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Ukiyo-e style print of a bowl of matcha beside a flowering tea branch, EdoMatcha

Buying Matcha in Australia: A Ten-Point Checklist

Taka Kaneko

Every answer should be easy to find. Ten things to look for before you buy matcha in Australia, from the region and the harvest to the JAS logo and the...

Buying Matcha in Australia: A Ten-Point Checklist

Taka Kaneko

Every answer should be easy to find. Ten things to look for before you buy matcha in Australia, from the region and the harvest to the JAS logo and the...

Rikyu Nezumi Japanese tea set: kyusu and two yunomi from Tokoname, EdoMatcha

Japanese Tea Sets: What Goes in One and How to ...

Taka Kaneko

No tray of twelve cups. A Japanese tea set is a pot and two or three cups, sized for the tea it brews. What goes in one, how the pieces...

Japanese Tea Sets: What Goes in One and How to ...

Taka Kaneko

No tray of twelve cups. A Japanese tea set is a pot and two or three cups, sized for the tea it brews. What goes in one, how the pieces...

A hot matcha latte in a cream ceramic cup beside an iced matcha latte in a tall glass, EdoMatcha

How to Make a Matcha Latte at Home (Hot or Iced)

Taka Kaneko

A matcha latte is a whisked bowl of matcha poured into milk, and the order is the whole recipe. The hot and iced methods, the gram range Taka actually uses,...

How to Make a Matcha Latte at Home (Hot or Iced)

Taka Kaneko

A matcha latte is a whisked bowl of matcha poured into milk, and the order is the whole recipe. The hot and iced methods, the gram range Taka actually uses,...

Organic Japanese hōjicha powder, EdoMatcha

Hōjicha Powder: What It Is and How to Use It

Taka Kaneko

Hōjicha is green tea roasted until it turns russet-brown. The powder version whisks like matcha and behaves like matcha in milk. Here is what it is, the caffeine stated honestly,...

Hōjicha Powder: What It Is and How to Use It

Taka Kaneko

Hōjicha is green tea roasted until it turns russet-brown. The powder version whisks like matcha and behaves like matcha in milk. Here is what it is, the caffeine stated honestly,...

Japanese kyusu teapot with a side handle, EdoMatcha

Kyusu: How to Choose a Japanese Teapot

Taka Kaneko

A kyusu is a Japanese teapot with the handle on the side, and the handle is the least important thing about it. Size, material and the strainer are what decide...

Kyusu: How to Choose a Japanese Teapot

Taka Kaneko

A kyusu is a Japanese teapot with the handle on the side, and the handle is the least important thing about it. Size, material and the strainer are what decide...

Ginga Katakuchi chawan - handmade Japanese matcha bowl with pouring spout

Know Your Chawan: How to Choose a Japanese Matc...

Taka Kaneko

The matcha bowl is the piece people fall for, and the one with the least real guidance. What physically makes a chawan work, how to choose between shapes and glazes,...

Know Your Chawan: How to Choose a Japanese Matc...

Taka Kaneko

The matcha bowl is the piece people fall for, and the one with the least real guidance. What physically makes a chawan work, how to choose between shapes and glazes,...