A Japanese food company, Ezaki Gliko Co. Ltd., is adding a brand new flavor to its longtime best selling ice creams, “Papico,” “Giant Cone,” and “Ice No Mi.” The new matcha flavor is available this summer for a limited time. Supervised by a renowned tea master, Mr. Masaru Kikuoka, these cold desserts were developed with 100% Uji matcha green tea from Morihan, a long...
Ippodo Tea opened in Kyoto in 1717. The store was originally called Omiya because the founder, Rihei Watanabe, was from the Omi area. In 1846, Prince Yamashina gave it the name Ippodo with a wish that the store maintain the highest quality tea for generations to come. Ippodo’s main shop, located in a quiet neighborhood of Kyoto, offers a wide variety of tea, from...
JAPANESE TEA NEEDS TO BE BREWED at just the right temperature to bring out its umami and fragrance. This can take a lot of work, which is why bottled tea is so poular in Japan. Thé D’or is the exception, a bottled tea that successfully brings out to the fullest the true umami and fragrance of Japanese green tea and then bottles the tea...
If you’ve ever wanted your very own tearoom, read on. Tearooms are essential for practicing the Way of Tea, called Chado or Sado in Japanese. The oldest tearoom was built in Jisho-ji, a Zen temple, in 1486. It provides the inspiration for current tearooms. Tearooms are not meant to be big. About 7 square meters (or 75 square feet) is sufficient. The materials are...
