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On  The  Menu:  Matcha  Green  Tea  paired  with  Mochi  
 

 

“Tea...is a religion of the art of life.” – Okakura Kakuzo
 
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Japan’s  first  record  of  tea  was  found  in  the  writings  of  a  Buddhist  monk  in  the  9th  
Century.  Tea  began  as  the  drink  of  the  religious  classes  and  envoys  who  spent  time  
in  China.  The  first  Chinese  tea    was  allegedly  first  brought  to  Japan  in  805  by  a  priest  
named  Saicho  and  then  in  806  by  a  priest  named  Kukai.  This  tea  was  probably  “brick  
tea”  or  tancha.    
 
Tea  then  became  the  drink  of  the  royals  when  Emperor  Saga  encouraged  its  
cultivation  in  Japan  and  imported  seeds  from  China.    

 
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Matcha  was  first  enjoyed  in  China  during  the  Tsang  Dynasty  but  after  a  grueling  war  
with  the  Mongols,  Chinese  tea  ceremonies  came  to  a  halt.  
 It  was  Japanese  Buddhist  monks  who  began  the  tradition  of  grinding  green  tea  
leaves  into  powder,  adding  hot  water,  and  fluffing  the  drink  up  with  a  bamboo  
whisk.  They  discovered  that  this  concoction  kept  them  awake  and  alert  better  
through  their  long  meditations.  These  monks  and  priests  were  the  ones  who  
transported  and  first  introduced  matcha  to  Japan  over  a  thousand  years  ago.  
Originally,  matcha  was  consumed  primarily  by  men.  It  was  later  made  accessible  to  
women,  who  now  outnumber  men  in  the  practice  of  chanoyu,  the  traditional  
Japanese  tea  ceremony.    

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Chanoyu,  “The  Way  of  Tea”  is  the  traditional  formal  Japanese  tea  ceremony.  Also  
known  as  “sado”  or  “chado,”  it  commonly  features  matcha  and  less  commonly  
features  leaf  teas  such  as  “sencha.”  Japanese  tea  masters  teach  and  carry  on  this  

 

 

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formal  tradition  of  social  refinement,  grace,  and  serenity  that  is  still  alive  and  
practiced  today.  

 
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In  1191  Eisai  brought  black  tea  seeds  from  China  which  were  planted  and  originated  
Uji  tea.  Eisai  was  also  the  author  of  the  earliest  Japanese  tea  book,  Kissa  Yojoki  (“How  
To  Stay  Healthy  By  Drinking  Tea”)  and  highlighted  tea’s  medicinal  powers,  how  it  
soothed  the  side-­‐effects  of  drinking,  quenched  thirst,  eliminated  indigestion,  and  
energized  the  body,  amongst  other  qualities.  

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Eisai  was  also  responsible  for  exposing  the  warrior  (samurai)  class  to  tea-­‐drinking  
after  learning  that  the  Shogun  Minamoto-­‐no-­‐Sanetomo  commonly  drank  too  much  
after  a  meal  and  offered  his  tea  readings  as  the  antidote.  
Popular  pastimes  of  China  in  the  12th  and  13th  Centuries  including  art,  reading  
poetry,  and  debating  philosophy  while  drinking  tea  caught  on  in  Japan.  In  
conjunction  with  the  increase  in  tea  production  in  the  country,  this  is  what  made  tea  
more  accessible  and  widely-­‐consumed  by  all  Japanese  social  classes.  
 
The  modern  tea  ceremony  in  Japan  is  attributed  to  the  one  cultivated  by  Sen  Rikyu,  
who  lived  in  Japan  in  the  16th  Century.  Tea  ceremonies  were  also  crucial  to  the  
feudal  system,  as  negotiations  over  land  and  other  affairs  were  discussed  over  a  
serene  tea  ceremony.    

 

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A  dedicated  tea  house,  constructed  specifically  for  the  purpose  of  hosting  the  
Japanese  Tea  Ceremony  features  tatami  floors  but  tea  can  be  served  and  enjoyed  
anywhere,  including  outdoors.  The  tea  ceremony  changes  with  the  season  as  
different  implements  are  used.    
 
There  are  many  different  versions  of  Japanese  tea  ceremonies  but  it  can  follow  this  
form:  Guests  arrive  and  change  into  tabi,  traditional  Japanese  socks  that  have  a  
separation  for  the  sandal  in  the  toes.  Calligraphic  scrolls  holding  meaningful  scripts  
or  sometimes  artwork  adorn  the  waiting  alcove  to  be  enjoyed  before  proceeding  
with  the  ceremony.  Formally,  the  host  wears  a  kimono  and  the  tea  ceremony  
considers  the  long  sleeves  of  this  garment.  Host  and  guests  bow  and  then  are  seated  
for  tea.  The  host  cleanses  and  arranges  each  tea  implement  and  prepares  a  thick  tea  
in  a  bowl  that  is  passed  to  the  first  guest  and  bows  are  exchanged  before  the  guest  
sips  the  tea.  The  first  guest  then  bows  to  the  second  and  the  bowl  is  transferred  and  
sipped  from,  with  the  second  guest  rotating  it  so  that  the  guests  do  not  drink  from  
the  same  spot.  This  ritual  continues  until  all  guests  have  enjoyed  the  thick  tea.  
Confections  are  then  introduced  and  thin  tea  is  prepared  for  each  guest  in  a  bowl.  
Implements  are  cleaned  and  the  host  exits  by  bowing  at  the  door.    

   
Want  To  Learn  More?  
The  Japanese  Tea  Ceremony:  Chan-­‐No-­‐Yu  by  A.L.  Sandler  
The  Book  Of  Tea  by  Kakuzo  Okakura    

 

 

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