At last, my tea life has been made. I have officially tasted three Canadian estate grown teas that Westholme Tea Farm has put so much time and energy into over the past 6 years. This Canadian tea tasting experience was worth the wait. If you haven’t heard about it yet, yes, tea can grow in … Read more
After introducing houjicha, a roasted Japanese green tea, on the blog earlier this week I just had to follow up with a recipe featuring it. Although it is a green tea, houjicha is not green in colour. As said before, in Japan you can find houjicha powder being used as an ingredient for sweets like … Read more
Houjicha (also spelled hojicha) is a Japanese green tea made by roasting sencha or bancha. In Japanese, houji means to roast and cha means tea. The most important feature of this tea is its flavour as it is very different from other Japanese green teas that are often steamed. When I first tried houjicha green … Read more
Some of the most common questions I have received this year have been “Where do you get your matcha?” or “Matcha is more expensive than I thought. What matcha green tea brands are worth the money?” With all the various options out there, online and in cafes, it can be hard to tell what matcha … Read more
A poet from an early age, (and little else), I am often asked about my unique writing style in which I readily admit my poems are ‘domestic, suburban and unashamedly middle class’. Drinking has always been a large part of the process. A cup next to me is an essential ‘prop’. Up until recently that … Read more