Tea Column | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 2

[2013.09.07]

Charcoal does not always promise a nice cup of tea

• Tea Column
• Ideal water for brewing tea
• Science between the taste of tea and material

Do you believe that charcoal treated water sometimes spoil the taste of tea?Some people place a piece of charc …

[2013.06.23]

Why do elderly people miss the tea they drunk before?

• Tea Column
• Environmental factors
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Green Tea
• Japan
• Japanese Green Tea
• Material Quality of Tea
• Quality component of tea
• Soil Condition

The elderly people sometimes mentioned that the tea they used to drink when they were young was much nicer. So …

[2013.06.06]

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

• Tea Column
• Green Tea
• 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 …

[2013.05.20]

The Bee God Tree in Mang Jing

• Tea Column
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

I had the opportunity to enjoy the sight of nature’s great creation in Mang Jing which is a small village loca …

[2013.04.23]

The ultimate self-sufficient lifestyle of Yunnan minority people

• Tea Column
• Foods
• China
• Chinese Cooking
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

Whenever I went to Yunnan minority villages, one thing always gave me a very deep impression.   Lifestyle …

[2013.04.04]

The warm welcoming by pu-erh tea farmer with home-cooked lunch

• Tea Column
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

Looking out the ideal pu-erh tea in the minority’s village of Yunnan, we often have an honor to have lun …