Tea tasting: Kawane shincha

Surrounded by mountains along the Oigawa River, Kawanehon area in central Shizuoka is ideal for tea production. Tea from this area is generally known as Kawanecha. I bought this Kawane shincha (literally new tea or tea picked from new young leaves in the first harvest) from Kawane Bussan Company, located just opposite Senzu Station on …

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Homemade sparkling tea

A few tea friends attempted to make sparkling tea before, so I thought I would give it a try too. Some didn't have a very successful attempt, and with no set recipe on how to go about, I decided to use the usual cold-brew method. Not quite sure what sparkling/carbonated mineral water to buy, I …