Looking for a matcha whisk? Here are some tips
Matcha is becoming known globally, with its attractive lush green color and health benifits. In Japan, the traditional tea ceremony, chado, was initiated in the early 12th century as a...
Professional's Guide to Japanese Tea
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Bamboo and the Art of Chasen Making
Today, I would like to talk about chasen (茶筅), the indispensable and quintessential tea whisk that is used to make matcha, particularly focusing on the bamboo that is used in...
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All About Shading in Japanese Tea Cultivation
Hello! Genki desuka (How are you doing)? Today, I would like to delve into the topic of shading and shaded teas. If you enjoy drinking gyokuro, kabusecha, or matcha, you...
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Discover Koicha, the thick matcha of formal Japanese tea ceremonies
Did you know that there are two ways of preparing matcha? Usucha and Koicha. Probably, the matcha you are familiar with looks like this: Usucha matcha served at Ippodo, Kyoto Prefecture,...
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Teatopia, Wazuka
Greetings! Can you spot the praying mantis lounging in the beautiful tea fields of Wazuka? Yes, today we are back highlighting some of the major tea producing regions in the...
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How Uji Tea Farmers Dance Gracefully with Climate Change
Hello all! We hope that you are enjoying your Japanese green teas along with autumnal delights like chestnuts, persimmons and pears (what are some fall delights in the area where you...
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Yunomi抹茶のグレード
Yunomi抹茶のグレード 日本各地の生産者からの豊富な抹茶（他の茶葉も含む）をお求めいただけます。 抹茶のグレード（等級）の違いは何でしょうか？ 実は、抹茶の品質に関する業界の明確な基準はありません。 抹茶の価格やグレードは、抹茶メーカーが独自に基準を設けているものが多く、その定義は様々です。 ネット上で販売されている抹茶の中に「セレモニアルグレード」と冠したものをしばしば見かけますが、 実際には（少なくとも私たちの見解では）、抹茶として飲むのに適した品質ではないものが少なくありません。 以下は、Yunomi.lifeで販売している抹茶の等級分けの基準を説明したものです。 苦味・渋味から甘味・旨味の豊かさ、粒度は粗めから細やか、色は黄色から鮮やかな緑色まで、様々なグレードとクラスに分類しています。 試飲方法：100ml/70〜80℃のお湯で2gの抹茶を点てた時の、味わい、舌触り、色味、香りで評価 セレモニアルグレード（Ceremonial Grade） 【A1】インペリアル セレモニアルグレード（Imperial Ceremonial Grade） 最高品質の強い旨味、最小限の渋味／滑らかで絹のような舌触り／粉末および点てたお茶は美しい緑色／爽やかな香り／春摘みの最高品質の碾茶を使用 ヘリテージグレード（Heritage Grade） インペリアルの中でも、伝統的な栽培・製造方法をすべて踏襲 モダンヘリテージグレード（Modern Heritage Grade） インペリアルの中でも、伝統的な栽培・製造方法をすべて踏襲／ただし、被覆栽培の遮光材は人工素材（通常はプラスチック）である場合がある 【A2】プレミアム セレモニアルグレード（Premium Ceremonial Grade） 強い旨味、最小限の渋味と苦味／滑らかでシルクのような舌触り／粉末および点てたお茶は美しい緑色／春摘みの碾茶を使用 【A3】スタンダード...
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How does the price of matcha affect its chemical composition (theanine, EGCG, catechin, caffeine)?
Shop our collection of matcha & other tea powders These are just a few studies, but they give you an idea of the range of levels of chemicals (theanine, EGCG, catechin, caffeine) including across a...
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Everything you need to know about matcha quality
A customer recently asked on another blog post, “With the bitter taste of matcha tea is there a way to make it taste better?” The customer had referenced Uji Hikari Matcha,...
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Secrets about matcha
Did you know? Matcha is made by finely grinding tencha leaves, tea leaves that have been shaded for about four weeks, and more importantly, that have been steamed and dried without...
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How matcha is made
This is a quick primer on matcha production. We learned all of this because we work with both tea farms and tea factories. Matcha from small-scale family tea farms / factories...
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The Myth of Matcha and the Claim It Has 137x Antioxidants of Green Tea
There are many companies misquoting a certain study examining the levels of EGCG (a specific type of catechin, itself a kind of antioxidant). These companies say that matcha has 137x...
