Got my first ever shincha (from Wazuka, Kyoto) delivered recently, and have been giving it a few test brews. Delightful flavour, but what I really can't get out of my head is that the leaves smell *exactly* like a perfect nectarine (not independently verified, ymmv)

@tea #tea #shincha #JapaneseTea

Needed a boost today, and few things in life beat gyokuro

@tea #tea #JapaneseTea #gyokuro

Hoje temos outro chá, desta vez Gyokuro de Asahina, Japão, da variedade Tsuyu-Hikari. É muito cremoso e delicioso, cheira a pinheiro e a nozes. Depois de o preparar, provavelmente só me restou uma xícara pequenina (~7.5 ml) de chá, mas gostei muito. E como sempre, aqui estão algumas fotografias.

@tea #tea #gyokuro #japanesetea #photography

OKAY so beautiful #tea lovers of the mastodon app here is the tea I made myself on Wednesday, it's a low quality instant tea but I drank it during my stay in Japan and had brought some (before online buying) that I had carefully kept for special days. It may be bad but I love it. It's hojicha #hojicha #japanesetea

Outro dia, outro genmaicha, porque adoro chás verdes do Japão 😋 Agora tenho um bule novo, por isso tenho de tirar umas fotos.

Cheira a frango fumado e madeira, sacia a fome (um bocadinho) e tem a energia do chá verde. Recomendo.

@tea #tea #genmaicha #teapot #photography #japanesetea

Bikepacking trip – Following a Nostalgic Trainline to Hamamatsu [4K] https://www.alojapan.com/836760/bikepacking-trip-following-a-nostalgic-trainline-to-hamamatsu-4k/

#biketrip #bikepacking #cyclinginjapan #Hamamatsu #Hamamatsudestinations #Hamamatsutour #Hamamatsutravel #Hamamatsutrip #Hamamatsuvacation #Japaneseguesthouse #japanesetea #kakegawa #KIKUGAWA #Shizuoka #teafields #TeaMuseum #浜松

Out drinking with my best pal

@tea #tea #sencha #JapaneseTea

I just have to thank @stephanieburgis for pointing me to soba-cha, an incredible Japanese roasted buckwheat tea! It's soothing and incredible. I found a source for it in New York (straight from Nagano), and it is such a delight! Thank you for posting about the soba-cha you were enjoying (can't remember what platform, but you made me curious, so I gave it a try). It's now one of my favorite teas.

#Tea #JapaneseTea

I just have to thank @stephanieburgis for pointing me to soba-cha, an incredible Japanese roasted buckwheat tea! It's soothing and incredible. I found a source for it in New York (straight from Nagano), and it is such a delight! Thank you for posting about the soba-cha you were enjoying (can't remember what platform, but you made me curious, so I gave it a try). It's now one of my favorite teas.

#Tea #JapaneseTea

A huge mug of Japanese Amacha mixed with Sakura Bacha will relax me, kick-off my anxiety and in one hour I'll be zen enough to go to sleep....I hope.

#gayfr #gayfrench #japanesetea #fitness

I've just given the kyusu its inaugural brew, with a wonderful gyokuro. It's a tiny little thing, a mere 160 ml, so not one to bring out when for serving guests. For when it's just little old me enjoying one of my fancier teas, it is perfection.

@tea #tea #JapaneseTea #gyokuro #kyusu

"International Women's Day, Sarah Bernhardt Edition"

#Tea #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #HojichaTea #JapaneseTea #GreenTea #SarahBernhardt #AlphonseMucha

Taking some mugicha (grilled barley) with me today, it is really a nice drink! It is an herbal tea/infusion appreciated by Japanese people especially during the summer from what I've learned #mugicha #japanesetea #tea #herbaltea #infusion #japan

Twice baked matcha shortbread, because my obsession with japanese tea knows no bounds.

#matcha #JapaneseTea #shortbread #baking

Good morning, world! Time for some #tea #JapaneseTea #日本茶 No #coffee this time

I've been making daily (or twice daily) matcha the past few days to try to hone it in. I've lowered the temperature from 80 °C to 75, started preheating the cup, and worked on improving my whisking. I think improved aeration has had the largest effect, though I've still got a few larger bubbles.

#matcha #tea #JapaneseTea

Drinking the last bit of the cheap hōjicha I got in Japan before the pandemic hit. It's cheap, it's a little old, but damn, it's good. Need to order some more

#tea #japanesetea

My sister made me discover a black tea from Kerugoya (Kenya), one from Tyolo (Malawi) and a mix from green torrefied green Japanese tea and black Chinese tea. I really liked the ones from Kenya and Malawi (the one from Malawi being my favorite) I was not used at all to this kind of flavours as mainly drink Chinese & Japanese teas. I can't wait to discover more! I also realised how limited my tea knowledge was

#tea #TeaDrinker #teadrinkers #blacktea #kenya #malawi #japanesetea #chinesetea

ところで。
お茶が好きなので、わたしの家には煎茶も番茶も玄米茶もある。訪問してくれたひとがそれを所望することも多く、わたしは亡き伯母が買ってくれた急須をいそいそと出して、茶葉とお湯を注ぎ訪問者の前に置く。

そして、後ろを向いて茶菓子の用意なんぞしながら、くすくすにんまりうひひ…😁

そして皆一様に「あれ？」と言い、もう一度急須をよく見る。持ち手が反対なのだ。

そう、これは左利き用の急須だ。これを握ると、わたしたち左利きがどれだけ毎日小さな不自由を感じているかが実感できるというもの。

ウチには左利き用のワインスクリューもあるが、最近ではン万円もするフレンチワインでもない限り、コルクを使うオーストラリアワインはあまりない。

だから、わたしは午後の訪問者には必ず訊くのだ。
「日本茶もあるけど、どう？」

#急須 #日本茶 #左利き #TeaPot #JapaneseTea #LeftHander