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Tea farmers plant or replant tea nurseries on their tea plantation on early spring (from late February to March). In general, the duration of tea plants cultivation is considered to be between 30 to 50 years. After the duration, tea farmers … Continue reading
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As announced in the previous post, the festival of Washoku in Shizuoka prefecture was held on 18th and 19th in February. In this festival, multihued Japanese foods and traditional cuisines from all around Shizuoka were exhibited, provided and sold. Of … Continue reading
There are various events related to local teas in Shizuoka prefecture. Tea estates in Shizuoka have plans to hold various tea events, especially in the spring time from February to June. Today, I’d like to introduce these events. 2/18(sat), 19(sun) … Continue reading
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Sencha, Japanese green tea, has unique characteristics in comparison with other types of tea due to the process of steaming. For example, sencha has a higher extraction rate of its constituents than other teas, as reported in many articles. We … Continue reading
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Washoku is the Japanese cuisine backed by the tradition and spirit of Japan. According to the definition of UNESCO, Washoku is a social practice based on a set of skills, knowledge, practice and traditions related to the production, processing, preparation … Continue reading
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Tea plants are planted in many places in Shizuoka prefecture due to its familiarity. Tea plants give evergreen color to the landscape. In SUMPU park in Shizuoka city, tea plants are grown as ornamental plants. Especially on the early morning in … Continue reading
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Ultrasonication is applied for the extraction of various materials, of course there are examples of application for tea constituents. Mason and Zhao (1994) proved the extraction efficiency at 60 degree Celsius under ultrasonication is equal to brewing at 100 degree … Continue reading
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Roasting can give teas additional aroma and change in flavor. We can roast loose leaf tea very easily by using toaster oven as follows. (1) spread loose leaf tea thinly on an aluminum foil. (2) Roast by using a toaster … Continue reading
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Japan has various new year’s events and traditions. For example, Japanese usually eat Soba noodle as a meal on the end of year, so-called “Toshikoshi Soba”, which means Soba for the change for new year. I prepared “Toshikoshi Soba” with … Continue reading
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A new year’s day of 2017 provided excellent views of tea plantation. Under the sunrise on a new year’s day, tea plants were illumed by the first sunshine of 2017. They looked very vivid! View of Mt. Fuji and … Continue reading