Kirin Gogo no Kocha: Lemon Tea and Milk Tea
As I wrote in the previous article, Royal Milk Tea reminds us of the tea company Lipton, but when we think of Milk Tea, the first product that comes to our mind is Kirin...
Category: Tea
Royal Milk Tea vs Milk Tea: Japanese Tea Beverages
A tea beverage called “Milk Tea” can be seen in various forms in various countries, and in Japan, the product can be bought in every corner of the city, for example, at convenience stores,...
Kuromame: Nimame and Products using Black Soybeans
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
Sencha vs Matcha: Types of Japanese Green Tea
“Sencha (煎茶)” and “Matcha (抹茶)” are common types of “Ryokucha (緑茶)” or Japanese green tea, and in recent years, these tea beverages can be easily bought if you use a large online marketplace. Sencha...
Ryokucha vs Sencha: Japanese Green Tea
“Ryokucha (緑茶)”, or Japanese green tea comes in many varieties and various forms, and in Japan, vending machines selling green tea PET bottles can be seen in every corner of the city. Representative types...
Kombucha in Japan: Umami-Rich Kombu Seaweed Tea
Unlike the Kombucha, also known as tea mushroom or tea fungus, that is consumed in countries other than Japan, Japanese “Kombu-Cha (昆布茶, こんぶ茶: literally Kombu Tea)” is a seaweed tea made from powdered kombu...
Health Benefits of Suntory Kuro (Black) Oolong Tea
Oolong is a semi-oxidized tea that originated in China, and in Japan, it is as popular as Japanese green teas, such as Sen-cha and Hoji-cha. In fact, each convenience store chain in Japan is...
Hatomugi Cha: Japanese Job’s Tear Tea, Not Mugicha
As I wrote in the previous article, “Mugicha (麦茶)” is the Japanese word for barley tea, while the Japanese tea “Hatomugi-cha (はと麦茶)” includes the word Mugicha in its name, but it isn’t Mugicha. Hatomugicha...
