Ikiya - Japan in TrevisoToday 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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