In recent years, matcha tea has become a real phenomenon. This traditional Japanese green tea is gaining popularity for many reasons. Not only does it stand out for its unique taste and beautifully rich green colour, but it is also a rich source of antioxidants, especially catechins, which contribute to our health. In addition, matcha […]
Meeting with small farmers from Fikkal area. “This is Mr. Saran Rai, head teamaker of Arya Tara Garden, meet him.” Smiles, handshakes, and surprisingly right away, a group selfie. I’m very happy, this gentleman makes some of the best teas in all of Nepal. Teas we’ve been buying from him for about 15 years. There […]
Seti Devi Tea Farm It is a young tea garden with a factory located in Suryodaya village southeast of Fikkal town in Ilam district in eastern Nepal. The garden is situated in a picturesque hilly landscape at an altitude of 1000-1500 metres and consists of two main divisions of 7 and 8 hectares. The garden […]
Akinori Kimura, a farmer and apple grower from Aemori, the northernmost province of Honshu, developed a method of naturally organic apple growing after his wife was diagnosed with a serious illness attributed to pesticides. Apples without pesticides Overnight, he decided to completely stop using pesticides and fertilizers in his farming. Aomori province […]
For two years already, we have been offering teas from the Nepalese garden Kalapani, located in eastern Nepal in the famous Ilam growing region. The teas from the until recently unknown garden have literally cast a spell on us and with each batch of samples that come from here, we are becoming more and more […]
The fresher the tea, the better, bolder and richer… or is it? Let us introduce you to the world of aged tea – they are little known but surprisingly tasty. How does taste change when tea ages? What processes do take place in the tea leaves? And what is the best way to preserve aged […]
The Čajomírfest took place on the third weekend of August at the Prague Výstaviště, and we were there again. Out of fourteen years, we missed only once. And during that time it only rained once, otherwise, it was always beautiful summer weather. It rained for the second time this year, but abundantly. On Saturday, the […]
A few times already and now again, we bought the excellent tea from a small farming community in Assam. Despite the rigid habits in the tea business in India, they have started and sustained their own small production. The teas are great and the idea as well. And we support it! Latumoni Tea Garden in Assam […]
We have been looking at his things with admiration for a long time and now they are finally in our offer – wood-fired pottery by Jura Lang! I have worked with clay since 2005. At the beginning I made figurative statues. In 2010, I began throwing on a wheel in the ceramics centre in Koněšín. Here, I met […]
We are often asked about the green Korean teas we offer. What is the difference between them? What makes them special compared with other green teas? Why are they so expensive? In this review, we will introduce these teas to you and answer the questions we get the most frequently. What is Nokcha and when it is […]
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