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What Does Astringency Mean For Tea Drinking?

Astringency in tea is often misunderstood. While it is often confused with the unpleasant taste of bitterness, it is actually a physical sensation rather than a taste at all. It is that puckering, dry feeling that you experience when you drink red wine or consume unripened fruits, such as green bananas. It can affect the palate and the roof of the mouth. While it usually occurs in tandem with bitter tastes, they are separate from each other.

When we hosted our booth at Tea Festival, we introduced a...

Why Tea Is Perfect For A Tee Time?

Every golfer is looking for an edge that’ll give them an advantage. Whether it’s a match play tournament, a stroke-play qualifier, or just a recreational game with your buddies, there’s always a drive to play well and create stories to tell over and over again at the 19th hole. With the dawn of advanced metrics like strokes gained statistics and new technology enabling golfers to track their performance shot-by-shot, there are many different ways to gain an edge.

But what if...

Loose Leaf Green Tea Online – Quick Weight Loss and Fast Cancer Treatment

Loose leaf tea is believed to be the most beneficial form of green tea.

The form in which green tea comes changes the benefits you receive.

Brewing loose leaf tea is quite simple and should be done with less leaf and more water. Put the leaves in a teapot and add boiling water. Leave it to steep and pour your tea in a cup.

Of course, you should strain out the leaves. A tea maker with an inbuilt filter or a tea bag will do a great job of filtering out the leaves.

Different types of loose leaf green tea have different r...

Why Is Matcha More Expensive Than Other Types Of Tea?

Matcha green tea: maybe you’ve heard of it, or you've seen it as an exclusive menu item at your local café. All that’s clear about it is that matcha is a type of green tea that seems to saturate social media photos as an aesthetically pleasing, foamy green drink. Matcha flavored beverages are popular today, as well as overpriced. What is it about matcha that distinguishes it from other types of tea? What makes this exquisite green potion so costly?

What Makes Matcha Different

Matcha green tea powder is derived...

10 Foods To Pair Green Tea With

Green tea got its name for the color of the leaves it came from. Unlike other teas, green tea is lightly oxidized so the green color of the leaves remains slightly the same. When paired with certain types of food, green tea can enhance the flavor you taste both from green tea and the paired food. In this article, we’ll show you some of the foods that pair well with green tea. Though I usually focus around Japanese green tea, on this article let me introduce green tea from different countries...

Is Green Tea A Good Appetite Suppressant?

Green tea is thought to be one of the most popular beverages in the world besides water. In some Asian societies, the partially fermented leaves of green tea, which come from the camelia sinensis plant, are included in many important cultural ceremonies in Japan and China.

Green tea has become more popular in the Western world and is consumed as a healthier alternative to black tea. Green tea can also be used as a potential weight loss aid. One of the benefits of green tea that has been discu...

Japanese Green Tea Company Wins Global Tea Championship 3 Years in a Row

On October 8 2019, Global Tea Championship announced that Japanese Green Tea Company won a Silver Medal for the Steamed Green Tea Category.

Issaku Sencha Green Tea, the signature product from Japanese Green Tea Company, Won Global Tea Championship in 2017 as well making this tea to be the two-time winner for the Global Tea Champion. 

Last Year, Japanese Green Tea Company's Matcha won the Championship. 

This makes the company to win the Championship 3 years in a row. 

2019 - Steamed Green Tea Category (

Can I Grow Tea Plant In My Yard?

The Basics Of Growing Your Own Tea Plants

For people who like to grow their herbs, vegetables, and other produce, one of the most common questions for tea lovers is, whether they can plant tea shrubs at home. The simple answer is yes. Almost any plant can be grown within a comparable natural habitat, and there are parts of the United States that are very conducive to growing tea shrubs. Tea plants can also grow outside of their natural habitats if the same conditions are created at home.

The Five...

Chasen - The Japanese Matcha Whisk

In a simple way, the Japanese bamboo whisk, known properly as a “Chasen” is the sublime instrument of the Japanese Tea Ceremony or “Chado”.  Using a Chasen during your tea ceremony will enhance your appreciation for the traditional beauty and sober philosophy of the ceremony.

 In this article, I will take you through the many aspects of the Japanese Chasen, including its deep history and proper care and use.  It is my hope that, in the end, you will incorporate the beauty of this simple woode...

Issaku Wins Global Tea Championship 2019

On October 8 2019, Global Tea Championship announced that Japanese Green Tea Company won a Silver Medal for the Steamed Green Tea Category.

Issaku Sencha Green Tea, the signature product from Japanese Green Tea Company, Won Global Tea Championship in 2017 as well making this tea to be the two-time winner for the Global Tea Champion. 

Last Year, Japanese Green Tea Company's Matcha won the Championship. 

This makes the company to win the Championship 3 years in a row. 

2019 - Steamed Green Tea...