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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Saladin » Mar 30th, '11, 17:22

Amped and ready to go bike riding.
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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Takarabune » Mar 30th, '11, 22:26

Wow, it does have a Monument Valley vibe. 'The Searchers' is by far my favorite John Ford/John Wayne collaboration. Great piece/pic, IPT!
IPT wrote:Thanks Seeker. It reminded me of the old John Ford/John Wayne westerns and I had to have it. Bill Makes some really cool pieces! The shino interior really sets it off.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by IPT » Mar 31st, '11, 00:10

Takarabune wrote:Wow, it does have a Monument Valley vibe. 'The Searchers' is by far my favorite John Ford/John Wayne collaboration. Great piece/pic, IPT!
IPT wrote:Thanks Seeker. It reminded me of the old John Ford/John Wayne westerns and I had to have it. Bill Makes some really cool pieces! The shino interior really sets it off.
Haha! That's really funny! I watched The Searchers last night. Awesome film!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Takarabune » Mar 31st, '11, 00:18

Indeed! Small world. :)

IPT wrote:
Takarabune wrote:Wow, it does have a Monument Valley vibe. 'The Searchers' is by far my favorite John Ford/John Wayne collaboration. Great piece/pic, IPT!
IPT wrote:Thanks Seeker. It reminded me of the old John Ford/John Wayne westerns and I had to have it. Bill Makes some really cool pieces! The shino interior really sets it off.
Haha! That's really funny! I watched The Searchers last night. Awesome film!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by karmaplace » Mar 31st, '11, 23:07

Since today is the official "Use by" date for my packet of yuuki konjo, I've been trying to finish it up as quickly as possible. That means more matcha smoothies than traditional matcha, but I can still use my chawan, right?

Matcha banana smoothie in my Landry Deese chawan.
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I promise I'll return to traditional tea ceremony after I receive my order of new matcha. :wink:

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Apr 1st, '11, 16:22

Great shot Saladin, hope you had an awesome bike ride!

Karma - love your Deese chawan, and that smoothy looks great!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Ambrose » Apr 3rd, '11, 00:57

some hibikian super premium in my 80+ yr old hikidashi guro chawan :D

I miss my stash of smooth maiko matcha :?
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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Apr 3rd, '11, 13:02

That's just beautiful Ambrose!
The green of the matcha is so vivid against your vintage chawan's darkness.
And I love it when foam collects and resides on the chasen.
Both circles of tines on my chasen have opened such that I never get the foam residual on mine anymore - so it is a real delight to see yours.
Thank you.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Saladin » Apr 6th, '11, 17:24

I just got back from a cold, wet, 40 mile bike ride (what was I thinking) and decided to revive myself with a bowl of green tea and some macaroons my girlfriend made. Much better now :)
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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Apr 7th, '11, 00:32

Looks like serious yumminess Saladin!
Uber Cool chawan!
And... I LOVE END OF SESSION FOAM!
:mrgreen:
I think a matcha session after a cold cycling session is awesome, and oh so satisfying.
Hope you enjoyed it as much as I imagined you did.
Cheers.

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by David R. » Apr 7th, '11, 03:27

I like to drink matcha early in the morning, but it is sometimes hard on my empty stomach. So I have to eat a cake with it... What a shame ! :mrgreen:
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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Saladin » Apr 7th, '11, 11:30

David R. wrote:I like to drink matcha early in the morning, but it is sometimes hard on my empty stomach. So I have to eat a cake with it... What a shame ! :mrgreen:
That looks great! If you're in France then you have some pretty fine cakes at your disposal. I'm a big proponent of eating dessert for breakfast..
Seeker, thanks for the kind words. That bowl went down very quickly.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Apr 8th, '11, 02:55

Nice looking session David!
Your matcha looks absolutely great in that shot - and what a great chawan!
The matcha and chawan compliment each other perfectly - the matcha looking almost forest-y in its rich green-ness, and the bubbles and bumps making a great counterpoint together.
And I just love matcha with cake or mochi or something with a bit of sweetness.
Yumm.
Saladin - you are so welcome. And I thank you for sharing your matcha and chawan with us all.

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by David R. » Apr 8th, '11, 03:12

Thanks a lot Seeker ! This chawan with all of its "inner bubbles" mimics the matcha very well. Its roughness seems to contribute making more foam.

Yes Saladin, can't complain about french cakes really, especially with a mum and grandmother like mine :lol:

This one was from a bakery. As a matter of fact, coconut was not the best match for matcha. I'll have to try all sorts of cakes I guess... 8)

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Chasm » Apr 8th, '11, 07:39

David R. wrote:Thanks a lot Seeker ! This chawan with all of its "inner bubbles" mimics the matcha very well. Its roughness seems to contribute making more foam.
That's good to know. And gives me an excuse to get another chawan. :mrgreen:

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