Tag Archives: tamayokucha

Going green (with noodles)

In this recipe for Green Tea Noodles with Edamame, soba noodles are cooked in green tea to give them a slightly astringent flavor that pairs well with a tangy ginger dressing. Continue reading

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Morning, noon and night tea

It’s all the purchasing power of buying yourself a whole box of tea sachets without the commitment of settling down with one type of tea. Sound good to you? Check out our Organic Three Tea Sampler. Continue reading

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Toasting the new year with two leaves

I found a recipe for a great cocktail made with tea (Organic Tamayokucha was my choice) that includes really easy-to-obtain ingredients like mint, lime and vodka, and that you can whip up in a flash for visitors. Continue reading

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There’s *what* in my tea?

You learn a lot about tea when you start a job at a tea company. In my first month here at two leaves and a bud, I’ve tried to pronounce “Tamayokucha,” learned that some chai teas really are better than others (but I’m not naming names), and been told more than once to refill the electric kettle. So then Bess mentions the new loose leaf tea we’re going to be carrying — plenty of different kinds, two of which are Genmai Matcha and Hoji Cha. Great, I think. Another couple of teas I can’t pronounce. But catching a glimpse of these varieties in little sample bags around the office, it’s clear there’s something really different about these two. Genmai Matcha, Japanese for “brown rice tea,” is exactly that: green tea combined with roasted brown rice. So, you’ve got your tea … Continue reading

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Steep Time – How much is enough?

We get asked all the time, “how long do I steep this?” It seems to be an age-old question and seems to elude many of us who are not native to tea-growing countries. Early in my better tea drinking days, I would return from Sri Lanka with wonderful tea only to find that it just did not taste the same at home – It always was too dense, too strong, over steeped! I am just sitting this morning with a well steeped cup of two leaves and a bud Darjeeling tea (an unabashed plug) thinking that I’ve been meaning to post on this for, like, years. So finally…http://www.twoleavesandabud.com/n_Steep-time—how-much-is-enough-38.html . Please let us know your steeping experiences and what works and doesn’t work for you. Cheers!

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