2017年3月

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Introduction of KITANI TEA

2017.03.27 meister

The 155-year history of KITANI TEA KITANI TEA was established over 150 years ago in Ujitawara, one of the oldest tea-growing regions in Kyoto. The Kitani family are the descendants of Soen Nagatani, the inventor of the manufacturing process used to make “sencha,” which is currently the most popular green tea in Japan. Ever since our founding, we have continued to manufacture a wide range of teas such as sencha and matcha, making us one of the oldest tea manufacturers in Japan. The characteristics of KITANI TEA’s tea The primary elements that make up the taste of green tea are aroma, umami, and astringency. Our tea is characterized by its…
history

Ujitawara, the history of Japanese green tea.

2017.03.20 meister

Ujitawara is the birthplace of Sencha Kitani green tea store has located in Ujitawara which has the birthplace of Sencha, the most common green tea around Japan. The fame of the Nagatani Family is attributable to Nagatani Soen, who developed the Uji method called the Blue method, which is now the standard method of producing sencha. This structure was built on where generations of Nagatani Family once lived. There still are traces of the days past, such as the remains of Hoiro (devece to heat and dry tea leaves) in the building and portions of stone walls outside. Soen’s house is still remaining in Yuyadani, Ujitawara. We have a ceremony…
greentea

Hand-Kneading Techniques for Producing Japanese Green Tea

2017.03.15 meister

Nagatani Soen’s Innovative Techniques Still Used Today I belong to the organization for preserving hand-kneading techniques for producing uji-cha. The skill is so difficult to learn and it’s an exhausting job, which takes almost 5 hours to be completed. But the tea made by this method is the most precious and delicious of all the methods because the machines we use for produce tea is just for imitating this hand-kneading techniques. So the machine can’t go above the delicate sense of hands. Tea production methods using hand-kneading were invented in 1738 by Nagatani Soen, who was a tea planter in Ujitawara. They were developed as they proved to result in…
matcha

Matcha Latte, easy and best way to enjoy matcha everyday

2017.03.10 meister

Matcha with milk, it’s easy to make delicious Are you drinking coffee with milk, latte? If you do, you can change coffee to tea at once and become healthier and more tasty. In the tea time, when you get tired in the afternoon and feel to need sugar to refresh yourself, Matcha latte is the best choice. Why don’t you drink matcha latte with easy recipes below. Before explanation of the recipes, let me show you the difference between “latte” and “cappuccino”. latte cappuccino with not forming milk with forming milk much milk less milk ordinal taste of matcha strong taste matcha You can distinguish the difference by the apperance…
health

10 Benefits of Japanese green tea

2017.03.01 meister

1. Green Tea Contains Bioactive Compounds That Improve Health Green tea is more than just green liquid. Many of the bioactive compounds in the tea leaves do make it into the final drink, which contains large amounts of important nutrients. It is loaded with polyphenols like flavonoids and catechins, which function as powerful antioxidants. These substances can reduce the formation of free radicals in the body, protecting cells and molecules from damage. These free radicals are known to play a role in aging and all sorts of diseases. One of the more powerful compounds in green tea is the antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which has been studied to treat various…