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Hadong

Posted on January 22, 2020 by MarshalNJanuary 22, 2020
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I’ve never been to Hadong, Korea’s tea producing area. A couple months ago I got to go with a group of researchers as part of our collaborative research project, Making Modernity in East Asia. Our little sub-group specifically looks at … Continue reading →

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Free tea

Posted on October 18, 2019 by MarshalNOctober 18, 2019
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It’s been quiet around here. Like I’ve said before – I don’t have much that’s interesting to say these days, other than random snippets from my research. Drinking has been… pedestrian. Lots of teas that are just sort of daily … Continue reading →

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300 years old tea

Posted on November 21, 2016 by MarshalNNovember 21, 2016
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I didn’t see this when it came out, but apparently, they found a box of tea from 1698. I only saw this because I’m now reviewing a book called Empire of Tea: The Asian Leaf that Conquered the World. What’s … Continue reading →

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The drinkability test

Posted on October 22, 2015 by MarshalNOctober 22, 2015
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As I mentioned last time, I’ve mostly been reduced to drinking tea grandpa style, and have no real prospects of doing a lot of gongfu in the near future. This, however, has proven to be a pretty interesting experiment, because … Continue reading →

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Sticks or tea?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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If you think this is just a pile of sticks, you’re not wrong. It is, mostly, just a pile of sticks, with a few really broken leaves. It is, however, a bancha. Specifically, it’s called the three year bancha. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Tea fair in Kyoto

Posted on June 14, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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While I was doing research and waiting for my books at the Urasenke School‘s library, I discovered that there was, that day, a tea fair across town at the Yoshida shrine near Kyoto University. Since the library closed at 3 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged black tea, green tea, Japanese tea, shopping, travel | 3 Replies

Instant tea

Posted on June 13, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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So last time I tried K-cups for you, and the results are pretty bad. Well, I’m just wrapping up a work trip in Japan, and while here, I had the pleasure of staying at a place that offered this in … Continue reading →

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Grandpa style in action

Posted on June 3, 2015 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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A grandpa with sencha in a bottle, note the high leaf to water ratio. … Continue reading →

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Tea in the park

Posted on April 24, 2015 by MarshalNSeptember 24, 2017
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At most parks of a decent size in China you’ll find teahouses. These are places where you can sit down and have a cup of tea, and they are, more likely than not, going to have a menu that looks … Continue reading →

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Why do we drink tea?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by MarshalNMarch 30, 2015
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Aside from the fact that tea is addictive through caffeine, why do we drink tea? Since I drink tea daily, it is not something that I spend a lot of time thinking about. For most of us, it’s already become … Continue reading →

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