Yummy.... This is for you, Fukamushi Dynasty
Ha ha, it is for all to enjoy! That is the Chiran (Kagoshima) from Ito En...
I have a shipment coming in from O-Cha, but it is Matcha and the powdered sencha for 'on-the-go' tea. I will try some of their loose leaf senchas next, but I have like 12 varieties of tea in the mail already, need to slow down
BTW, Ito En's Megami is also good, for intensely steamed tea...
I have a shipment coming in from O-Cha, but it is Matcha and the powdered sencha for 'on-the-go' tea. I will try some of their loose leaf senchas next, but I have like 12 varieties of tea in the mail already, need to slow down
BTW, Ito En's Megami is also good, for intensely steamed tea...
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Ahhhh, yes, I saw that they had a Chiran offering, but I don't recall it was fuka.
When you go there, they break out all kinds of jewels from that cool tea fridge of theirs. I like going there, you can buy as little as 1 ounce. Online, you gotta get 3 ounces.
Last time there, I got 2 kagos and a really unusual Uji kabusecha. Seems I had the Megami too.
When you go there, they break out all kinds of jewels from that cool tea fridge of theirs. I like going there, you can buy as little as 1 ounce. Online, you gotta get 3 ounces.
Last time there, I got 2 kagos and a really unusual Uji kabusecha. Seems I had the Megami too.
It isn't Fukamushi,, but it is deep-steamed, in accordance with FD's tastes...Chip wrote:Ahhhh, yes, I saw that they had a Chiran offering, but I don't recall it was fuka.
When you go there, they break out all kinds of jewels from that cool tea fridge of theirs. I like going there, you can buy as little as 1 ounce. Online, you gotta get 3 ounces.
Last time there, I got 2 kagos and a really unusual Uji kabusecha.
I liked their Uji Kabuse, sort of a cross between a Gyokuro and Sencha...
And yes, I like that they will sell you 1 ounce at a time... And they have a nice ambience at Ito En. I want to try eating upstairs at their restaurant...
Actually, wait, if Fukamushi means extra-steamed Sencha, then yes, Ito En's Chiran and Megami are both Fukamushi...
Thank goodness for O-Cha's Glossary ... very informative actually...
Thank goodness for O-Cha's Glossary ... very informative actually...
Jan 1st, '08, 13:50
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Yes, the atmosphere is very cool, love the big iron pot they have on the fire...I picked up a kyusu that was for sale and almost dropped it when I saw it was almost 400 bucks, crazy. The pot was so light, so delicate, so cool. But 400 bucks buys a lot of tea.
I would try to get there each time I go to NYC, pick up a few gems.
I would try to get there each time I go to NYC, pick up a few gems.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Jan 1st, '08, 14:04
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Ah, I hate screens-inside-pots.... I always pour mine through a handheld strainer (edit- I use a 3" strainer, smaller than the one linked here, but same idea)
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Well, my process is I use a glass bodum carafe like the one in my new avater (though I don't use the mesh coffee-presser screen), easier to clean than a pot, and I like watching the liquid and the leaves when I stir.
I pour the tea off into glass cups through the handheld strainer, which makes for easy squeezing of the excess liquid, then I put the leaf in a small tupperware in the fridge to reinfuse later that day, for greens and whites at least. Blacks just go into the compost container.
I usually brew 20oz or more at a time, so I don't need to reinfuse for a bit, hence the tupperware in the fridge.
I pour the tea off into glass cups through the handheld strainer, which makes for easy squeezing of the excess liquid, then I put the leaf in a small tupperware in the fridge to reinfuse later that day, for greens and whites at least. Blacks just go into the compost container.
I usually brew 20oz or more at a time, so I don't need to reinfuse for a bit, hence the tupperware in the fridge.
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I had one for the while, they are not problematic (I didn't care much for the pot itself, however). Functionaly they're sound, and do a superb job, though many know I prefer sasame (clay mesh screen).Chip wrote:I prefer the screen at the spout only...hmmm, but I speak in ignorance since I never tried the 360*. I just think of all the moisture behind that screen, gives me the willies.
I don't understand the need for the complete 360 band, though. An ita ami, like the one in Rishi's wangata dobin, does the same job just as well with less material.