My Japanese Green Tea

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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

  • Podcast 035: Rishouen Tea

    16/02/2018 Duración: 39min

    I 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 →

  • Podcast 034: Oscar Brekell

    26/09/2017 Duración: 23min

    I 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 →

  • Podcast 033: 3 Leaf Tea

    06/09/2017 Duración: 15min

    3 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 →

  • Podcast 032: The State of the Matcha Market in the US

    30/08/2017 Duración: 26min

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 031: Japanese Green Tea In

    04/07/2017

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 030: Sharp Tea-Ceré

    24/05/2016

    I 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 →

  • Podcast 029: Chaos Theory Ceramics

    10/05/2016

    I 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 →

  • Podcast 028: The Tea Crane

    09/02/2016

    Once 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 →

  • Podcast 027: Kanes Tea

    15/12/2015

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 026: Teforia

    24/11/2015

    There’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 →

  • Podcast 025: Cooking With Tea

    14/07/2015

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 024: Den’s Tea

    23/06/2015

    Den’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 →

  • Podcast 023: Compounds in Japanese Powdered Teas

    02/06/2015

    Noli 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 →

  • Podcast 022: Urasenke School of The Japanese Tea Ceremony

    26/05/2015

    The 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 →

  • Podcast 021: The Enshu School of The Japanese Tea Ceremony

    07/04/2015

    The 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 →

  • Podcast 020: Cha Doraku

    03/02/2015

    Have 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 →

  • Podcast 019: Qterra NOVO Travel Tea Brewer

    23/12/2014

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 018: Tealet

    16/09/2014

    Elyse 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 →

  • Podcast 017: Aiya America

    02/09/2014

    In 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 →

  • Podcast 016: Japanese Tea Cultivars

    05/08/2014

    This 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 →

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