Power of matcha: the powdered Japanese green tea used in tea ceremony
Matcha is the essence of tea. The power of matcha, the stone mill ground fine Japanese green tea, is in its wholeness. Unless you eat the tea leaves after steeping […]
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Ippodo: once tea for Japanese emperors today caters from Kyoto to modern New York
Ippodo is one of the oldest and most known tea brands in Japan. Their expanding tea houses specialise in Japanese green tea grown around Kyoto. Various grades of matcha, gyokuro, sencha […]
OGATA Paris: Japanese house of tea and omotenashi designed for contemporary taste
La maison OGATA Paris is the epitome of wabi rusticity where perfect simple lines of beauty merge with the old spirit of the Marais artistic zeal. There is nothing of […]
The East India Company: reviving global legend in London
The East India Company was once the biggest company in the world with a monopoly in foreign trade across all the British colonies (in the East from India to Singapore […]
Best Japanese tea rooms in Tokyo
Serious tea lovers but also occasional tea-to-tellers may find handy my concise guide to Tokyo’s most noteworthy tea rooms and shops…
Best tea rooms & shops in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is known for its eclectic mix of an East-meets-West tea scene. Rather then being a destination for buying tea, the city has been mostly associated with its British-influenced […]
Green tea mystery debunked
Of all teas, green tea is perhaps the most misunderstood.
Jugetsudo: seaweed and tea transplanting Japanese health from Tokyo to Paris
Jugetsudo was founded by the Maruyama family, that has been originally sourcing best seaweed in Japan since late 19th century. Its location at the famous Tsukiji Chuo-ku fish market in Tokyo, did […]
Tea That Is NOT Tea: infused botanicals for health, vitality and taste
The ongoing global pandemic opened our eyes to the importance of boosting our immunity. Yet the remedies include a wealth of sketchy promises that fog our well-intentioned minds. With a […]
Fortune: tarot & symbolism of reading from tea leaves
There is a deep connection between tarot cards and tea leaves, fortune. Tarot became a popular entertainment, sparking up friends outings and house parties well before the Covid cut off […]