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| There are phrases in everyday use in Japan which use the word tea (cha). One of the most popular is nichijo-sahan-ji (literally, everyday tea-meal affair), which means an ordinary event. As the phrase above implies, drinking sencha tea is now very o……read more |
| A: Assam: A black tea grown in the Northeast section of India. A strong full-bodied tea with a rich robust flavor. Considered by many tea lovers to be a wake-up tea to be consumed in the morning. Often used in blends because of its strong taste. Arom……read more |
Chabaka - A box of standard size used to carry tea utensils and to present the temae, the ceremonial way of preparing and serving tea according to custom. Chakin - A white linen cloth used for wiping the tea bowl at a tea gathering. It is usually ab……read more |
Before the tea gathering, the host must make sure that the tea room is thoroughly cleaned and that the fire pit, the tatami, and the linen tea cloth, the tea whisk, the ladle and the fukusa are all spotless. The chopsticks, the lid rest, the water pi……read more |
Tea Ceremony A tea ceremony is performed with up to five guests. The ceremony could be divided into three parts, the preliminary part, the middle part, and the final part. In the first part, the windows are curtained off by bamboo screens to darken t……read more |
| Cha-no-yu essentially means water for tea. In English, it means tea ceremony. This tea ceremony is based on the etiquette of serving tea, the landscape of the tea garden , tea utensils, paintings and flower arrangements. It was originally brought fr……read more |
| Chabako - Literally tea box, which contains all the tea utensils, except the waste-water jar, necessary for the ceremony. Chabana - The special floral arrangement for the alcove of the tea room. Cha-e - The early name for the tea ceremony, later evo……read more |
| Afternoon Tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry around four o'clock in the afternoon. The evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight o'clock,……read more |
| Tea has been one of the daily necessities in China since time immemorial. Countless numbers of people like to have their aftermeal cup of tea. In summer or warm climate, tea seems to dispel the heat and bring on instant cool together with a feeling……read more |
| All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, a warm-weather evergreen. How the fresh leaves of the tea plant are processed and their level of contact with oxygen determine resulting types of tea. During oxidation, tea leaves undergo natural chemi……read more |