Apart from the Teapig’s Snooze tea, I also picked up Harada’s Yabukita Blend teas at Cafe Asia. To be honest, a large part of why I bought the teas was because the people selling them were Japanese and it was fun to speak to them. That and at $5 a box, the teas were reasonably… Read More Harada’s Yabukita Blend Teas
Today, I want to introduce one of the teas that I bought in Kumamoto. It’s called 食べる緑茶 (Taberu Ryokucha) and it literally means “edible green tea”. This tea is from Izumi and if you believe the product page, it’s a super healthy tea to drink because the tea is powdered, which means that all the… Read More 食べる緑茶 (Taberu Ryokucha) + the Difference with Matcha
This is one of the teas that I got from Lupicia’s tea marche when I was in Japan (I miss the tea marches and Lupicia). I’ve been waiting for a special occasion to drink it and the Dayre Tea party was the perfect time! According to the description on the bag, this tea was made… Read More Lupicia’s Cookie Tea
We’re back to the stash of teas that I brought back from Japan! This time, I want to talk about the Matchaway tea by Lupicia: Matchaway is basically matcha that has been made to be easily dissolved in both hot and room-temperature water. They use tea leaves from Aichi while avoiding the use of sugar,… Read More Lupicia’s Matchaway (Strawberry & Acai)
One of the few anime/manga series that I still follow is Detective Conan, partly because it’s fun and partly because I’ve invested too much time to give up now. So when I saw these Detective Conan-themed teas in Japan, I immediately bought a couple to try (this is a while ago so forgive me if… Read More Detective Conan Tea
Can you believe that Chinese New Year is almost here? I can’t, because I haven’t even come close to finishing the Year of the Chicken tea that I bought last year. So in the spirit of “let me do this while we’re still in the year of the chicken”, here’s my review of Lupicia’s Year… Read More Lupicia Year of the Chicken Tea
There was a time during my first job where no one knew about my love of tea. Of course, they eventually found out when I answered a normal “what are you going to do on your day off” with “take the train to Fukuoka to attended the Lupicia marche.” Anyway, I found out about this… Read More Wonderland Tea (不思議の国の紅茶)
Going to do a tea review today! I was reminded that I had this tea after drinking some really disappointing green tea (but that’s a story for another time). This tea was bought from the お茶の山口園 (Ocha no Yamaguchien) store at Daito Aeon and was a present for my granddad but we’re now all trying… Read More お茶の山口園「うれしのみどり」と「深緑」(Ureshinomidori and Shinryoku by Ochanoyamaguchien)
When it was decided that my sister and I were going to Okinawa, I decided to try and see if there was anything interesting tea-wise. Well, I found Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶), which is unlike anything that I’ve ever seen before! What is Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶)? Bukubuku tea, a type of furicha, is a traditional Okinawan… Read More Tea 101: What is Okinawa’s Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶)?
Apart from Castle ruins and amazing views of the coast, Onna also has something called the Ryukyu Village (English Site). The Ryukyu Mura is a theme park about Okinawan culture. In a way, it’s like the cultural village of Okinawa world, but if we’re just comparing the culture part, I prefer the Ryukyu village more… Read More Onna Part 2: Ryukyu Village and Diamond Blue Cafe