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| 'Gyokuro' neckpiece, 30x1.5" sterling silver, tea bag images, mica Kathleen Faulkner |
I live on green tea. I drink it throughout the day, every day. It is my one necessity. I prefer Japanese green tea for it's flavor and since I buy my tea loose, I have to travel to Seattle when I start running low.
I buy my green tea from the asian grocery store in Chinatown. Uwajimaya is a wonderful place to shop. It is a bit of visual overload, at times, with all the color and activity and a lot of the food is unknown to me which makes the experience all the more interesting. My first stop is always the tea aisle.
There are many different kinds and grades of green tea. Prices can range from $3 to $20 and up per package of about 3 ounces.
Back in the boom times, I'd buy Gyokuro now and again. It is the finest green tea and was my reward for finishing difficult projects. These days, I stick to the lesser priced, but still good, Sensha and lately, I've also developed a taste for Machagenmai-cha. This tea is blended with roasted brown rice giving it a roasted, slightly meaty flavor. mmmm!
Time for another cup of tea. Cheers!
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| image: washokofood.blogspot |
In Japan, one can get a cup of tea from the vending machine!
