Japanese & Tea 1 (#)
„O-cha is one of the most popular beverages in Japan. O-cha is Japanese tea, also referred to as green tea. Green tea has long been associated with Japanese people but it is said that the drink actually came from China about 1200 years ago (cha is ‘tea’ in Chinese, and Japanese added the honorific prefix ‘o’). Tea drinking didn't become popular until the 12th century when the upper class people began to enjoy maccha, a high quality powdered green tea.“
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The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence
„Kentaro Maruyama and his group of Japanese Quality Radicals. By organizing a phenomenal group of young coffee shop operators in Japan in his buying group to develop direct relationships with the best produces worldwide while sourcing the very best from every origin, he is creating a new trade model for many small companies to follow.“
http://www.scae.com/awards2004.htm
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„It will give you the opportunity to escape for an hour and immerse yourself in the elegant traditions of japan. To start you on your journey into the world of tea, the pack offers both the basic equipment and clear step-by-step instructions for carrying out your own tea ceremony at home, incorporated into a beautifully presented gift box. All that is needed for a splash of Eastern culture is the addition of hot water. Included in the pack are - A traditional Japanese teacup, a packet of matcha - powdered green tea, a bamboo whisk, and a beautifully illustrated book which explores the history and culture of Japan, the esthetics of tea, and the status of the tea ceremony in Japan today, together with over 100 illustrations and helpful diagrams.“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1862045909/
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„There is a wide array of tools and utensils used in the complex Japanese Tea Ceremony. There is a lot of terminology involved with all this teaware.“
http://coffeetea.about.com/od/culture/
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Tea & Coffee 08/02 - Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Certified Tea in the U.S.
„Since Fair Trade focuses on supporting the poorest workers in developing countries, tea estates in Japan (a fully developed nation) are not eligible for certification. FLO has recently created a “small holder agreement” under which a small landowner, or a collective of small landowners, may work with a tea factory to have their tea produced within Fair Trade criteria. Under this agreement, the Fair Trade premium would go directly to these small landowners and be used to benefit the worker community.“
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0802/tea.htm
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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles
„With passing generations, the Japanese tea ceremony, known as chanoyo, became a more elaborate tribute to tea and established itself as an important component of Japanese culture. But unlike many other forms of serving tea that focus mostly on the drink itself, this ritual is really about the ceremony–everything that leads up to the brewed tea. The objective is to purify the senses and cultivate harmony and unity between the surroundings, the people, the utensils, the tea, and anything else involved in the ceremony,“
http://www.virtualcoffee.com/october_2000/ brewing_methods.html
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