My order of matcha arrived yesterday, so I brought out the angler fish for some celebratory "couple's matcha". We tried Yuuki-Cha's Shizuoka sakuraka matcha, which has a really nice aroma and came out tasting sweet and light, a nice change from the old yuuki konjo.
I have a feeling these fish will always be angry with us for drinking their matcha.
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Today I took my matcha out of my tea carbinet and enjoy the greeny stuff
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Looks delicious! Now I'm thirsty for more matcha!time wrote:
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I made a big bowl this morning to share with my girlfriend. It's another old bowl from about twelve years ago when I was working in Boston. I think I make better pottery than tea...
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I tried out Yuuki-Cha's Uji Tenkei Tori today. I was first surprised by the brightness of the dry matcha, and then even more surprised by its deep emerald color as a liquid. Can you see the grin?
My one issue was that I wasn't getting as much foam as I expected. Has anyone had this matcha before? Any suggestions for getting it nice and foam-y?
My one issue was that I wasn't getting as much foam as I expected. Has anyone had this matcha before? Any suggestions for getting it nice and foam-y?
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Looks good even without the foam. I'm foam-challenged alas, I can not be of help.karmaplace wrote:I tried out Yuuki-Cha's Uji Tenkei Tori today. I was first surprised by the brightness of the dry matcha, and then even more surprised by its deep emerald color as a liquid. Can you see the grin?
My one issue was that I wasn't getting as much foam as I expected. Has anyone had this matcha before? Any suggestions for getting it nice and foam-y?
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Matcha!
Wow - great shots!
Thank you for sharing your matcha sessions.
Nice to see the anglers again karma, and yes they do look a little angry.
i really like that curved wooden 'chataku' time!
I've enjoyed the tenkei tori and had no problem with foam - tho with a really shallow summer chawan the vigorous whisking necessary for good foam is almost impossible (for me anyway).
Also for good foam, i find i need the right ratio of matcha to water - too little matcha = little/no foam.
Wow - great shots!
Thank you for sharing your matcha sessions.
Nice to see the anglers again karma, and yes they do look a little angry.
i really like that curved wooden 'chataku' time!
I've enjoyed the tenkei tori and had no problem with foam - tho with a really shallow summer chawan the vigorous whisking necessary for good foam is almost impossible (for me anyway).
Also for good foam, i find i need the right ratio of matcha to water - too little matcha = little/no foam.
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I made some again this morning, some for me and some for my boyfriend, and I accidentally added a little more matcha to my bowl than his. After I whisked in the water, mine was definitely more foamy! I really like the taste of this matcha with or without the foam though (and he's still new to matcha and doesn't really notice a difference), so no harm done.Seeker wrote: I've enjoyed the tenkei tori and had no problem with foam - tho with a really shallow summer chawan the vigorous whisking necessary for good foam is almost impossible (for me anyway).
Also for good foam, i find i need the right ratio of matcha to water - too little matcha = little/no foam.
Thanks for the advice. I'll be a little more liberal with my scoops of matcha in the future.
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To me, these two posts from this highly recommended blog were very helpful regarding how much matcha powder and water to use:
http://everyonestea.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... r-and.html
http://everyonestea.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... ients.html
Bonus picture of a recent matcha session with O-Cha's Kaoru Supreme and a Seigan Blue Tebineri Yunomi which works great as a matchawan!
http://everyonestea.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... r-and.html
http://everyonestea.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... ients.html
Bonus picture of a recent matcha session with O-Cha's Kaoru Supreme and a Seigan Blue Tebineri Yunomi which works great as a matchawan!
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You are very welcome karma! And congrats on your success with creating foam.
Thank you for the great links stentor, and great shot of your tebineri!
Thank you for the great links stentor, and great shot of your tebineri!
Song dynasty tea today.....
Today is tea time again.
This time is the origin of all chados - the Chinese Song Dynasty 宋代茶道 mocha chadao (matcha chado) with a nice tianmu/tinmok/Jianyan/tenmoku-chawan. The bowl is easy to whisp.
Although this matcha chado began much earlier, it was in Song dynasty this chado was fully established and exported to Japan.
I am glad Japan has kept the matcha!
I also use tenkei tori matcha. No problem with the foams.
Lovely samidori-matcha in a lovely ancient atmosphere.
This time is the origin of all chados - the Chinese Song Dynasty 宋代茶道 mocha chadao (matcha chado) with a nice tianmu/tinmok/Jianyan/tenmoku-chawan. The bowl is easy to whisp.
Although this matcha chado began much earlier, it was in Song dynasty this chado was fully established and exported to Japan.
I am glad Japan has kept the matcha!
I also use tenkei tori matcha. No problem with the foams.
Lovely samidori-matcha in a lovely ancient atmosphere.
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Wow - beautiful Time!
Thank you for laying out a bit of chado history for us.
The matcha really pops visually in the chawan in your shot.
I love the pattern of blacks on that chawan as well.
Thank you for laying out a bit of chado history for us.
The matcha really pops visually in the chawan in your shot.
I love the pattern of blacks on that chawan as well.
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Can I have matcha with you sometime? Looks delish.amorphiss wrote:
Hagi chawan and some tasty wagashi
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This is a pretty crummy photo but the tea was nice.
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