Comments on: Frothy or no? Last tea of 2009 http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/ Blogging Asian Art and Culture Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:14:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ana http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3962 Ana Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:13:27 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3962 Bucharest? Yes! Bucharest? Yes!

]]> By: xensen http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 xensen Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:03:57 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3877 It's nice to have you as a virtual visitor, Ana! Are you in Bucharest, like it sounded from a previous comment? It’s nice to have you as a virtual visitor, Ana!

Are you in Bucharest, like it sounded from a previous comment?

]]> By: Ana http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 Ana Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:59:50 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3860 I am a long way from San Francisco, but not too far from a reasonably good tea shop and means to take your advice. ["Mellow Matcha, please!"] Is there a particular prepatation you are using to ease newbies into the taste? I am a long way from San Francisco, but not too far from a reasonably good tea shop and means to take your advice. ["Mellow Matcha, please!"]

Is there a particular prepatation you are using to ease newbies into the taste?

]]> By: edeb http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3756 edeb Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:02:47 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3756 Yes, matcha is an acquired taste, like coffee, beer, dark chocolate, and sushi were for me the first time I had them. And not all matcha is the same. There are a range of tea blends and tastes and some are more bitter than others. Getting the proportions and water temperature correct is important too. Eating a sweet before you have matcha prepares your palette for the astringent flavor as well. So you may never love it, but most certainly wont if you don't try it again sometime. Let me know if you would like to come for tea. Yes, matcha is an acquired taste, like coffee, beer, dark chocolate, and sushi were for me the first time I had them. And not all matcha is the same. There are a range of tea blends and tastes and some are more bitter than others. Getting the proportions and water temperature correct is important too. Eating a sweet before you have matcha prepares your palette for the astringent flavor as well. So you may never love it, but most certainly wont if you don’t try it again sometime. Let me know if you would like to come for tea.

]]> By: Ana http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 Ana Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:49:20 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3746 One experience we have in common! I drink tea strong and plain, and Matcha was still a shock. Is the ceremony meant to compensate for the hardship of drinking the brew? One experience we have in common!

I drink tea strong and plain, and Matcha was still a shock. Is the ceremony meant to compensate for the hardship of drinking the brew?

]]> By: Nancy http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/frothy-or-no-last-tea-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 Nancy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:20 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1792#comment-3726 I am a dreadful philistine. The one time I sipped tea at a tea ceremony I found it so bitter that I wanted to ask for milk and sugar. I didn't - I'm not that rude but I realized that there was a huge cultural divide between those who grew up drinking tea the Western way and those who grew up drinking tea the Japanese way. Or, at least, a divide between me and those who are more accustomed to drinking tea in the Japanese tea ceremony. I am a dreadful philistine. The one time I sipped tea at a tea ceremony I found it so bitter that I wanted to ask for milk and sugar. I didn’t – I’m not that rude but I realized that there was a huge cultural divide between those who grew up drinking tea the Western way and those who grew up drinking tea the Japanese way. Or, at least, a divide between me and those who are more accustomed to drinking tea in the Japanese tea ceremony.

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