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HANDCRAFTING TEA AT HOME | Summer Bancha, Inspired by Musashi's
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This is a recipe to handcraft tea at home. The recipe is inspired by Mimasaka Bancha, one of the most interesting traditional folk teas from Japan.
Charcoal Finish Firing | Coaxing Lingering Sweetness and Aroma in Gyokuro
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Finish firing (火入れ) is a most important process when crafting Japanese-style, steamed green tea. Not only is it important to reducing moisture content (thus preserving freshness for longer), but as our friend Jared from Jagasilk says, finish-firing 'develops the sugars and curb the tannins.' By the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, it was already a well-established custom.
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