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Today in our #tea room, we’re talking about #zairai teas - teas made from the leaves of wild, native plants, often ancient and with a uniquely rich aromatic profile.
But what exactly are zairai?
Literally meaning 'from existing plants,' the term zairai (在来) refers to #Japan’s original, indigenous tea plants, predating modern cultivar identification and propagation methods. These are tea plants grown from seeds of ancestral tea plants, some dating back a thousand years.

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This is us, happily holding one of the sencha we're going to taste this Saturday, during a tea tasting focused on zairai, the wild plants of Japan. They are unique, locals and extremely rare
Would you like to know more about them?

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Trying out this matcha in tea bag. A little gift from my significant other that brightens day at the office.

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Today at #Ikiya, we’re hosting a special workshop dedicated to #matcha, where Antonella explains history, production, and preparation of the most famous Japanese #tea.
But do you know what matcha really is? It’s powdered green tea used in the #Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha spread in the 16th century, but it was the great Master Sen no Rikyu who codified a new way to drink tea and savor a unique, irreplaceable moment: the #Chanoyu.

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Today we’re telling you about a lesser-known yet truly traditional #Japanese dessert: warabi mochi.

Unlike many more familiar #wagashi , they stand out for their unique texture—soft, delicate, and almost jelly-like—made from a plant-based starch similar to agar. They are then coated in kinako, a roasted soybean flour with a warm, slightly nutty flavor.

Their sweetness is subtle, designed to accompany tea without overpowering it.

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