My Japanese Green Tea
- Autor: Vários
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Sinopsis
My Japanese Green Tea Podcast consists of interviews with tea companies and other relevant people in the tea industry. Its focus is on Japanese teas.If you are a tea enthusiast, and want to learn more about about Japanese teas such as sencha, matcha and gyokuro, this is the show for you. Plus, you'll get to know more about each tea company and the people behind them.
Episodios
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Podcast 035: Rishouen Tea
16/02/2018 Duración: 39minI had met Elsa Derrez and Naoki Kagata of Rishouen Tea a while ago, when I visited the company in Uji. Click here to read the post I wrote about it. In this interview we talk about the process of … Continue reading →
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Podcast 034: Oscar Brekell
26/09/2017 Duración: 23minI first met Oscar Brekell in Japan at last year’s Uji press tea tour. At that time, I didn’t know that I was speaking to a famous tea personality in Japan! Oscar appears frequently in Japanese television and has recently … Continue reading →
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Podcast 033: 3 Leaf Tea
06/09/2017 Duración: 15min3 Leaf Tea specializes in matcha. The company sells online, and also in their physical store and café in Auburn, NY. In this episode I speak with Luciana Torous, the founder, about the story behind the company and also about … Continue reading →
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Podcast 032: The State of the Matcha Market in the US
30/08/2017 Duración: 26minIn this episode I talk with Noli Ergas of Sugimoto America about the matcha market in the United States. Among the topics covered are: the current trend regarding demand of matcha, a description of the different grades of matcha, and … Continue reading →
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Podcast 031: Japanese Green Tea In
04/07/2017In this episode I interview Kei Nishida, the founder of Japanese Green Tea In. This online store sells Japanese tea in the US, which they source from Arahataen Green Tea Farms in Shizuoka prefecture. In a previous post, I reviewed … Continue reading →
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Podcast 030: Sharp Tea-Ceré
24/05/2016I first saw the Tea-Ceré at the 2015 World Tea Expo in Long Beach. It’s a wonderful concept. Imagine adding tencha leaves and quickly obtaining a matcha that has been ground and whisked for you. What’s more, you can grind … Continue reading →
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Podcast 029: Chaos Theory Ceramics
10/05/2016I learned about Chaos Theory Ceramics through Twitter. They have beautiful pictures of tea cups that immediately caught my attention. In this episode we talk about Jian ware. Since the Song dynasty it has become highly prized in Japan, where … Continue reading →
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Podcast 028: The Tea Crane
09/02/2016Once again I interview Tyas Huybrechts, who recently started his own online tea store: The Tea Crane. He focuses on premium Japanese teas, many of which are either organic or what he refers to as “natural”. Besides this, we also … Continue reading →
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Podcast 027: Kanes Tea
15/12/2015In this interview I speak with Naomi Komatsu (executive director) and Yusuke Ikegaya (translator) of Kanes Tea. This Japanese tea company is starting to sell its products abroad. It offers a good range of quality teas, and it has won … Continue reading →
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Podcast 026: Teforia
24/11/2015There’s been a lot of excitement in the tea world regarding the Teforia infuser. I haven’t seen it in action yet, but I managed to land this interview with Allen Han, Teforia’s founder. This device has a lot of potential, … Continue reading →
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Podcast 025: Cooking With Tea
14/07/2015In this episode I interview Robert Wemischner, author of Cooking with Tea. Robert is a pastry chef and a culinary educator. His vast knowledge of using tea as an ingredient is truly amazing. I’m not really good at cooking but … Continue reading →
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Podcast 024: Den’s Tea
23/06/2015Den’s Tea is a tea company from California that sells Japanese tea. In this episode I interview Den Shirakata, a third-generation tea merchant and owner of Den’s Tea. We talk about his company’s history, the popularity of fukamushi sencha in … Continue reading →
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Podcast 023: Compounds in Japanese Powdered Teas
02/06/2015Noli Ergas from Sugimoto America tells us the results from the analysis of their powdered teas: high and low grade matcha, houjicha powder and genmaicha powder. How much calories, caffeine, L-theanine and catechins are in each powdered tea? Is the … Continue reading →
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Podcast 022: Urasenke School of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
26/05/2015The Urasenke school of the tea Japanese tea ceremony is the most popular, in terms of number of members. To learn more about it, I interviewed Reina Sakao of Sakao Enterprise. By the way, I had previously talked with Reina … Continue reading →
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Podcast 021: The Enshu School of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
07/04/2015The Enshu school of the Japanese tea ceremony isn’t very well known, but I find it intriguing because it was founded by a feudal lord and hence it is a warrior’s school of tea. What differences does this make? I … Continue reading →
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Podcast 020: Cha Doraku
03/02/2015Have you ever seen a Japanese green tea with an extra step of oxidation? Neither had I until I heard about bihakkou (微発酵, slight withering), also called ichou (萎凋) green teas. Our guest for this show is Shiho Kanamaru of … Continue reading →
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Podcast 019: Qterra NOVO Travel Tea Brewer
23/12/2014In this episode I talk with Pierre Baston, the inventor of the Qterra NOVO travel tea brewer. Imagine being able to brew multiple steepings of your favorite tea on the go, all in one travel tea brewer. It also cools … Continue reading →
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Podcast 018: Tealet
16/09/2014Elyse Petersen is well known in the tea industry. She is the founder of Tealet, a tea company that aims to narrow the gap between tea producers and tea drinkers worldwide. We talk about her background and about different aspects … Continue reading →
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Podcast 017: Aiya America
02/09/2014In this episode I interview James Oliveira of Aiya America. Aiya is the largest producer of matcha in the world. I first met James at the World Tea Expo, he knows a lot about matcha as you’ll see in the … Continue reading →
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Podcast 016: Japanese Tea Cultivars
05/08/2014This is the first time that I record a joint podcast with a fellow podcaster: TJ Williamson from the World Tea Podcast. The same audio file will be published on both of our sites at the same time. TJ has … Continue reading →