Tea from Japan and elsewhere

[Anonymous No.]

This thread is about tea, an integral part of Japanese culture.

What have you been enjoying recently? Are there any tea drinking experiences that you would like to share?

Tea FAQ: http://pastebin.com/hw8XXZV5

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/ck/

[Anonymous No.]

not otaku

[Anonymous No.]

We don't have a Japanese culture board, though.

[Anonymous No.]

Welcome, new user to /jp/ - Japan/General! Hah, just kidding, this isn't Japan/General. This is Touhou/Visual Novels/Doujin Games.

If you want to discuss the different places you can visit in Japan, I suggest you go to /trv/ (though they also seem to hate Japan there, so don't annoy them too much). If you want to discuss the Japanese language, go to /lang/ (yes, 4chan has text boards!). If you want to discuss anime and manga, go to /a/ (some series that are based on light novels/VNs/games like Marimite and Higurashi can also be discussed in /jp/, it really depends, so lurk a bit to see what's acceptable). Finally, if you want to talk about Japanese history and culture, go somewhere else, nobody here knows or cares for that stuff.

/jp/ was created as a board to get rid of Touhou and visual novels from /a/, it was never intended to be a board about Japanese culture. Most of the users here don't care about Japan, we only care about lolis and doujin games.

[Anonymous No.]

I've been drinking instant sencha that was on sale. It makes a quick and tasty cup but isn't as good as the real loose leaf. Not bad at all for what takes 30 seconds to brew. The one benefit is that I can take it with me in a travel mug when I go around.

I enjoyed it while watching the ocean today. Not much is more relaxing than watching the world on a cold afternoon with while enjoying a warm cup.

[Anonymous No.]

>Flavored Water Otaku
There's no such thing, OP...

>>>/ck/

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000644
>>>/ck/
Leave.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm actually just drinking that hojicha genmaicha right now.

[Anonymous No.]

>tea drinking experiences

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000648
There actually is such a thing as tea otaku just as there are train otaku and other strange otaku. Do you really think there are not?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000660
There are train otaku and weapons otaku, and we have boards for them, which are /n/ and /k/.

[Anonymous No.]

do you really need to have the tea thread up every day of the week

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000610
>This thread is about tea, an integral part of Japanese culture.

>>>/int/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/q/268967

relevant discussion

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

>>10000708
Please stop trying to derail these threads.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000719
I'm making a rules proposition which is directly relevant to this thread. It's in /q/, where it belongs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000708
>>10000728
Please don't let the tea autists invade that thread with their proxies.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

>>10000728
I think there is something suspicious going on here.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000734
Please explain.

[Anonymous No.]

Janitor a shit.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

Drinking a Snapple Green Tea right now. It tastes better than I expected it to.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

Has anyone tried the Arizona Green Tea yet?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000781
I can't even get started on how wrong that is. Even worse than drinking tea made with teabags and tap water.

[Anonymous No.]

I have never really had tea before. What is the best way to find out if I actually like tea before I go and order a tea pot and whatever else?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000810
From time to time in the warmer months, canned or bottled tea is nice. It definitely would not replace any of my regular iced teas.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000657
How does the work out? Both have really individual tastes so I'm not sure how I'd imagine it to taste

[Hobo Girl !!WV1jKRT1S/h No.]

>>10000811
I don't really want to shit up this thread but I love that tea
Honey + Ginseng is the best

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000819
I would definitely recommend instant sencha from o-cha or another high quality provider. It can be brewed easily without a pot and gives you an idea of flavor. It does not have the floral nuances that can be found in the real deal, however.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

>>10000826
Cool d00d. I will pick it up tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000811
I like the new Red Apple flavor. Honey & Ginseng is nice, too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000836
Fuck me, I found that Red Apple flavor once in a gas station 80 miles from home at like 3 am a couple years back.

It was so fucking good and i've never been able to find it anywhere since. I really don't want to drive around looking for it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000823
Initially it's the roasted rice, and the aftertaste is the hoji. All in all, it works well enough. I bought it so I'd have something very, very low in caffeine to drink at night.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

>>10000826
I don't see how it's shitting up the thread. It's not like the hipster nerds are entitled to their organic and fancy tea.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000830
Thanks!

I assume you mean this? http://www.o-cha.com/instant-sencha.html

It is cheaper than I was expecting.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000857
This thread is for tea _otaku_, not unwashed retards like you who don't know the first thing about tea.

[gigs !A7GLsxo4c. No.]

>>10000870
I am sorry you are getting frustrated about me drinking tea. I hope we can get along from here on out.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000811
arizona teas taste like piss
and they're not even real tea

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000882
I couldn't agree more. I got a can because of how hyped it was and it was just sweet upon sweet. None of the proper tea taste, just packaged diabetes.

Nothing beats freshly brewed.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000867

30 grams for 13 bucks, not including shipping, is definitely not cheap.

By the way, these threads reek of autism, both parties involved.

[Anonymous No.]

Step aside bitches, Assam coming through.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000870
>>10000882
get a load of these tea ELITISTS

[Anonymous No.]

I had a really excellent Bailin Gongfu black the other day - very malty with some delicious caramel notes. Yesterday was mostly Jin Xuan milk oolong, really buttery and vegetal.

I have some Four Season oolong coming in from Taiwan too, that I'm pretty excited about.

Is anyone here on Steepster?

[Anonymous No.]

I like high-quality (10€ per 100g) tea from china more than tea from japan. It has a calm yet strong taste. You can use it as coffee replacement but it wont tire you out, instead you will feel more energized and refreshed.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001346
You sound like some kind of energy drink marketer, fuck off.

[Anonymous No.]

I still have some of this year's shincha. I can't believe I'm so lazy I can't even brew some delicious tea.

[Anonymous No.]

I almost made a new thread after I saw that the old one fell victim to the get flood.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001346
10€/100g is dirt cheap dude. Not saying it's bad or anything, just so you're not having any illusions about the tea you're drinking.

>>10001360
I still have lots of it, mainly because I ordered way too much this year around.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001659
>10€/100g is dirt cheap dude
This.
Also 100g last a long time.


On a sidenote, I am getting better and better with the zhong and getting the temperature right just with the sound of the boiling.

Does a zhong/gaiwan works for black tea, though ?
Also I read somewhere that for black tea, water temperature is around 80Celcius and the steeping time is 3 or 4 minute, depending on the tea.
I have no experience when it comes to black tea.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001910
Brewing time seems to vary heavily between 15 seconds to 1 or 2 minutes depending on your tea. 3-4 minutes could be for the 4th or so steep. The temperature seems to always mention 95°C. The place where you bought it from should mention the correct temperature and steeping time. Alternatively you could just google the name of the tea. Hojotea seems like a great source of information, too. At least it's very expansive.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001940
> 3-4 minutes could be for the 4th or so steep
Most black tea are only to be infused once, twice is the most that I've heard of.

Infusion time is generally longer, but the quantity of tea used is much smaller than for other teas..

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001997
Eeeh really? From what I've gathered you can brew black tea even more often than green one.

[Anonymous No.]

I keep making nothing but disgusting swill. I hate this. Why am I so bad at making tea?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002134
Get a thermometer, a proper electric kettle and a water filter.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002134
No japanese spirit = no tea

Don't try to fit in where you're not welcome.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002134
If you're the tencha guy then tencha is naturally harder to brew than other teas and isn't as common to find detailed instructions on how to brew it. This might help.

http://meandmytea.blogspot.ca/2008/09/tencha.html

[Anonymous No.]

>>10001623
Was it something stupid?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002235
Huh?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002250

The 10000000 get.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002255
Oh. No clue, I was asleep.

[Anonymous No.]

artisticnippon has such beautiful stuff but it's all so expensive and the shipping fees are crazy ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

This is not japan general anymore. Get fucked weaboo. Moot is ashamed of you and himself. Eat sage hellspawn.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002311
Honestly, where should japan general go if not /jp/?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002327
Stop arguing with him. Report and move on; the janitor will delete his post soon enough.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002347
Or this thread asswipe.

[Anonymous No.]

Brough some tea from japan few years ago. It was all white and tasted salty.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002383
Oh my. Didn't know prostate was that close.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002286
Cup, saucer and cake plate in a set of two each $1,055 + shipping. Totally crazy.

I have similarly classy looking ones at my parents' place. I think I'll take them with me the next time I'm there.

>>10000867
Wow that is crazy expensive, considering that it's basically bagged tea. There are better ways to enjoy tea if you don't want to get into the whole teapot business.

[Anonymous No.]

If anyone is interested, Hojotea has some really interesting brewing techniques:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adxPErjUHvA

Looks kind of excessive but he says he's getting 10-20 brewings out of this which means up to 2 liters of tea.

The site is generally very large on information regarding a lot of tea stuff, if you have nothing better to do at the moment.

[Anonymous No.]

Heyy... Something is not right here... Janitors... They are trying to rewrite history! Of us all! Even their own. This cannot be forgiven.

[Anonymous No.]

matcha iri genmaicha everyday right now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10002286
Do want.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10004336
White buds always look so tasty.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10004461
That's genmaicha with matcha powder inside, right? How is it? I once put some matcha in my sencha and it turned out kind of meh. But the color of it was amazing.

[Anonymous No.]

I can't really afford any up-scale greens, but I'm currently enjoying some Earl Grey with cornflower this season.

It's really not the same, but at least it's real tea.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10007193
Are you sure? Check out Sencha Moe on http://www.zencha.net/products_yame.php
I've heard decent things aboout it and it's 13 bucks with free shipping and 100g lasts for ages.

[Anonymous No.]

First to fourth brewing. I was actually expecting different results. Usually the second brewing has the most taste and is darker than the other ones but this time the color of the third was the strongest.

[Anonymous No.]

Interesting... This thread is under janitor's special protection... Probably janitor is big fan of tea then.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10007730
this bothers you?

[Non-Directional !LaserEWlCA No.]

Gyokuro erry day for the next 10 days until I use up this 50g package.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10007718
I wonder what caused that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008518
Where did you get that Patchouli fig?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008555
http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/article/22/0000/46/78/220000467897.html

Too bad it's out of stock.

They had one some month ago but I bought it.

[Anonymous No.]

My mother fucking Tencha ``green'' tea keeps turning up yellow. And I followed all the instructions with water quality, water temperature, water to leaf ratio, lid being on/off and all that shit. I also brew it in a clay looking authentic as fuck kyusu. Somebody better have a fucking explanation because I'm losing my goddamn patience.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008655
Hm, in my experience most green tea is actually yellow. I know that matcha is green.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008682
Have you perhaps ever came to the conclusion that you've been brewing your tea incorrectly the entire time?

[Anonymous No.]

I was at this traditional japanese tea drinking workshop yesterday, because it's japanese culture week in my city (Ljubljana, Slovenia). I was also at a History of manga lecture today and there were these 3 japanese girls sitting in the back and one of them was kawaii as fuck.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008655
Well does it taste good or not? That is kind of the point, no?

>>10008518
How much did that houhin+thingy+the two cups set cost?

Also I'm definitely gonna order some gyokuro, long jing and oriental beauty once I get rid of all my shincha. I want to expand my taste a bit.

How do you think gyokuro would turn out in a 360ml kyusu?

>>10008705
What did you drink and what other culture weeks do you have in your city?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008705
kool streh breh

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008706
Of course it didn't taste good. Why do you even ask that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008706
I was drinking sencha.
This is the only culture week I really know of, there are probably others but this was the only one to catch my attention.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10007932
Of course. Everything here disappears. So janitors can preserve their image. Even though they've been against these threads for a long time and haven't let weaboos to have their fun time. Now weaboos can have their weaboo time for all they like in here. In short this is buuuullllshit!

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008792
You play Japanese games, read Japanese visual and light novels, probably collect Japanese figurines, obsess over Japanese characters and you call people who drink tea weeaboos?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008655
Temperature too hot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009111
So you'd assume, but I brewed it at 55-60 C. That's definitely the colder temps. I'll try 40 C on my next brew but I sincerely doubt it's the temperature.

[Anonymous No.]

What kind of tea do the keyons drink?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009129
Maybe it's the water. Do you filter it? If not try bottled water and see what difference it makes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009179
My water has been carefully filtered twice and has no obvious taste.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008809
Of course. I'd assume those who drink sencha on purpose everyday, are way more weaboo than anyone who play video games from Japan. Deduct why.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009210
Because you have the mindset of a retarded turbo faggot who can't get laid?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009225
Probably more than you. If you are so into country that you begin to disregard its pop-culture and begin to seek refuge in its traditions. ((Meaning that you love that fucking country so fucking much.)) That's pretty wabiniolastic now isn't it. Almost 50% more ridiculous and pathetic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10008809
>e. I'd assume those who drink sencha on purpose everyday, are way more weaboo than anyone who play video games from Japan. Deduct why.

Don't forget JDM parts, shipped overnight yo.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009210
Yeah, surely no one drinks it because it tastes good or anything.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009288
Presumably it tastes even better when drunk from a Japanese teapot into Japanese teacups as part of a Japanese tea ceremony.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009299
lol @ le this guy

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009299
I don't see how it's any of your business where people drink their tea from.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009267
Get a life loser.

[Anonymous No.]

- A clear plastic guard is placed over the tip of the Kyusu spout to protect the spout from breakage during transport. Before use, please remove the plastic guard.

Who keeps the plastic guard on here?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009587
I did for a while but I put it off a few weeks ago.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009556
Fuck you. I live more in one night than you live in 20 years, American dream bitches 20k grand. Anyway, I'm going to dig up dead cats tomorrow if this thread is still up. I swear and it will be fun. Oh yes it will be.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009594
You're silly and I want to laugh at you for actually using it with the plastic guard on.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009611
>20k grand
>20 000 000
i jelly

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009611
Talking like a black person from the ghetto doesn't make you sound richer, you delusional middle class scum.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009612

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009662
Please do not insult my African heritage you ass ;__;

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009662
Cute reaction face dude, I bet you're really refined.

[Non-Directional !LaserEWlCA No.]

>>10008655

Try brewing with bottled soft water like Volvic or Naya, or buying something to soften your tap water with. Also, tencha is more of a 'yellowy' sencha, if you want neon green, look for fukamushi sencha.

>>10008705

There are Japanese people in Slovenia? There are Slovenians on /jp/?

>>10008706

If you made gyokuro at full capacity, you would need like... half a package of it for 360ml of tea. Gyokuro is generally intended to be drank in very concentrated, small quantities. We're talking like, 100ml or less.

>>10008809

The original tea threads were generally able to keep away malcontents because people didn't take the bait they offer for their endless cyclical arguments. If we can go back to ignoring them and letting the janitors do their job sweeping the threads clean, we can have nice threads again.

>>10009587

Take the plastic guard off, definitely, but don't lose it. When you're transporting teaware, it's very easy to scratch that part of the pot without the guard.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009860
>SICP
Have you read yours today while drinking glorious tea?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009860
>If you made gyokuro at full capacity, you would need like... half a package of it for 360ml of tea. Gyokuro is generally intended to be drank in very concentrated, small quantities. We're talking like, 100ml or less.
No, I just meant in a 360ml kyusu. I wouldn't be making silly portions. Just that I don't have anything smaller.

[Anonymous No.]

Reminder that on 2012 /jp/, SICP and programming threads are routinely deleted, but threads about Chinese beverages are okay.

[Non-Directional !LaserEWlCA No.]

>>10009878

I haven't, but Mythical Man-Month is on my backlog.

>>10009883

That's fine, then.

You've also reminded me of something, an experiment I tried today. Ordinarily, I do not blend teas in any way, shape or form, but I was inspired today to do something new with the package of gyokuro I just opened. I tried mixing gyokuro with a cheap 'daily' sencha, and the result was surprisingly enjoyable. They compliment each other, with the robustness that gyokuro doesn't have, but adding the richness and umami that the cheap sencha didn't have.

I think that this is actually how I'm going to use up the rest of that package of gyokuro.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009917
>Mythical Man-Month

Different kind of book, nerd.

Though it is interesting if you're into software engineering.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10009894
Come hang out with us on /g/ programming threads.

[Anonymous No.]

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[ticks !DTNUV4cBL6 No.]

Bai Mudan (white peony). It really does have the scent of peony.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Drinking constant comment as usual

[sage No.]

This thread needs some BLACK TEA GENTLEMAN.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

I am COCKASS

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013245
>Cockass
>Cum Guzzling Sissy Faggot
Sounds like the average 2hu playing NEET /jp/

[Anonymous No.]

This brewing tastes a lot better than any other so far

That could mean one of three things:

1) My pallet has adjusted to further appreciate the flavour.
2) I brewed it properly for a change.
3) The tea from this middle area of the bag is of better quality.

Either way, I'm liking this

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013677
Maybe going for Tencha was a little bit too experimental for a first time.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013677
>>10013681
What the fuck? Is there another guy who has issues brewing tencha or are you mistaking that guy for me?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013703
Oh, sorry. I thought you were that guy (>>10008655)

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013681
>>10013703
It's genmaicha, the type with some matcha added. Nothing too challenging, it's just that I don't have a "water boiler" or a thermometer .

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013677
It took you half a package to figure it out ?

Well, I guess some people learn faster than others; it can take some time to nail it down, depending on the tea and teaware.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013746
Are those kappa? What are they doing?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10015372
yes, and they are trying to steal something....

[Anonymous No.]

>>10013823
Well, I have never had it before so I have no idea what it is actually supposed to taste like. I just figured that's how it tasted and it was over-hyped a bit.

[ticks !DTNUV4cBL6 No.]

Non-Directional do you still IRC? #teahou is sill alive believe it or not.

[Non-Directional !LaserEWlCA No.]

>>10015989

Nah, I don't think I've been on IRC since except to download things from fservs. It's neat to see channels I build up lasting months or years after I depart.

[ticks !DTNUV4cBL6 No.]

>>10016319

Ah I see. Well it's still as quiet as ever so you haven't missed much.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10015989
>>10016478
Why the fuck did you hurt Robert you stupid whore?

[Anonymous No.]

Still trying to find a good cheap bamboo mug/cup. Everyone either looks ugly or is hideously priced.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10016498
grow a bamboo plant and cut off your own

[Anonymous No.]

>>10016478
>>10015989
>>10016484
Yeah, how could you! poor Robert. He never deserved any of that!

[Anonymous No.]

>>10016584

Of course, why couldn't i think of that before

[Anonymous No.]

anti-bully meido !!

[Anonymous No.]

>>10016695
I'm serious by the way. I've got one and if I wanted I could have about 10 cups from it

[Anonymous No.]

>>10000610
>an integral part of Japanese culture.
This is Otaku Culture, not Japanese cullture you fucking moron.
>>>/a/

[Anonymous No.]

>>10018847
/a/ is not about Japanese culture either. Stop redirecting people to the wrong boards please!

[Anonymous No.]

There are some cute teacups on Etsy that are made in Japan for cheap relatively compared to tea sites.

[Anonymous No.]

Not bamboo ones, though. You might be able to message one of the bamboo crafters and get them to make you a bamboo set.

[Anonymous No.]

[assburger No.]

fug :-DDDD

[Anonymous No.]

the whiny /q/ueers win again