What Is Matcha?

I have enjoyed Matcha in myriad ways across Japan. I’ve knelt on tatami mats in two-hundred-year-old tea huts in Unji while slurping whisked tea made by robed tea masters who continue the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. I’ve drunk hot or cold cans of Matcha from vending machines in Tokyo. And, on hot days, I’ve licked…

Is There Plastic in My Cup of Tea?

A news report about plastic particles leaching from tea sachets and into teacups has been spreading online and through news publications across Canada, England, and the United States since the end of September when a research study from Montreal’s McGill University was published. The small scale study showed plastic teabags released as much as 60…