Matcha Salt is a great seasoning salt. Matcha salt is a simple and easy to make. It brings out the “umami” (Japanese for savory flavor) of meat and seafood. Matcha is uniquely flavorful. As a seasoning ingredient, it adds a vegetal and almost seeweed like flavor and natural sweetness to food. It is also not overpowering, it rather compliments your food. Combined with a quality salt, it can really add more depths and make your dish more interesting. 

Here are some things we would like to highlight: 

1. Use a Matcha to salt ratio of 5:1 or a ratio of your liking. 

2. We recommend Using sea salt or rock salt. 

3. Mix them well. 

4. Use Matcha salt as a rub for meat. 

5. Sprinkle Matcha salt on seafood and steak when serving.

Matcha being added.

We use pink salt to mix with Matcha

We sprinkle Matcha salt on pan seared scallops.  

We recommend using our culinary grade matcha when making steak rub Matcha salt. And when used as seasoning salt. We recommend the Matcha Green and Matcha Samidori 

Have fun cooking! 

50/50 blend of Japanese Hojicha and Kukicha

Hojicha is a classic roasted green tea from Japan. It is low in caffeine and has a clean toasty and slightly sweet taste.  

Kukicha is also a traditional green tea from Japan. It is uniquely flavorful. It brews a light cup of tea that is nutty with a  slightly creamy finish. It is very rich in antioxidants and low in caffeine as well. 

We made this blend at the request of a customer. And since we love both teas, we thought we should at keep some for ourselves. When we first tried it, we were surprised at how good and different it tasted. We loved it so much that we decided to add this blend to our roster. It should become available very soon.

So what does the blend of Hojicha and Kukicha taste like? It is very crisp, toasty and slightly sweet. Notes of honey and walnuts are very noticeable. It does not taste astringent at all. This blend is perfect for cold brewing, because of its taste profile.  

If you are a fan of Japanese green tea you should definitely give it a try. 

Cheers! 

We have just blended a new batch of Moroccan Mint Tea. The quality of the ingredients we use is apparent by looking at it. We use first grade gunpowder green tea and chunmee green tea as the tea base and blend them with US grown peppermint. Not only does it contain a lot of antioxidants, it also helps with digestion and provides energy. 

Cheers! 

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Moroccan Mint Tea is a blended Green Tea. Our Moroccan Mint is blended with the classic quality ingredients.​ We use the full body Chinese green teas as its base and blended them with top quality peppermint. 

The brewed cup is minty, refreshing and emergizing. Excellent both hot and iced. It can be enjoyed as is or with a dash of sugar.

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Darjeeling Margaret’s Hope estate 2nd flush TGFOP. This stable Darjeeling tea is such a classic. Medium body with right amount of astringency. The signature Muscatel grape notes are prominent. It compliments desserts and snacks very well. For someone who is new to Darjeeling Tea, this is a relatively inexpensive easy pick as an introduction to the regions great teas.

More information: The bushes at Margaret’s Hope are almost entirely the Chinese Jat (genus) accounting for the green leafed tippy appearance of the manufactured leaf and the superb fragrance. Because the tea is grown at such high altitudes and in relatively cool weather the bushes do not grow quickly, and as such the production is limited. The best time of the year for quality is during ‘second-flush’ (end May - end June). During this time Darjeelings are incomparable to any other tea in the world. The fragrance and taste is a complex bouquet that reaches right out of the cup. Some would describe the taste as nutty; others find it reminds them of black currants, but most often it is described as similar to the taste and fragrance of muscat grapes.

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Now available for fall and holiday is our new tea sampler value pack. For $29.99, you will get 30 gourmet loose leaf tea samplers and 100 easy to use tea filters. Tea samplers include our popular Green, Black, White, Herbal and fruit teas. 

 Tea samplers include: Jasmine Pearls Green Tea, Silver Needle White Tea, Golden Yunnan Black Tea, Oriental Beauty Oolong, Bi Luo Chun Green Tea, English Breakfast Tea, Irish Breakfast Tea, Darjeeling Margaret's Hope Estate Black Tea, Ceylon Kenilworth Estate, Assam Behora Estate, Kenya Milima Estate, Moroccan Mint Green Tea, Japanese Sencha,a Genmaicha, Peony White Tea, Sleep Well Herbal, Cream Earl Grey, Earl Grey, Vanilla Chai, Rooibos Chai, Blueberry White Tea, Strawberry Black Tea, Lychee Black Tea, Jade Oolong, Formosa Oolong, Cherry Blossom Green Tea, Mango Green Tea, Sencha Mint, Chun Mee Green Tea, Very Berry Fruit Blend, and Chamomile.

Each sampler makes 3-5 servings. The make your own paper tea filters/bags are made of 100% biodegradable wood or pulp fiber. They are taste neutral and allow ample room for the tea leaves to infuse and expend. Making tea is simple and easy with these filters.

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Golden Monkey Tea from Fujian, China. Beautiful golden young leaves brew up a medium to full body tea with notes of dates and honey. A perfect afternoon tea to be enjoyed just by itself or to compliment any snacks, scones or deserts. Cheers! 

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Wanna sample different teas without spending too much? This sampler pack is a great option. It is also great as gift for loved ones and makes excellent stocking stuffers.

link: https://www.beantowntea.com/sets-gifts/15-samplers-filters-pack

Come in a package are 15 premium gourmet loose leaf tea samplers and 100 papaer make your own filters.

Tea samplers include: Jasmine Pearls Green Tea, Silver Needle White Tea, Golden Yunnan Black Tea, Jade Oolong, Cream Earl Grey, Darjeeling Margaret's Hope Estate Black Tea, Bi Luo Chun Green Tea, Blueberry White Tea, Vanilla Chai, Moroccan Mint Tea, English Breakfast Tea, Sencha Green Tea, Sleep Well Herbal Tea, Cherry Blossom Green Tea, and Very Berry Fruit Blend.

Each sampler makes 3-5 servings. The make your own paper tea filters/bags are made of 100% biodegradable wood or pulp fiber. They are taste neutral and allow ample room for the tea leaves to infuse and expend. Making tea is simple and easy with these filters.

This week's free sampler pack special ($9 value) includes Jasmine Pearls Green Tea, Sencha Mint Green Tea, Snowbud White Tea, Blueberry White Tea, and Earl Grey Black Tea.

No kidding, it is free, tell your friends! We are confident that once you have tried our teas you will come back for more. This is a weekly special. Each week we offer limited quantities of sampler packs for free.

Hurry up while stocks last! No purchase necessary. Limited to ONE per customer. Discount will be applied at checkout page.

The perfect late morning and afternoon tea.  

Our Earl Grey has an unbelievable aroma that portends an unbelievable taste. A correct balance of flavoring results in a piquant and refreshing true Earl Grey taste that goes well with pastries and cakes. The true taste from the bergamot oil creates an Earl Grey that calls you back for more. No wonder it is the most consumed afternoon tea.

Earl Grey

The traditional method of making Chai

1. Put 3 teaspoons of Chai into a cooking pot.
2. Add 1 cup (8 oz) of water and 2 cups (16 oz) of milk. Stir and bring it to a boil.
3. When boiled reduce heat and simmer for 3-5 minutes. *Watch carefully, it can foam up very quickly.
4. Then turn off the heat and stir in some sugar/honey to taste. Strain the leaves and pour chai into cups.

For a thinner brew, use 2 cups of water and 2 cups of milk instead.

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Modern Hot Chai brewing method

Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes. While the tea is brewing prepare your cup to receive the chai – put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20%) of the cup’s volume. You can also use steamed milk to get a richer taste. When the chai is ready – pour into your cup.

Iced Chai brewing method:

To make 1 liter/quart, place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice, milk and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. (A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water)

What are the differences between Green and Black teas?

This is a 2 parts question. First is how are Green and Black teas compared to each other from a production stand point? Second is what and how are they different as end products? Now lets expend on them and discuss further.

Firstly, lets take a look at how Green and Black teas are produced. Green and Black teas are both produced from the same plant which is called Camellia Sinensis. The sub cultivars of each tea maybe different, but they all belong to the Camellia Sinensis family.

The oxidation process is what sets Green and Black teas apart. Green tea is very lightly oxidized (less than 1%-15%), where as Black tea is fully oxidized. The oxidation is a process which the chlorophyll in the tea leaves is enzymatically broken down. Tannins are also released during the oxidation. This oxidation process is often times referred to as "fermentation" in the tea industry.

Green and Black teas got their name from the colors of the produced tea leaves. Because most of the chlorophyll is preserved, Green tea still retain the green appearance of the plant. Black tea appear black because the chlorophyll is broken down.

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Secondly, lets look at the differences between them as final products. Although both types of tea are rich in antioxidants, Green tea is richer in antioxidants than Black tea due to a lower oxidation level.

Studies have found that Both Green and Black tea may help boosting our energy and keeping us alert. Black tea has more caffeine than Green tea. 1 g of black tea has 22 to 28 mg of caffeine, while 1 g of green tea has 11to 20 mg of caffeine. The energizing effect is why Black tea is a stable breakfast drink in many parts of the world.

Some long term studies have shown that Black tea is beneficial to our cardiovascular system. This means regular and long term consumption may help in maintaining a healthier heart.

For Green tea, researches show that the catechins and other nutrients in Green tea may help lowering the blood sugars. Drinking 2 to 3 cups of Green tea is also believe to be very beneficial in weight control.

The conclusion

In conclusion, both Green and Black tea are healthy and can be very beneficial to our health. However, in order to reap the benefits of tea, we need to establish a habit of consuming 2-3 cups of tea a day every day. So the key here is to find the teas that we love to enjoy. Because if we enjoy the experience of drinking tea, it is then very naturalto establish a long term and consistent consumption of this healthy beverage.

So if you are already a regular tea drinker, stick to your favorite teas. If you are new to tea, try different types of teas and find some that you love to enjoy! Cheers

Whisking up our Matcha Samidori in a casual way. Matcha, bamboo whisk and water is all we need to make a nutritiousand delicious tea. Cheers!

Genmaicha is a specialty Japanese green tea that is blended with fire-toasted rice. A good grade Japanese sencha is blended with the toasted rice. The fresh vegetative character of the green tea is imparted on the cup but it is tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice. There is a natural sweetness and almost chewy character to the finish of this tea. During the firing of the rice, it is common for rice to ‘pop’ like popcorn, hence the name "popcorn-tea"

Country of Origin: Japan

Grade: Sencha Genmaicha

Manufacture Type: Steamed green tea

Cup Characteristics: Light brownish yellow liquor with toasty flavor, tending sweet.

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What is White Tea

To describe very briefly, White Tea is a kind of tea that has not undergone any oxidation (fermentation) process. When infused, white tea makes a pale yellow to light amber color cup of tea with delicate, floral and fresh flavor.

Production

Take the most common white tea, White Peony (Pai Mu Tan), as an example. Tea leaves are plucked from a special varietal tea bush called Narcissus or chaicha bushes. Secondly the leaves are not steamed or pan-fired (the process used in green teas). The leaves are naturally withered and dried in the sun. If mechanical drying is required it is a baking process at temperatures less that 40’C. Thirdly only special ‘two leaves and a bud’ are selected. These leaves must show a very light green almost gray white color and be covered with velvet peach fuzz down. White teas that are withered in conditions that are too hot with become reddish and in conditions that are too cold they will become blackish.

Health Benefits

Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute in Oregon tested white teas on selected rats to test for the ability of white teas to inhibit natural mutations in bacteria and to protect the rats from colon cancer. Interestingly, white teas were found to be more effective than green tea in inhibiting the early stages of cancer but researchers were quick to point out that their study was on rats and the effects should not be extrapolated to humans. The researchers also discovered that white tea contains higher levels of caffeine compared to green tea brewed under the same conditions. They suggested that this could occur because white tea oxidizes during withering whereas in green tea the oxidation process is stopped early in the tea making process by steaming or panfiring.

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The western cosmetic industry also has recently discovered the benefits of white tea. In addition to its anticancer properties, tea has a calming and detoxifying effect on the skin. White tea is especially potent in that it is has three times as many antioxidant polyphenols as green or black tea and has been shown to be 100% more effective in mopping up free radicals that cause skin to sag. Some of the world’s top cosmetic companies are becoming very interested in white tea for skin creams and the result is that high grade white tea is becoming even rarer than before.

Traditional Matcha Brewing

• Prepare tea bowls by warming them with boiled water.
• Prepare your Matcha whisk by soaking the tip in the boiled water in one of the bowls for about 10 seconds.
• Pour the water out and dry the bowl with a paper towel.
• Using your tea spoon, according to taste, add 1-2 teaspoons of Matcha to each bowl.
• Pour 1/3 of a cup of your hot water into each bowl.
• In a slow "m' motion, submerge any loose bits of Matcha that may be floating on the surface of the tea.
• Whisk the tea more briskly in a back and forth motion until the surface of the Matcha becomes frothy.
• Consume immediately.

Mondern/Simple Matcha Brewing

• Add 1 teaspoon of Matcha to a bowl.
• Put a few drops of hot water into bowl and use a whisk to whisk the Matcha into a paste.
• Pour6 to 8 oz. ofhot water (160-180F) into bowl. Then in a slow "m' motion, submerge any loose bits of Matcha that may be floating on the surface of the tea.
• Whisk the tea more briskly in a back and forth or circular motion until the surface of the Matcha becomes frothy.
• Consume immediately.

Available soon is the Apricot Cinnamon Tisane. Flavors of apricots and cinnamon complement each other very well. Fruity, sweet and refreshing. The cinnamon spicy it up slightly to give it some edge. Brew it hot with some honey to warm you up in the cold. Or make an iced tea with it to replenish and rehydrate in the summer. Cheers!

Matcha is rich in antioxidants, fiber, amino acids, vitamins, carotenes and many other nutrients. It is delicious and nutritious. Add this superfood to your diet and enjoy all the great benefits. Matcha is  very versatile and easy to use. Whisk it up for enjoyment, mix it with drinks, smoothies, or shakes. Cook with it, baking with it, and just be creative with this wonderful ingridient. 

Senchamint steeped after 3 minutes

Available now. This blend is a mixture of Japanese Sencha and Peppermint. We call it Sencha Mint. The brewed tea is crisp, slightly astringent and floral. When compared to Moroccan Mint, it is more subtle and doesn't require any sweetener. And of course, it makes excellent iced tea. Cheers!

Matcha is a big energy booster and is packed with nutrients such as antioxidants, fiber, amino acids and many more.

The easiest way to add Matcha to your diet is adding it your smoothies and shakes. 

For two 12 oz. servings of smoothies. We blended 4 bananas, 5 strawberries, 1 grapefruit, and 1 heaping teaspoon of Matcha green tea powder.

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Enjoy!