#japanesetea — Public Fediverse posts

Today at #Ikiya, we’re hosting a special workshop dedicated to #matcha, where Antonella explains history, production, and preparation of the most famous Japanese #tea.
But do you know what matcha really is? It’s powdered green tea used in the #Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha spread in the 16th century, but it was the great Master Sen no Rikyu who codified a new way to drink tea and savor a unique, irreplaceable moment: the #Chanoyu.

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@tea #JapaneseTea

Today we’re telling you about a lesser-known yet truly traditional #Japanese dessert: warabi mochi.

Unlike many more familiar #wagashi , they stand out for their unique texture—soft, delicate, and almost jelly-like—made from a plant-based starch similar to agar. They are then coated in kinako, a roasted soybean flour with a warm, slightly nutty flavor.

Their sweetness is subtle, designed to accompany tea without overpowering it.

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#japanesetea @tea #Japan #food

Today we’re telling you about a lesser-known yet truly traditional #Japanese dessert: warabi mochi.

Unlike many more familiar #wagashi , they stand out for their unique texture—soft, delicate, and almost jelly-like—made from a plant-based starch similar to agar. They are then coated in kinako, a roasted soybean flour with a warm, slightly nutty flavor.

Their sweetness is subtle, designed to accompany tea without overpowering it.

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#japanesetea @tea #Japan #food

Today we’re telling you about a lesser-known yet truly traditional #Japanese dessert: warabi mochi.

Unlike many more familiar #wagashi , they stand out for their unique texture—soft, delicate, and almost jelly-like—made from a plant-based starch similar to agar. They are then coated in kinako, a roasted soybean flour with a warm, slightly nutty flavor.

Their sweetness is subtle, designed to accompany tea without overpowering it.

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#japanesetea @tea #Japan #food

Oversteeping can bring out unwanted bitter notes.

Fun fact: we often confuse astringency with bitterness. Bitterness lingers in your mouth after drinking, while astringency fades quickly.

Pay attention next time you sip green tea!

#JapaneseTea #Bancha #TeaCulture #Ikiya

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This morning, in our tea room in #Treviso, we have a #Gyokuro tasting scheduled, featuring one of the most precious #Japanese teas.
Gyokuro (玉露), meaning "Jade Dew" or "Jewel Dew" in Japanese, perfectly captures not only the rarity of this tea (only 0.3% of all tea produced in #Japan is Gyokuro) but also its rich, intense aroma, a pure expression of umami.

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@tea #tealovers #japanesetea #IkiyaTea

🌿 A Wild Oolong from Shizuoka’s Mountains 🌿
Discover with us Atsumi Tea Garden’s rare oolong, handcrafted from wild zairai plants in Shizuoka’s misty highlands.
Cool nights and morning fog nurture its floral aroma and toasted depth, while Ryota Atsumi’s artisanal touch preserves its untamed essence.
This pan-fired first flush (2025) is a sip of the slopes: wild, vibrant, and uniquely #Japanese . We already tasted it and fell in love with it!
#Greentea #Japan #Japanesetea #tealovers

These teas aren’t just beverages; they’re an invitation to slow down, to savor, and to connect with a tradition that spans centuries.

Would you like to know more about their origins or brewing tips? We’d love to share.

#JapaneseTea #TeaTradition #SlowLiving #GreenTea

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If you love Japanese tea, culture and amazing craftsmanship, follow @ikiya .

It's a small business in Italy which sells all things Japan, but also one of the few businesses to have the courage to invest in their presence here on the fediverse rather than on commercial social media owned by billionaires.

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Pretty amber yellow brew, light roast Hojicha from the Kyoto based company that popularized this style of Japanese roasted green tea (hojicha.co). The previous naturalitea hojicha was made from spring sencha, this hojicha made from the more typical bancha. A pleasant warming and mellow brew.

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Bancha @tea

Oi Ocha Launches LEMON GREEN, Shohei Ohtani Gives Thumbs Up

Popular unsweetened green tea brand Oi Ocha launched a new product, LEMON GREEN, in Japan and the United States on September 22. The product is part of the flagship brand of Japanese tea giant ITO EN. At…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #food #greentea #Icedgreentea #icedtea #ito-en #japanesetea #lemongreen #lemongreentea #news #oiocha #shoheiohtani #tea
https://www.alojapan.com/1376797/oi-ocha-launches-lemon-green-shohei-ohtani-gives-thumbs-up/

Oi Ocha Launches LEMON GREEN, Shohei Ohtani Gives Thumbs Up

Popular unsweetened green tea brand Oi Ocha launched a new product, LEMON GREEN, in Japan and the United States on September 22. The product is part of the flagship brand of Japanese tea giant ITO EN. At…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #food #greentea #Icedgreentea #icedtea #ito-en #japanesetea #lemongreen #lemongreentea #news #oiocha #shoheiohtani #tea
https://www.alojapan.com/1376797/oi-ocha-launches-lemon-green-shohei-ohtani-gives-thumbs-up/

https://www.alojapan.com/1376797/oi-ocha-launches-lemon-green-shohei-ohtani-gives-thumbs-up/ Oi Ocha Launches LEMON GREEN, Shohei Ohtani Gives Thumbs Up #food #GreenTea #IcedGreenTea #IcedTea #ItoEn #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseTea #LemonGreen #LemonGreenTea #news #OiOcha #ShoheiOhtani #tea Popular unsweetened green tea brand Oi Ocha launched a new product, LEMON GREEN, in Japan and the United States on September 22. The product is part of the flagship brand of Japanese tea giant ITO EN. At the same time, the company introduced its fir

https://www.alojapan.com/1376797/oi-ocha-launches-lemon-green-shohei-ohtani-gives-thumbs-up/ Oi Ocha Launches LEMON GREEN, Shohei Ohtani Gives Thumbs Up #food #GreenTea #IcedGreenTea #IcedTea #ItoEn #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseTea #LemonGreen #LemonGreenTea #news #OiOcha #ShoheiOhtani #tea Popular unsweetened green tea brand Oi Ocha launched a new product, LEMON GREEN, in Japan and the United States on September 22. The product is part of the flagship brand of Japanese tea giant ITO EN. At the same time, the company introduced its fir

Step into the world of Japanese tea, where every cup is a moment of mindfulness. 🍵✨

From the tranquil art of the tea ceremony to the vibrant flavors of Sencha and Matcha, Japan’s tea culture invites us to slow down, savor the present, and find beauty in simplicity.

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.” – Okakura Kakuzo

#JapaneseTea #Matcha #TeaCeremony #Mindfulness #GreenTea #ZenTea #TeaCulture

This is the first batch of tea I ordered straight from Japan.

* [senkien] Uji Gyokuro “Zuiun” - a nice sweet brew with nice umami. Stays pleasantly on the tongue. I get 3 nice steep from it. It has a superior taste to the Yamamotoyama gyokuro I’ve been buying at the Asian supermarket.

* Special Karigane Golden This is an early season (golden) stem tea made from gyokuro. Very sweet, smooth, slightly floral, not as strong as the gyokuro but similar in taste. I am drinking the first steep now. I will probably add this as an alternate to hojicha or genmaicha for evening drinking.

*[senkien] Asamiya Kanmuri Sencha “Shigaraki” - a nice sencha from a good growing area. Sencha is not the top of my tea list. I am more likely to make gyokuro, oolong, or jinjunmei for my main daytime drink. I will probably not buy this again, not because it is bad, but because I have too many other options I like.

#Tea #JapaneseTea #茶 #お茶

After a long closure due to the #COVID19 pandemic, the #JapaneseGarden ⛩️🌸 in #Leverkusen is open again 😊 The garden was created between 1912 and 1914 at the instigation of the then general director of #BayerAG, Prof. Carl Duisberg, who had a passion for garden art. He was also an enthusiastic #bonsai grower. You can find further information on https://www.bayer.com/de/de/japanischer-garten-leverkusen.

Below are some shots of the garden's #teahouse 🍵, which was built in the #Chinese style.

#JapaneseArt #JapaneseTea

🍵 Gokujo Genmaicha

#Genmaicha is a quality of green tea that I truly appreciate. The toasted rice flavor makes all the difference.
Sometimes they could end up with a bitter aftertaste, however it wasn't the case for this product.

Brewing temperature: 90°C
Brewing time: 30s
Dosage: 20g per 500ml

#Ippodo #GreenTea #JapaneseTea #tea

@tea

Surprised with a #haiku when I opened the new #tea package today:

"From the heart
of the sweet #peony,
a drunken bee."

– Matsu #Bashō

#MatsuoBasho #Sencha #JapaneseTea #keiko

Surprised with a #haiku when I opened the new #tea package today:

"From the heart
of the sweet #peony,
a drunken bee."

– Matsu #Bashō

#MatsuoBasho #Sencha #JapaneseTea #keiko

Surprised with a #haiku when I opened the new #tea package today:

"From the heart
of the sweet #peony,
a drunken bee."

– Matsu #Bashō

#MatsuoBasho #Sencha #JapaneseTea #keiko

Surprised with a #haiku when I opened the new #tea package today:

"From the heart
of the sweet #peony,
a drunken bee."

– Matsu #Bashō

#MatsuoBasho #Sencha #JapaneseTea #keiko

Surprised with a #haiku when I opened the new #tea package today:

"From the heart
of the sweet #peony,
a drunken bee."

– Matsu #Bashō

#MatsuoBasho #Sencha #JapaneseTea #keiko

NaturaliTea #09 Superior Hojicha is a very enjoyable example of this type of roasted Japanese green tea. Evenly roasted and chocolate-ey, impossible to brew badly. (Received via LiquidProust.)

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Yunomi #NaturaliTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea #LiquidProust @tea

NaturaliTea #09 Superior Hojicha is a very enjoyable example of this type of roasted Japanese green tea. Evenly roasted and chocolate-ey, impossible to brew badly. (Received via LiquidProust.)

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Yunomi #NaturaliTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea #LiquidProust @tea

NaturaliTea #09 Superior Hojicha is a very enjoyable example of this type of roasted Japanese green tea. Evenly roasted and chocolate-ey, impossible to brew badly. (Received via LiquidProust.)

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Yunomi #NaturaliTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea #LiquidProust @tea

NaturaliTea #09 Superior Hojicha is a very enjoyable example of this type of roasted Japanese green tea. Evenly roasted and chocolate-ey, impossible to brew badly. (Received via LiquidProust.)

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Yunomi #NaturaliTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea #LiquidProust @tea

NaturaliTea #09 Superior Hojicha is a very enjoyable example of this type of roasted Japanese green tea. Evenly roasted and chocolate-ey, impossible to brew badly. (Received via LiquidProust.)

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #Yunomi #NaturaliTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea #LiquidProust @tea

One last Sencha for the road, a bottom of the bags UNYTea x Harney Tea Sencha blend, before getting back to the usual Chinese tea hijinks.

#Sencha #UNYTea #HarneyTea #GreenTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea #JapaneseTea @tea

🍵 Shirakawa karigane from Akamon Chaya shop

Japanese #sencha teas have a special flavor that I can't find anywhere else.
They remind me of the sea and the pine forests next to the beach.
This product is one of my favorite. The delicate umami meets sodium mixed to roasted hazelnuts.

1st 🫖 at 75°C for 30s
I will be posting pictures from 2nd and 3rd infusions too.

#JapaneseTea #ShiragakawaKarigane #AkamonChaya #GreenTea @tea

Ssh, don't tell, but I really like the cloudy second brew of Sencha best. (Sencha Scent of Mountains from Harney and Sons.)

#Sencha #HarneyAndSons #Tea #Cha #JapaneseTea #DaikyTea @tea

Good morning everyone! ❤️✨
Bonjour tout le monde ! ❤️✨

Today's brew is #hojicha !
Ce matin, ce sera du #hojicha !

#tea #books #book #womensart #orlando #virginiawoolf #englishliterature #morning #bookstodon #tealovers #teacups #japanesetea

I COULD BUY #TEA!
I had my classic #LapsangSouchong, my sister said no to #hojicha or #mugicha because we're moving but I could snuggled grilled #oolong #TieGuanYin ❤️❤️❤️

#blacktea #thénoir #TeaLover #tealovers #théchinois #théjaponais #chinesetea #japanesetea #thébleu #bluetea #taiwainesetea #china #chine #taiwan #japon #japan #TeaDrinker #teadrinkersofmastodon

I COULD BUY #TEA!
I had my classic #LapsangSouchong, my sister said no to #hojicha or #mugicha because we're moving but I could snuggled grilled #oolong #TieGuanYin ❤️❤️❤️

#blacktea #thénoir #TeaLover #tealovers #théchinois #théjaponais #chinesetea #japanesetea #thébleu #bluetea #taiwainesetea #china #chine #taiwan #japon #japan #TeaDrinker #teadrinkersofmastodon

I COULD BUY #TEA!
I had my classic #LapsangSouchong, my sister said no to #hojicha or #mugicha because we're moving but I could snuggled grilled #oolong #TieGuanYin ❤️❤️❤️

#blacktea #thénoir #TeaLover #tealovers #théchinois #théjaponais #chinesetea #japanesetea #thébleu #bluetea #taiwainesetea #china #chine #taiwan #japon #japan #TeaDrinker #teadrinkersofmastodon

I COULD BUY #TEA!
I had my classic #LapsangSouchong, my sister said no to #hojicha or #mugicha because we're moving but I could snuggled grilled #oolong #TieGuanYin ❤️❤️❤️

#blacktea #thénoir #TeaLover #tealovers #théchinois #théjaponais #chinesetea #japanesetea #thébleu #bluetea #taiwainesetea #china #chine #taiwan #japon #japan #TeaDrinker #teadrinkersofmastodon

I COULD BUY #TEA!
I had my classic #LapsangSouchong, my sister said no to #hojicha or #mugicha because we're moving but I could snuggled grilled #oolong #TieGuanYin ❤️❤️❤️

#blacktea #thénoir #TeaLover #tealovers #théchinois #théjaponais #chinesetea #japanesetea #thébleu #bluetea #taiwainesetea #china #chine #taiwan #japon #japan #TeaDrinker #teadrinkersofmastodon

Got my first ever shincha (from Wazuka, Kyoto) delivered recently, and have been giving it a few test brews. Delightful flavour, but what I really can't get out of my head is that the leaves smell *exactly* like a perfect nectarine (not independently verified, ymmv)

@tea #tea #shincha #JapaneseTea

Brewed Sencha Scent of Mountains again at 175 F for today's tea. Was gonna go cooler than last time, but didn't check notes first, and brewed again at same temp. Oops. Next time, 170 F.

#Sencha #GreenTea #HarneyAndSons #JapaneseTea #Kyusu #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

Needed a boost today, and few things in life beat gyokuro

@tea #tea #JapaneseTea #gyokuro

OKAY so beautiful #tea lovers of the mastodon app here is the tea I made myself on Wednesday, it's a low quality instant tea but I drank it during my stay in Japan and had brought some (before online buying) that I had carefully kept for special days. It may be bad but I love it. It's hojicha #hojicha #japanesetea

Fine, I will brew Japanese tea in my Kyusu. NaturaliYea #09 Superior Hojicha from Yunomi (via Liquid Proust). Recommended brew temps for Hojicha are pretty low, some sites say 80C/175F to "avoid bitterness". I went with 180, 'cos I'm a bitter guy (really just shooting in the dark, I know next to nothing about Japanese tea).

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #NaturaliTea #LiquidProust #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

Fine, I will brew Japanese tea in my Kyusu. NaturaliYea #09 Superior Hojicha from Yunomi (via Liquid Proust). Recommended brew temps for Hojicha are pretty low, some sites say 80C/175F to "avoid bitterness". I went with 180, 'cos I'm a bitter guy (really just shooting in the dark, I know next to nothing about Japanese tea).

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #NaturaliTea #LiquidProust #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

Fine, I will brew Japanese tea in my Kyusu. NaturaliYea #09 Superior Hojicha from Yunomi (via Liquid Proust). Recommended brew temps for Hojicha are pretty low, some sites say 80C/175F to "avoid bitterness". I went with 180, 'cos I'm a bitter guy (really just shooting in the dark, I know next to nothing about Japanese tea).

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #NaturaliTea #LiquidProust #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

Fine, I will brew Japanese tea in my Kyusu. NaturaliYea #09 Superior Hojicha from Yunomi (via Liquid Proust). Recommended brew temps for Hojicha are pretty low, some sites say 80C/175F to "avoid bitterness". I went with 180, 'cos I'm a bitter guy (really just shooting in the dark, I know next to nothing about Japanese tea).

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #NaturaliTea #LiquidProust #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

Fine, I will brew Japanese tea in my Kyusu. NaturaliYea #09 Superior Hojicha from Yunomi (via Liquid Proust). Recommended brew temps for Hojicha are pretty low, some sites say 80C/175F to "avoid bitterness". I went with 180, 'cos I'm a bitter guy (really just shooting in the dark, I know next to nothing about Japanese tea).

#Hojicha #JapaneseTea #NaturaliTea #LiquidProust #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea

"Early Bird" teableau for 06/23/23

#Tea #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #Summer #Sencha #JapaneseTea #GreenTea #Harney&Sons

I've just given the kyusu its inaugural brew, with a wonderful gyokuro. It's a tiny little thing, a mere 160 ml, so not one to bring out when for serving guests. For when it's just little old me enjoying one of my fancier teas, it is perfection.

@tea #tea #JapaneseTea #gyokuro #kyusu

Good morning, world! Time for some #tea #JapaneseTea #日本茶 No #coffee this time

Busy morning of cleaning the kitchen, getting some other chores done, staying on top of my physio exercises (feeling motivated today!) and enjoying a cup of tea (gyokuro karigane (kukicha)) before facing the big snow outside as I walk the 3 km to my ballet studio for class.

Delicious, delicious Sunday morning tea!

#karigane #gyokuro #kukicha #senchado #kyusu #teaTime #TisAlwaysTeaOclock #JapaneseTea #Bujo #VisuallyReassuringDeskClutter @tea