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)
Green Tea Steaming Process – Light Steamed (Asamushi) vs Medium Steam (Futsumushi) vs Deep Steam (Fukamushi)
For Japanese Sencha green tea, the length of steaming time determines the flavor, aroma, and color of green tea. Different kinds of green tea have specific timed steaming processes. Mostly the period of steaming depends on growing circumstances such as where it was grown and … [Read more...] about Green Tea Steaming Process – Light Steamed (Asamushi) vs Medium Steam (Futsumushi) vs Deep Steam (Fukamushi)
Steaming vs fermenting vs Roasting for Japanese tea
Tea leaves after being plucked from the plant are sent for processing. The processing involves a bunch of methods through which tea leaves are transformed into dried and preserved leaves for later brewing. The tea from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis are differentiated based on … [Read more...] about Steaming vs fermenting vs Roasting for Japanese tea
In memory of Kent Rhoads (09/03/1952-01/25/2020)
ShizuokaTea.com, KagoshimaTea.com, and GreenTeaMerchant were founded by Kent Rhoads. We always honor Kent’s spirit of providing high-quality tea and customer service, and our commitment is to always retain the same level of service to all the customers. Our first blog post … [Read more...] about In memory of Kent Rhoads (09/03/1952-01/25/2020)