The health benefits of green tea | PART 3/3 | [English/Spanish]
Para el texto en español [PULSA AQUI] If you want to read the second part of this series please go [HERE]/Si quieres leer la segunda parte de esta serie pulsa [AQUI] Hello! This is the last issue in...
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View ArticleTalking tea: Tea words & Obubu’s tea names
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View ArticleMaking Black Tea by Hand
Hello! I’m Cameron, intern #160, here to tell you about how I got the chance to make my own black tea by hand. We got up early to hand pick our tea, getting to the field about about 7 in the morning....
View ArticleAutumn Season Internship Recap by Gabrielle
Konnichiwa!! This is Gabrielle (intern #161). Sadly, it is my last week here at Obubu.. Where has the time gone?! It has been an unforgettable 3 months full of many memories. My internship period was...
View ArticleThe Kyobancha Harvest
What a first day in the field for the new Interns Obubu! At 9 o’clock this morning, Kali, Kamiko, Lana, Nathan and Patrick, joined their senpais Kirstine and Jenifer for the first harvest in Aoimori,...
View ArticleWinter Wagashi（冬の和菓子）by #165 Kia
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View ArticleSpring Wagashi（春の和菓子）by #165 Kia
In spring, Japan is steadily covered in a blanket of pink. From late March to early May, cherry blossoms decorate the landscapes of Japan as sakura trees burst into bloom across the country. As the...
View ArticleSummer Wagashi（夏の和菓子）by #165 Kia
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View ArticleAutumn Wagashi（秋の和菓子） by #165 Kia
A natural phenomenon as spectacular as the sakura of springtime is the coming of the Japanese autumn leaves, or kôyô (紅葉). Japanese forests are transformed with bright red, orange, and yellow foliage,...
View ArticleProcessing your own oolong!
At first glance, handmade tea is very intimidating. In Wazuka, hand-picked and hand-rolled tea are the most expensive senchas in Japan. Because of its high price, only the masters are allowed to touch...
View ArticleHojicha White Chocolate Cheesecake Pairings
After making the Hojicha White chocolate cheesecake we tasted 4 different teas to find the perfect pairing. Sencha of the Forest GlowWakouchaSencha of the WindKyobancha Here’s the results: Sencha of...
View ArticleBeyond Green: Exploring the lesser known Japanese black tea with #173 Amanda
Tea is one of the cornerstones of Japanese culture (and history). Perhaps the most well-known of these are the Japanese green teas: sencha (煎茶) and matcha (抹茶). Matcha especially has seen a global...
View ArticleTea On the Rise: Sencha or Wakoucha? by #177 Noe
I was lucky that my grandparents served me both sencha (Japanese green tea) and wakoucha (Japanese black tea) every time I visited them in Japan. But as I grew up in New York, my encounters with these...
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