Kei Nishida's Blog, page 29
November 17, 2020
What is Matcha?
- I'm not as familiar with the matcha green tea.
Can you tell me some more about it?
I know you have videos out there I could watch, but tell me a little bit about it.
- Yup, okay. Matcha tea. This is loose leaf green tea. I don't know if you can see, it's a tea leaf. Matcha looks like this and it's powder.
- Powdery, yes.
- The loose leaf you would be using teapot like this and steep it, right?
But matcha is powder, so you wouldn't use this.
People tend to use something like a whisk...
What is Matcha?
- I'm not as familiar with the matcha green tea.
Can you tell me some more about it?
I know you have videos out there I could watch, but tell me a little bit about it.
- Yup, okay. Matcha tea. This is loose leaf green tea. I don't know if you can see, it's a tea leaf. Matcha looks like this and it's powder.
- Powdery, yes.
- The loose leaf you would be using teapot like this and steep it, right?
But matcha is powder, so you wouldn't use this.
People tend to use something like a whisk...
November 14, 2020
9 Most Popular Japanese Tea Types - Which tea is good for me?
There are different types of Japanese tea available at Japanese green tea company.
This video will explain briefly about 9 of the popular tea types.
Below is the video script and link to each of the product mentioned in the video.
Loose-Leaf Japanese Tea
1. Gyokuro Loose Leaf Japanese Green Tea
2. Gokuzyo Aracha Loose Leaf Japanese Green Tea
3. Nozomi - Covered Tea Loose Leaf Japanese Green Tea
4. Hojicha Roasted Japanese Loose Leaf Tea
5. Genmaicha Premium Japanese Loose Leaf Tea ...
November 9, 2020
Chinese Puerh Tea vs Japanese Puerh Tea
Tea is unique in many ways. This uniqueness is not limited to brand name nor is it limited to flavors, smells, colors, and cultivars. In fact, the more we invest in tea, the more we learn about its properties, effects and ultimately what we can get from it. Without exploring the details of tea, this post’s focus is on a particularly historically unique tea that originates from Yunnan China: pu’er tea. I want to spend the next few moments to not only detail pu’er tea and its importance to Chinese...
November 6, 2020
First-Ever Virtual Tea Festival - Japanese Green Tea Co. at International Virtual Tea Festival 2020
Do you miss all the tea festivals and events?
We do.
COVID19 has hit so hard this year that none of the events that we participate in decided to close down this year.
Chicago International Tea Festival, though, decided to take a huge jump to the future and hosting the first-ever virtual tea festival. Yes, Virtual!
When they announced this earlier in the year, we jumped on to be having a booth in the festival, and we are so lucky and proud to be accepted as one of the vendors at this historical e...
October 24, 2020
Does green tea reduce stress?
Stress and anxiety are two conditions that highly affect almost 264 million people around the world as of 2015 and that the Centers for Disease Control estimate that stress contributes to 80 percent of illnesses. Prolonged stress can be related to a number of chronic conditions and diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, as well as anxiety-related diseases, including eating disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and substance abuse.
There are many ways to reduc...
October 17, 2020
How are specialty tea different from tea sold for masses?
Not all teas are made equally. Teas are available in different forms with a wide price range and methods of consumption. Some teas have more aroma than the others, or you might find some teas easier to steep than the others. When you go out in the market, you will realize that there are teas packed in tea bags through porous, small, and sealed packet, with a string attached with label at the end of it, while there are specialty teas that are usually simply packed in a tin or paper can or foil wi...
How are specialty tea different from tea sold for masses
Not all teas are made equally. Teas are available in different forms with a wide price range and methods of consumption. Some teas have more aroma than the others, or you might find some teas easier to steep than the others. When you go out in the market, you will realize that there are teas packed in tea bags through porous, small, and sealed packet, with a string attached with label at the end of it, while there are specialty teas that are usually simply packed in a tin or paper can or foil wi...
October 12, 2020
Is Green Tea Addictive?
One of the side effects of drinking green tea is that you can easily get addicted to it. The caffeine in green tea makes it addictive and when regular green tea drinkers do not get their daily cup at the same time, it can leave them weary, lethargic, and irritable and bring down instead their energy levels. Some people may even experience headaches and fatigue until they get their daily quota of three to four cups of green tea.
Caffeine is a highly addictive substance just like what is found in ...
October 3, 2020
Where to Buy Quality Matcha and Japanese Tea Outside Japan
I oftentimes receive inquiries from our Japanese green tea followers, asking whether the Japanese Green Tea Co. offers shipments to other countries. To answer the questions simply, Yes.
The Japanese Green Tea Company does ship worldwide. Unfortunately for many, the international shipping costs to foreign countries can be very expensive. So, I came up with what I hope is a helpful solution.
I have been doing some research to uncover some purveyors who may offer good green tea options in coun...
