I tried this Organic Japanese Green Oolong titled “Inner Peace” by Tea Farm Sakamoto that I purchased from L’Essential Tea (https://lessentieltea.stores.jp). 😆 :: Today’s Recipe :: Tea leaves 3g Amount of hot water 120ml Temperature of hot water 90−95℃ (194-203℉) Steeping time 1 minute This tea is made from the tea cultivar called ‘Nagomiyutaka’. You definitely feel eased by […]
‘Kan’ means cold and ‘cha’ means tea. It’s made from leaves picked and processed in winter. The tea leaves themselves look like fallen leaves in winter and is categorized as bancha (a coarse tea) that’s made from rough, late-harvested leaves. The taste of this kancha is very light and calming. 🍵 I was drinking this tea […]
I made this luxurious basque burnt cheesecake using matcha from Wumin’s Clan. 😊 It’s very easy. All you need to do is mix and bake! I don’t bake that often but I was able to make this all by myself lol I wanted to enjoy the matcha flavor so used a lot of matcha. The bitter […]
Recently I started to use an electric milk frother from HARIO and decided to make a matcha latte with white chocolate. I paired it with some cookies. 😊 :: Today’s Recipe :: Matcha 3~3.5g (A little less than 1 table spoon) Boiling water 50ml Milk (you can also use soy milk or almond milk) 150ml White chocolate 30g 1. […]
I brewed ‘tencha’ using low-temperature hot water and enjoyed its umami which is almost like a broth. 🍵😌 :: Today’s Recipe :: Tea leaves 6g Amount of water 100ml Temperature of water 60℃ (140℉) Steeping time 3 minutes ‘Tencha’ is the primary ingredient used to make matcha. Matcha is made by grinding tencha tea leaves using a stone mill. The […]
This tea is one type of tea that I received as a give away on Instagram. Thank you very much Wumin’s clan!😊 I cold brewed this light-steamed sencha (green tea) and paired it with a tomato pasta. The ambassador of the give away, Ms. Asami Ishizuka, showed how to cold brew tea with fresh herbs […]
I received this Goishicha tea that’s produced in Kochi on Shikoku island. I decided I would use it to make Ochazuke, which means boiled rice in tea. 😁 :: Today’s recipe :: Tea leaves 6g Amount of hot water 300ml Temperature of hot water boiling water Steeping time 3 minutes Ingredients for Ochazuke ⬇️ Boiled rice, grilled salted salmon, […]
The weather is getting cooler in Japan. I made hot Karigane tea and paired it with a small cheese cake.🧀 :: Today’s recipe :: Tea leaves 6g Amount of hot water 250ml Temperature of hot water boiling water Steeping time 60 seconds Kukicha means ‘stem tea’ and is made using stems, stalks and twigs. Amongst the teas made using […]
I received this rare tea from a senior Japanese tea instructor. This tea is made by a tea cultivar named ‘Sun Rouge’ from Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima. And surprisingly this tea is still categorized as Sencha, that is, green tea by its manufacturing method. 😮 :: Today’s recipe :: Tea leaves 3g (mine was a tea bag) […]
The temperature is still high because of the late summer heat here in Japan. 💦 I brewed this tea by pouring it over ice. :: Today’s recipe :: Tea leaves (Sencha) 5g Amount of hot water 100ml Temperature of hot water 85℃ (185℉) Steeping time 60 seconds Ice the amount to fill a glass Tea over ice is one of the ways […]