period. The covering … [Read more...] about Covering Process of Japanese Tea Plants
Shizuoka Tea vs Kagoshima Tea vs Uji Tea
Tea has been a staple drink in Japan, be it for cultural or health aspects for the Japanese. While tea originated in China, its importation in Japan played a major role in its cultural heritage even up today. At present, Japan is highly renowned for producing high-quality tea … [Read more...] about Shizuoka Tea vs Kagoshima Tea vs Uji Tea
What is Benifuki (べにふうき)
Japan is famous for green tea as its 99% of tea production compromises green tea. Recently, Japan is also getting into other tea styles, such as black, oolong, and more, but the production stays at 1 % and still a rarity. Benifukki cultivar is mainly famous for black tea; … [Read more...] about What is Benifuki (べにふうき)
What is Yutaka Midori (ゆたかみどり)
Yutaka Midori ゆたかみどり means abundant green, is a Japanese green tea cultivar that ranks second after Yabukita in terms of cultivation land and popularity. It is mostly found in Kagoshima Prefecture, with a 30% cultivated area used for most of the green tea variety. This cultivar … [Read more...] about What is Yutaka Midori (ゆたかみどり)
What is Chiran Sencha (知覧煎茶)
Chiran Sencha refers to a Sencha plant grown in the Chiran region of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a high-grade tea cultivated using the highest rated cultivars such as Yabukita, Yutakamidori, and Asatsuyu. Chiran Sencha Tea is easy to brew and has a rich and complex flavor, … [Read more...] about What is Chiran Sencha (知覧煎茶)
What is Konacha (粉茶)
Konacha 粉茶 means powder tea or bud tea, a kind of Japanese green tea made up of tea buds, dust, and small leaves that were left behind during the processing of Sencha and Gyokuro. Although. It is named powdered tea, but it is not finely grounded into a powder form like Matcha; … [Read more...] about What is Konacha (粉茶)
What is Genmaicha (玄米茶)
Genmaicha translates to brown rice tea, and the word is derived from Japanese. It is a mix of Sencha leaves and roasted brown rice. Japanese also referred to this green tea as popcorn tea due to the popping sound during roasting, and popped rice looks like popcorn. By adding … [Read more...] about What is Genmaicha (玄米茶)
What is Kukicha (茎茶)
Kukicha茎茶 is also called, Bōcha棒茶, due to stick-like shape and In English, known as the "stem tea" or "twig tea." It is cultivated from the same plant as Sencha, just like Bancha, consisting of stems, stalks, and twigs instead of leaves like in other teas. It mostly comes from … [Read more...] about What is Kukicha (茎茶)
What is Karigane-cha (雁が音茶)
Karigane-cha referred to tea made from stalks especially, from stalks of Gyokuro or high-grade sencha. This term is mainly used in the Kyoto province of Japan, but many from outside use this term to differentiate it from Kukicha, which is stalk tea too but has a blend of Sencha, … [Read more...] about What is Karigane-cha (雁が音茶)
What is Hojicha (ほうじ茶)
Hojicha is a type of Japanese green tea that is basically roasted at a high temperature. Usually, Bancha, Kukicha, or sometimes Sencha leaves are roasted over charcoal to get Hojicha. The process of roasting tea leaves first came to Kyoto, Japan, in the 1920s. Some speculate that … [Read more...] about What is Hojicha (ほうじ茶)
Yabukita Tea Cultivar (やぶきた)
Every kind of tea plant comes from the same Camellia Sinensis plant family. Their differences show in forms of shape, taste, aroma, and color, etc. due to the different cultivars being used in the breeding of tea plants. In Japan, Yabukita (やぶきた) is the most famous and … [Read more...] about Yabukita Tea Cultivar (やぶきた)
Matcha vs Sencha
Sencha and Matcha come from the same plant but have different growing conditions and processing methods, which makes them stand apart. History Green tea has been in Japan for centuries and brought by Eisai in 1191. He brought the tea seeds along with Zen Buddhists' method … [Read more...] about Matcha vs Sencha