How Japanese Green Tea is Made Beneath Mt. Fuji
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
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How is green tea made, you wonder? Join Phoebe Amoroso in this episode of Pheebz to Table, where she meets 5th generation tea master Honda Mohei at his tea farm in Shizuoka (Fuji-san Marumo Tea Garden - 富士山まる茂茶園). They dive right into the Japanese green tea making process, starting with handpicking the tea leaves.
HOW TEA IS MADE (BY HAND)
The tea leaves must be first heated to preserve their green color. Usually Japanese green tea leaves are steamed, but this time Honda-san cooks them with a kamado stove as a shortcut (this is the method for Chinese tea). Meanwhile, Honda-san and Phoebe toss the tea leaves so they don’t get too hot.
Then, the leaves are transferred to the board (“jyotan”) over a flat, heated stove (“hoiro”) where they will be rolled by hand. The jyotan is made of many layers of Japanese washi paper. Here, the tea leaves are dried as they are constantly mixed by hand.
While the moisture evaporates, Honda-san and Phoebe knead the tea leaves by hand, a step called “yoko-makuri” (rotating the leaves). The next step is “itazuri” ("rolling on a wooden board”), which helps shape the tea leaves.
After nearly 3 ½ hours of hands-on work, the tea is ready for tasting.
FEATURED LOCATIONS
Obuchi Sasaba (scenic tea farm in Shizuoka)
Address: 1445 Obuchi, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0801
Fuji-san Marumo Tea Garden
Address: 765 Fujioka, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0801
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🎬CREDITS:
HOST » Phoebe Amoroso
DIRECTOR » Meg Igarashi
VIDEO EDITOR » Esteban Haga
PRODUCER » Serkan Toso
Awesome, more Phoebe!! 😃🤩😍
I usually just watch videos about Japan made by youtubers and I thought they were great, but this video is true high quality production made by pros!
Thank you! 😄
Gorgeous scenery of Mount Fuji and the tea farm! Easy to watch and learn how to make tea and loved Phoebz as usual.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
Phoebe was made for this. She’s sooooo goooooood!!!!
Thank you!
Great quality vid guys!!!💚
Love green tea!!!!
And phoebe is cute too can I say!!!☺️
Shes just as fresh and sweet as the tea,thanks for the show Phoebe,really enjoyed this one,beautiful countryside.
Japan is Quality. They are so different from the rest of the world.
Nice production! Much appreciated! Thanks for creating this video and keep up the excellent quality contents. 👏👏
Thank you for watching!
Awesome tea. Your videos always inspire me! I'm your friend here, keep it up!! 😊👍🏻😊👍🏻❤️❤️
Thank you so much 😀
Away show get better and better all time
I love Japan very much, greetings from Philippines
Salamat :)
@@JapanbyFood You're welcome ☺️
Thank you for sharing art of green tea I Food Leveling
Beautiful video! It's my dream to visit the tea fields in Japan one day.
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Love it!
Thanks!!
My dream to look beautiful Japan
That man knows his tea!
Phoebe's too gorgeous to be covering her face with a mask.
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Tea picking with hands may cost a lot due to the increased man hour fee everywhere on the earth these days. Nobody pick anything with care free for you. Dogma for the children of the peasants.