Types of Tea | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 16

[2015.05.28]

What Everybody Ought to Know About Pu-erh Tea

• Featured Articles
• Types of Tea
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Post Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Yunnan

What are the criteria that define the quality of pu-erh tea? How do we choose the right quality? Every year, I …

[2015.05.26]

Do you prefer tea leaf to be rolled tighter or softer?

• Tea Processing
• Japan
• Japanese Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea Processing
• Non Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

In making teas, most of the teas will undergo rolling process, except some white tea and green tea. The rollin …

[2015.05.07]

Drying process that affects the flavor of raw pu-erh tea

• Tea Processing
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

Pu-erh tea consists of raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh tea. The tea leaf of raw pu-erh tea is greenish color an …

[2015.04.25]

Natural farming tea garden that is beyond agriculture

• How to choose quality tea
• Agricultural Practice
• Altitude
• China
• Environmental factors
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Soil Condition
• Tea tree
• Yunnan

As compared to other places in China, every year I spend a lot more time in Yunnan. The reason is simple. In t …

[2015.04.06]

Selecting Suitable Clay for Japanese Green Tea

• Featured Articles
• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Banko Teapot
• Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Mumyoi Clay Teapot
• Nosaka Clay Teapot
• Sado Red Clay Teapot
• 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. Th …

[2015.03.30]

2015 Ma An Shan Raw Pu-erh Tea Mao-Cha on Sale for a Limited Time

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• What's New?
• Yunnan

I have just purchased Ma An Shan raw pu-erh tea, one of the prestigious teas in my raw pu-erh tea line-ups. Fo …

[2015.03.29]

2015 Da Xue Shan Wild Tea Mao-Cha on Sale for a Limited Time

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• What's New?
• Yunnan

We have completed the sourcing of one of the important teas, the Da Xue Shan Wild Tea. This is the raw pu-erh …

[2015.03.25]

2015 Wild Spring Bud Mao-Cha on Sale for a Limited Time

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• What's New?
• Yunnan

The first tea I have to search in Yunnan is Wild Spring Bud raw pu-erh tea. It is the tea made of wild tea spi …

[2015.03.24]

Getting inspired by the rich food culture in Yunnan

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

While traveling in Yunnan province for hunting pu-erh tea, I often drop by the local restaurant. To be frank, …

[2015.03.22]

Spring Tea Hunting in Yunnan 2015 Just Began

• Origin of Tea
• China
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Yunnan

I have been in Yunnan since 20th March 2015 to hunt for new crop of raw pu-erh tea. Quality tea is first come …