Tea tasting: Tenkuu no Yamacha

天空ノ山茶, literally "heavenly mountain tea", is really heavenly. It is produced in the deep mountains of western Tokushima, specifically Yamashiro village near Oboke. I bought it at the Oboke Roadside Station, popular for its great view of the mighty Yoshino River and the Oboke Gorge. The tea is grown on steep slopes that are well-drained, …

Pan-fried chicken breast coated with tea and oats

This was something totally random that I thought of, when my mom asked me to come up with something new for our dinner menu. With chicken breast as the meat option, I figured we could try something fairly healthy. Ingredients: Chicken breast 1T tea leaves, crushed (I used the sencha I have been drinking of late) 1T …

Tea tasting: Imaya’s Takase sencha

I decided to start on this Takase Sencha that I bought at Imaya Seikouen in Kan-onji, Kagawa. The shop sells teas by displaying in a refrigerator, so I am kind of worried of the condition of the tea. Unfounded fear, maybe, but I thought it would be better to consume it first. The label says it …

Tea place: Imaya Seikouen

Kagawa prefecture's tea production is centred around Takase, a district located in Mitoyo City. Its green tea is known to be fragrant and sweet. However, I did not quite make it to Takase as originally intended, due to unforeseen circumstances. It would have been great to visit the tea fields there. I did not want …

Tea tasting: Awabancha (Take 2)

It somewhat disturbed me that my first brew of Kamikatsu Awabancha at home did not taste like what I had been served at a teahouse in Tokushima City. I suspect it has something to do with the tea leaves that come in teabags instead of loose like how they are sold normally in bulky packets of 100g or more. And …