After I fried my leftover bouquet peach gyoza, it was time for another food-tea pairing trial. Just last week I bought a couple of ounces of Jun Shan yellow tea (Jun Shan yinzhen 君山銀針) from the Golden Tea Shop for…
I felt terrible that I arrived only near the end of the tea ceremony demonstration. First the bus came late. Then I got off a stop too early because I didn’t know the area and the bus driver wasn’t in…
Contrast to its name, Bai Cha, which means “white tea”, is a green tea. And unlike other green teas, the Anji Bai Cha must be steeped for a long time to release its full potential. Anji Baicha is delicious and…
“Shincha” means “new tea”. It’s popular in Japan, but outside of the Japan, it’s the kind of “insider tea” that only a regular would know because the host whispers to her “hey we just got a small bag arrive in…
The waiter brought out a kettle of tea, but Nancy Togami waved him back, asking for just plain hot water. Carefully, she used her thermometer to check the water temperature. One hundred and eighty degree Fahrenheit, too cool to steep…
When Cheryl steeped it, it made me think of coffee. Not the bitterness but the sturdy sweetness of roasted beans. It’s dark, vigorous, nutty and confident. I couldn’t replicate the taste even as I watch the time (~ 15-20 seconds?)…