I have been trying to find ways to bake cakes without using any butter or margarine to cut down the calories. So, I decided to use yogurt instead. I made sure that it’s still delicious but on the healthy side. The yogurt actually gives the cake a nice moist texture. Ingredients 1 cup of all [...]
By Hyunsook Yun Edited by Matcha Latte Media Purchase Sakura Tea to continue enjoying the blossoms throughout the year Read “Cherry Blossoms: The Bittersweet Quality of Japan in Bloom” There are many famous places in Japan associated with cherry blossom viewing, but few that can match the impact of over 30,000 trees on a hillside [...]
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By Yuko Onishi Adapted and Edited by Matcha Latte Media Purchase Sakura Tea to continue enjoying the blossoms throughout the year Read about Yoshino in Nara, a Sakura heaven Why do people love Sakura, otherwise known as Japanese cherry blossoms? Certainly the inspiring beauty of these delicate flowers which adorn most of Japan from the [...]
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For those in the know, the richest, most delicate Japanese tea leaves come from the first harvest of the year, “ichibancha” also known as “shincha” or new tea. Obubu offers four different shincha teas from different cultivars and shading techniques resulting delicious variations of taste. Unblended and offered farm fresh, or “aracha”, this is shincha [...]
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Much thanks to Financial Times writer Kimiko Barber for introducing the Obubu Owners club (she subscribed to the Japanese version) on FT.com. “Global menu: Japanese tea, from A to Z” Financial Times (FT.com), April 7, 2012.
Continue Reading →Akky-san and his assistants, Mame-san and Supakets, have been busy planting the new baby tea trees and preparing the matured fields for the coming first flush. To prepare the team is trimming down the top of all the hedges so the first flush can have a fresh start after this cold winter. Just like harvesting [...]
Continue Reading →As many of you know, Obubu’s English website is managed in cooperation with Tokyo-based startup Matcha Latte Media. This partnership is an evolving one as we search for the best way for Matcha Latte Media to help coordinate Obubu’s overseas business, and we would like to tell you a little about our new workflow for [...]
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