Japan is known for its prowess when it comes to green tea, in particular the brightly colored and powdery Matcha and the exceedingly popular infused taste of Sencha. Yet there is another green tea that originated in Japan that is oftentimes overlooked and now rising in popularity: the nutty, toasty and sweet tasting Hojicha tea.
When we think of Japanese tea culture we often think of high quality green tea in the form of Sencha, Matcha or for the connoisseur, even Gyokuru. However, before Sencha became the most popular tea in Japan during the Edo period in the 18th century, everyone in Japan was drinking
Bente from Tanzanian Kilimanjaro Specialty Tea shares her tea stories with us on a regular basis. Because her tea garden is a small one, she is always on the lookout for more space. “Two years back, we had bought tea from the Usambara Mountains, but had to stop, as the
While battling depression Angela founded The Tea Giver Project in the middle of the night on June 17th of 2019. Since then 26,427 boxes of tea and 50,076 tea bags have been given. And the giving continues. “At the time I had lost any sight of hope until I turned to
With her passionate blog Tea For Me Please Nicole Wilson has the ultimate goal ‘to help others learn more about tea in an approachable way’. She told us about how she makes her tea at home and the importance of water. “The best water for tea is a happy medium
With the Srilankan government’s decision to completely stop the import of chemicals for agriculture including the fertiliser, the tea industry is facing a huge challenge. “But we take this as a positive thing and we are planning to go for 100% organic in another one or two years’ time at
When we think of tea ceremonies our mind usually wanders to very formal, regimented, rituals like the ones witnessed in Japan, in which every aspect, every movement seems to have a specific symbolic purpose. However, this certainly isn’t true for all tea ceremonies around the world. The West-African tea ceremony,
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