Tuesday TeaDay 9/16/08 Craving Asian Teaware?

[Chip]

All tins depicted or even mentioned in TeaDay belong to ME!

Teaware preferences ... Japanese, Chinese, Korean in that order (don't confuse me and mention glass right now). A perfect 10 for me. Funny, when I rated my craving for teaware yesterday, I voted for 8. Mention Asian, and it is an instant 10.

[Chip]

Having a glass Japanese cup, I will forgive you.

[olivierco]

Quite all my teaware is Japanese teaware, so I voted the same as yesterday: 8

I try no to look to close at Korean teaware because I might buy some.

Houjicha with my lunch right now.

[augie]

snif, snif:



I still miss it. . . haven't seen a replacement I can't live without yet. I also haven't had any sencha since . . .

Love Japanese teaware. Nice photos everyone.

[Selaphiel]

9. I love Asian teaware, especially the Japanese. I love the contrasts that are in Japanese teaware, the rustic "worn" Hagi contrasted against a beautifully polished and geometric kyusu for example.

That is a description of my latest purchase:



and



Having Gyokuro Kame-Giru-Shi from them as we speak.

[Smari]

Oh gosh! All of those perrrty perrrty teawares are driving me nuts! (in a good way )
I really really crave Asian tea ware, considering the majority of the wares I collected so far are Asian.

This morning, no hot tea yet. I'm resorting to iced tea until my 24 hours are up, which I haven't even made yet

[auggy]

I voted 5 for this one. Just a touch over yesterday's "general" crave level of 4. But I blame that increase in the nostalgia factor. Anything that I had contact with while in Japan I want once I get home. Well, except maybe natto or umeboshi. Still not a big fan of either of those. But I could easily get into collecting yunomi. But I keep telling myself, it will be cooler when I buy them on my next trip to Japan (whenever that might be). So I wait.

Darjeeling in my cup this morning. For some reason, it is really making me buzz. I am almost shivering with caffeine. Sometimes darjeeling really hits me hard. No idea why.

Augie, your poor pot! I weep with you.

[Maitre_Tea]

I don't even think about non-Asian teaware...
personally, I see one of those big and bulky western-type pots, and I shudder, because I can't get the nuances of gung fu cha when brewing with one of those babies
Maybe if I drank English-style tea could I use that kind of teaware

[edkrueger]

Still craving Korean teaware ... someday ... soon.
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Mine is at my other home in Houston [which is currently a swamp] in an unopened package. My dad is guarding it for me. http://www.teance.com/product_p/tware10.htm

[chamekke]

Anything that I had contact with while in Japan I want once I get home. Well, except maybe natto or umeboshi. Still not a big fan of either of those.

If you don't want the umeboshi, can I have it? Ah, a pickled plum at the heart of a fat little onigiri ... my idea of a snack from heaven. If you don't want it, I'll take it.

The natto, however...

About today's poll, when I do decide to buy a piece of Western tea ware, it has Asian influences more often than not. I'm currently waiting for this to arrive:

[Victoria]

Ack!! Chamekke!!!! That is GORGEOUS!!!! I WANT!!!!

Still craving Korean teaware ... someday ... soon.
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Mine is at my other home in Houston [which is currently a swamp] in an unopened
package. My dad is guarding it for me. http://www.teance.com/product_p/tware10.htm

Ed, I just bought a similar side handled yixing but Chinese. Nice!

[auggy]

If you don't want the umeboshi, can I have it? Ah, a pickled plum at the heart of a fat little onigiri ... my idea of a snack from heaven. If you don't want it, I'll take it.

The natto, however...

About today's poll, when I do decide to buy a piece of Western tea ware, it has Asian influences more often than not. I'm currently waiting for this to arrive:

Ugh, yes. Any umeboshi can go straight to you. I always like the onigiri with the tuna in the middle. (Also, not a fan of baby pickled squid - want any of those? )

My host sister and I had a little dare - she loved natto and I hated it. On the other hand, I would eat non-cooked snap beans and that freaked her out. So I tried natto and she tried a raw snap bean. Neither of us were pleased.

Now, where oh where did you find that beauty of a cup? LOVELY!

[kongni]

Yessir I love the Asian teaware! 10!

I'm about to pour a nice strrrong cup of kemun. I need the jolt before stepping into the classroom

[Beidao]

Have been drinking Nilgiri and Darjeeling First Flush earlier today, now brewing some Jade oolong, will probably end the day with Kukicha.

[Chip]

One more encore, whoa, stunning! I love the branching pattern and how the "rice spots" are the leaves. I can imigine this is going to feel really shuweet in one's hands with a good green fukamushi bringing the cup to life.



Earlier, some Adagio Yunnan Gold.

Just about everyone who loves sencha has heard of Uji, Kagoshima, Shizuoka. This is from a rather unknown prefecture for sencha, Miyazaki, aside of Kagoshima in very southern Japan. The varietal is another unknown, Sakimidori. It is a rather rich and deep tasting lighter steamed sencha. It is good.