Fictional(?) Japanese green tea

gufnork

OK, this is probably going to sound strange but i'm trying to find out what type of tea it is that Eric Van Lustbader has his protagonist Nicholas Linnear drinking in various novels. It's described as being a bitter and frothy Japanese green tea.

Anyone know of a Japanese green tea that is bitter and frothy?, and maybe even point me to a website that might deliver to Ireland.

Thank-you.

shindig-jp

There's a picture of the green stuff you are talking about on the website below

http://kitchentalks.com/cooking/japanese-tea-ceremony/

Buy online & delivery, you will need a few tools and a few lessons to make the tea or slip it into an electric whisk while wearing pyjamas . I find the taste putrid with the smell scent of freshly cut grass .

http://www.japanesekitchen.co.uk/orderjapanesefood.html

gufnork

shindig-jp wrote: »

There's a picture of the green stuff you are talking about on the website below

http://kitchentalks.com/cooking/japanese-tea-ceremony/

Buy online & delivery, you will need a few tools and a few lessons to make the tea or slip it into an electric whisk while wearing pyjamas . I find the taste putrid with the smell scent of freshly cut grass .

http://www.japanesekitchen.co.uk/orderjapanesefood.html

Thank you very much. That was exactly what I was looking for. I remember seeing a documentary on the Japanese tea ceremony once, just didn't realize it was the same tea. Can't wait to try this :-)

JapanZone

@Gufnork, just in case you haven't bought your tea yet...what you're looking for is "matcha", the green tea that is served in the tea ceremony. There are actually a lot of different green teas and matcha is one of the most bitter.

I run an online store selling Japanese stuff and we have a small selection of tea products. One is green tea powder, you just mix it with hot or cold water. It's actually pretty good, my mother loves it. If you're interested in getting something of a higher quality, I'd be happy to help you out. We deal with custom orders all the time and can supply literally anything that's sold here in Japan.

http://store.japan-zone.com

By the way, I'm a Dubliner, here in Japan for 23 years, but moving back home for good this summer. My wife is Japanese so we'll be bringing lots of green tea and other Japanese foods with us so she doesn't get too homesick!

gufnork

JapanZone wrote: »

@Gufnork, just in case you haven't bought your tea yet...what you're looking for is "matcha", the green tea that is served in the tea ceremony. There are actually a lot of different green teas and matcha is one of the most bitter.

I run an online store selling Japanese stuff and we have a small selection of tea products. One is green tea powder, you just mix it with hot or cold water. It's actually pretty good, my mother loves it. If you're interested in getting something of a higher quality, I'd be happy to help you out. We deal with custom orders all the time and can supply literally anything that's sold here in Japan.

http://store.japan-zone.com

By the way, I'm a Dubliner, here in Japan for 23 years, but moving back home for good this summer. My wife is Japanese so we'll be bringing lots of green tea and other Japanese foods with us so she doesn't get too homesick!

Thanks for that. I've bookmarked ur site for future reference :-)

shindig-jp

Chester Beatty Library in Dublin next week. Women from the Irish-Japanese community will don kimonos and use traditional utensils to demonstrate the “Way of Tea” on Thursday, June 14th at 1pm. Visitors are invited to take part in the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, a form of powdered green tea. And of course you’ll get to drink your tea, too.The Japanese tea ceremony, which dates back to the 12th century, holds a significant role in Japanese culture – something us tea-loving Irish should appreciate.
Admission is free, no booking necessary and afterwards you can visit the restored 17th century Japanese scrolls telling the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter currently on display in the gallery. Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, Dublin

JapanZone

It's great to read about events like this happening in Dublin. We're less than a month away from our move home. It's too bad we'll miss this as well as the Japanese summer festival held recently.

I'm guessing the Experience Japan events in April are the biggest Japan-related events of the year?

Lots to look forward to next year so.