TEA BLOG

Japanese Black Tea Powder Wakoucha: Recipes & Rituals

Wakoucha (和紅茶) is Japanese black tea, grown and processed with the same care as traditional green teas. It is smooth, naturally sweet, and low in bitterness. In powdered form, Wakoucha is easy to p...

Japanese Green Tea Kukicha: The Stem Tea of Japan

Kukicha is a traditional Japanese green tea crafted from the stems, stalks, and twigs of the Camellia sinensis plant. Unlike leaf-based teas, it is naturally lower in caffeine, resulting in a smoot...

Japanese Oolong Tea: Balanced, Floral, and Deeply Layered

Japanese Oolong Tea is a rare and refined semi-oxidized tea grown in Japan. Unlike green or black tea, it is gently oxidized and roasted, which gives it a smooth body, layered floral notes, and a w...

Hojicha Powder recipes guide

Hojicha Powder Recipes Guide Hojicha Powder recipes guide introduces you to roasted Japanese green tea, finely ground into a powder. Naturally sweet, warm, and nutty, it’s smooth, low in caffeine, ...

Matcha: Instagram trend: A Ritual Becoming a Lifestyle

Matcha has travelled a long way - from the quiet temples of Zen monks to becoming one of the most visible drinks of our time. What once was a meditative ritual in Japan is now a symbol of wellness,...

Buckwheat Tea Sobacha

Buckwheat Tea - Sobacha in Japanese means "soba" - buckwheat and "cha" - tea. It is not a traditional tea, like green or black tea, but a tizan, a gluten-free and caffeine-free tea made from the ...

Japanese Tea Guideline

Japanese tea export to the whole world contains 6% which makes this tea very rare and limited. Many brands, in order to satisfy clients' demand, started to sell look-alike Japanese tea that in re...

Umami Taste

Umami Taste is often mentioned when we talk about green tea, but what does it actually mean? Umami was discovered more than 110 years ago by a scientist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda in Japan.  It was id...

Gyokuro: Rarest Japanese Green Tea

Gyokuro: Rarest Japanese Green Tea is a Superior Grade tea known for its health benefits, flavor and aroma. It is the jewel of Japan's tea collection and one of the rarest teas in the world. ...

Organic Tea Production

Organic Tea Production: Why It Matters Currently, the choice of organic products in various areas (cosmetics, food, drinks, etc.) has become a real trend. Organic Tea Production is an importan...