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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

made in japan

shimanto I drank this the other day.

When I saw the label, "Shimanto Red", I thought it was Rooibos tea, but when I read the label I realized it was a straight black tea.

Shimanto is an area in Kochi prefecture. Apparently there are many tea farms there.

This tea is smooth and I am glad they add no sugar to it.

I noticed on their website that they also have a Royal Milk Tea version, so I'll be keeping my eye for it around here.
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14 comments:

  1. Rowena12:04 AM, May 17, 2011

    Is it or is it already getting to be ice tea season for you? I thought about brewing some sun tea, as it's nice to have something refreshing other than ice and water.

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  2. K and S12:13 AM, May 17, 2011

    yup Rowena, iced tea season..& iced coffee...been brewing stuff in the refrig for past couple of weeks now, just put um in bottles and steep overnight. strain before drinking...ono!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  3. jalna2:54 AM, May 17, 2011

    Interesting label with those stick figures. Can't figure out what they're doing . . . warming their hands over hot coals? I like your background color with the diagonal line and the bright dots . . . very cool.

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  4. K and S7:52 AM, May 17, 2011

    I think they may be roasting the tea Jalna :) Actually the background is the floor with the lights shining down on it!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  5. Japan Australia10:33 AM, May 17, 2011

    I always love trying new drinks in Japan and they always seem to be coming out with new ones and different versions esp in the different seasons.

    Japan Australia

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  6. K and S3:34 PM, May 17, 2011

    so true J-A!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  7. Patzie3:59 PM, May 17, 2011

    I miss Japanese Royal Milk Tea. I don't know what they put in it that makes it so good and different from other tea I had!

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  8. K and S4:36 PM, May 17, 2011

    I think Royal Milk Tea is a Japanese invention Patzie :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  9. Nami | Just One Cookbook3:53 AM, May 18, 2011

    Royal Milk Tea!!! I miss it. I appreciate you talk about all these small stuff (how do you call in English) in your daily life. I find it interesting and making me nostalgic. :-)

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  10. K and S8:56 AM, May 18, 2011

    Thank you so much Nami :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  11. Kathy YL Chan12:57 PM, May 18, 2011

    Hey Kat! Have you visited any of the tea farms in Japan before? Have always been curious about that. Going to attempt and see if I can visit a tea farm in China when I'm there next month, fingers crossed! ^_^

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  12. K and S3:40 PM, May 18, 2011

    Never visited a tea farm here Kathy, but have seen the rows of tea in many areas of Japan, beautiful! Hope you get to see them in China!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  13. Deb in Hawaii6:11 PM, May 20, 2011

    Interesting--I wonder why they call it "red?" ;-)

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  14. K and S9:30 PM, May 20, 2011

    Deb in Hawaii, I should have mentioned that in Japanese, black tea is called ko-cha and the "ko" is the character for red.

    Take care.
    Kat

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