Japanese Tea Marathon (Days 5-7)

I've decided to split my summary of the Japanese Tea Marathon into two parts at this point so that I don't forget what was covered during the sessions. I have my written notes but it's good to type them out before impressions fade. There were really so much information packed into two hours each day. …

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Japanese Tea Marathon (Days 1-4)

The Japanese Tea Marathon is an inaugural virtual event organised by the Japan Tea Central Council and Global Japanese Tea Association, held in the spirit of the Olympics so it's taking place from July 23 to August 8. For 15 days, participants will journey to 15 tea-producing regions in Japan via Zoom. I signed up …

Tea tasting: Kurokoji-cha (Nakamura-en)

This is an interesting tea that I spotted online a few months ago. Initially, I thought it was a tisane, but a closer look at the details showed otherwise. It is actually a post-fermented tea. It is made by fermenting steamed green tea leaves with kurokoji (black koji) mold together in a fermentation kiln. The …

Nomad Tea Festival Korea

Today, I spent a good half of the day tuning in to this online event hosted by Nomad Tea Festival. Working behind the scenes were Soo Chung in Melbourne and Areum Ko in Seoul. I was attracted by the promotional banner that I spotted on social media. The background appeared to be the interior of …

Tea tasting: Wakoucha (Wumin’s Clan)

This Japanese black tea is the last of five types of tea I had received from this group of seven farmers in their generous 2020 year-end giveaway event. The farmers go by the collective name of 無名’s Clan, literally 'no-name clan'. They chose to keep their identities unknown or anonymous, and each of them has …

Special Focus on Shizuoka: Chagori Project featuring a hidden organic cafe in Fujieda

Kakigori (かき氷) or shaved ice is an ubiquitous summer treat in Japan. F&B establishments or even summer festival stalls would fly banners bearing the character for ice (氷 koori) to let the public know that they are offering this refreshing icy-cold dessert. It's one of the things I look out for whenever I visit Japan …

WordPress says it’s an achievement…

Totally irrelevant to my usual content, but yeah, time flies. My old WordPress blog was long gone before I set this one up in 2016. Also reminded me of my previous blogging platforms on Xanga (2000-2002) and LiveJournal (2002-2010). In those early days, updates were mostly personal and emo stuff. When I made the shift …

Tea tasting: 2021 Baimudan (Yuanming Tea Garden / One River Tea)

Truth be told, I don't think I have drunk any Baimudan (literally, white peony) white tea before. Or maybe I did but I didn't know what it was called. Whatever it is, I have no previous impression of this type of tea. This Baimudan is a Fuding white tea harvested and produced in the Panxi …