How to Pour Green Tea Evenly into Multiple Cups
For several cups of green tea from one pot, pour a small amount into each cup, then reverse the order and repeat. With three cups, use A, B,...
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How to Make a Hojicha Latte with Powder
To make a hojicha latte with powder, mix the roasted tea with a small amount of hot water before adding warmed milk. Hojicha Co.'s recip...
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Kabusecha vs Sencha: Taste, Shading and How to Compare Them
Kabusecha is Japanese green tea shaded before harvest; standard sencha is generally grown without that covering. Kabusecha is worth trying i...
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How to Measure Loose-Leaf Tea: Grams vs Teaspoons
Measure loose-leaf tea in grams when you want to repeat a brew accurately. A teaspoon measures volume, so the mass it holds depends on the l...
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How to Choose a Kyusu Teapot for Sencha
Choose a kyusu for the amount of sencha you actually brew and the size of its leaf particles. Look inside the pot before judging its colour ...
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Bancha vs Sencha: What to Buy and How to Compare Them
Bancha and sencha are Japanese tea names, but the label “bancha” needs a little more reading before you buy. It can appear on a straightforw...
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Shincha vs Sencha: What the Tea Labels Mean
Shincha and sencha can describe the same tea. Shincha identifies a new-season release associated with the spring harvest; sencha identifies ...
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Hojicha vs Genmaicha: Taste, Ingredients and Brewing
Hojicha is roasted green tea; genmaicha blends green tea with roasted rice. Choose hojicha when you want the roasted tea aroma to lead. Choo...
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How to Clean and Dry a Bamboo Matcha Whisk
Clean a bamboo matcha whisk soon after use with plain water, gently remove trapped powder and leave it exposed to air. Keep it out of its ca...
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