I had long wanted to try importing something directly from Japan, but never had the time to look into how it works. Then a few months ago I started seeing ads for one of the proxy services, and the yen exchange rate is currently very favorable.
In June 2023, while planning a trip to Portugal, specifically to Porto, I was hoping to find attractions that would catch the eye of a tea enthusiast.
Wonderful news from the world of Pokemon – a new addition joins the ranks: Poltchageist – a ceramic tea container (chaire) possessed by a ghost, armed with a chashaku, a bamboo matcha tea scoop.
Oolong tea is characterized by a multi-step production process, where each change in the process can yield an entirely different product. A new article in Food Chemistry: X examined how processing methods and tea plant cultivars influence the aroma characteristics of oolong tea.
I also bought this tea in 2022 and had mixed feelings, and the same happened this year.