Green Tea | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 3

[2014.09.06]

Drinking Pu-erh or Oolong Tea with Milk

• How to enjoy tea
• Deep Fired Roasted Oolong Tea
• Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea
• Oolong Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Sencha
• Taiwanese Oolong Tea
• Tea Brewing Technque

Sometimes serious tea connoisseur does not like the concept of drinking tea with milk. However, there is no loss in you knowing that some teas go very well with milk. You may have a new discovery in taste. Milk increases the body of tea The idea of adding milk in tea is not only giving …

[2014.04.06]

Selecting Suitable Clay for Japanese Green Tea

• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Banko Teapot
• Green Tea
• Gyokuro
• Japanese Green Tea
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Mumyoi Clay Teapot
• Nosaka Clay Teapot
• Sado Red Clay Teapot
• Sencha
• Shigaraki Clay Teapot

I would like to explain the points on how to choose the right type of clay teapot for a Japanese green tea. The taste alteration by various clay teapots The taste of tea will noticeably change depending on the type of clay we use. The outcome in the taste alteration using a clay teapot is …

[2013.06.23]

Why do elderly people miss the tea they drunk before?

• Tea Column
• Agricultural Practice
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea
• Quality component of tea

The elderly people sometimes mentioned that the tea they used to drink when they were young was much nicer. Some people may assume that it is just their nostalgic sentimentality. Somehow I do believe in what they say and would like to share some information. The usage of nitrogen fertilizers have increased 12 times since …

[2013.06.22]

The role of stem in tea

• Tea Processing
• Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea Processing
• Non Fermented Tea

Did you know the stem of tea is an important factor that affects the taste of tea? Japanese green tea is usually made of 1 bud and 2 leaves where the aracha (or mao-cha in Chinese, means the crude tea right after the process) contains noticeable amounts of stems. However, the stems are removed during …

[2013.06.06]

The earlier the plucking does not mean the better the quality is

• Tea Column
• Green Tea
• Japan
• Japanese Green Tea
• Kyoto (Uji)
• Sencha
• Shizuoka

Traditionally, it is widely believed that Japanese green tea plucked on the Hachijyuhachi Ya (八十八夜) should be the best quality. Hachijyuhachi Ya , known to be “ the 88th Night” usually landed in the 1st week of May. Japanese people used to say that we could live longer if we drank the tea plucked on …

[2013.04.26]

Shi Feng Long Jing 2013 now available in Gardens shop

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Chinese Green Tea
• Green Tea
• What's New?
• Zhejiang

To many tea drinkers, Long Jing sounds very familiar, and it becomes a common tea nowadays. Any tea that is made into the flat sword shape could be named as Long Jing. Yet, we only searched for the first-plucked Long Jing produced from the old tree that aged more than 100 years old. It’s the …

[2013.03.31]

Finding good green tea to produce quality jasmine pearl

• Types of Tea
• Chinese Green Tea Processing
• Fujian
• Green Tea
• Jasmine Tea
• Non Fermented Tea
• Scented Tea and Flavoured Tea

Jasmine tea is one of the very important teas in our lineup. Many people may think that Jasmine flower plays an important role in Jasmine tea. Nevertheless, the most important element in Jasmine tea is the base green tea. I have visited Fujian province to search for the ideal green tea In this early spring, …