Discussion 3: Aromatic Infusions & Timely Flavors
Get ready to immerse yourself in the captivating world of Japanese tea culture with our fresh, upcoming workshop series in 2024, titled "Sip & Savor: Japanese Tea Culture Exploration"! This unique journey will lead you through various tea tastings, sensory evaluations, and hands-on brewing experiences, enabling you to truly appreciate the intricacies of Japanese teas and their numerous benefits.
Each workshop is meticulously designed to cater to diverse interests and knowledge levels. As you delve deeper into the art of brewing, you'll unravel the secrets behind exceptional pairings and acquire practical skills to integrate Japanese tea into your daily life. Each workshop will focus on a distinctive theme, offering enlightening insights into topics like tea and regionality, tea and Zen, and the latest trends shaping the Japanese tea landscape.
The first half of each workshop will showcase both the formal chashitsu tea culture and the more casual chanoma tea culture, providing a diverse taste of tea traditions enjoyed in various settings. In the second half, you'll learn how to brew the perfect cup of tea using specialized implements.
Our third workshop, "Tea & Seasonality," will reveal the cyclical connections between Japanese tea and the seasons. Discover how the growth, processing, preparation, and consumption of tea mirror the cadence of the natural year, creating a harmonious relationship with the environment. As we welcome a brand-new year, what better way to do so than by indulging in some delightful winter-inspired flavors!
To enhance your experience, you'll receive a take-home packet of tea from the workshop to share with friends.
About the Instructor
Our esteemed instructor for this series is Tsubasa Sano of Engawa Kissa, a Japanese Tea Instructor, a title held by only a select few due to its stringent academic and practical requirements.
As "Engawa Kissa," Tsubasa travels around Los Angeles, offering an exceptional selection of Japanese tea and blended teas at pop-up cafes. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn from a true tea master!
- Delve into the rich culture, tradition, and art of Japanese tea as you participate in the upcoming workshop series titled "Sip & Savor: Japanese Tea Culture Exploration" in 2024.
- Each workshop offers a blend of tea tastings, sensory evaluations, hands-on brewing experiences, and enlightening insights into topics like tea and regionality, tea and Zen, and the latest trends shaping the Japanese tea landscape.
- As you journey through various tea traditions, you'll learn how to brew the perfect cup of tea using specialized implements, while exploring both the formal chashitsu tea culture and the more casual chanoma tea culture.
- The third workshop, "Tea & Seasonality," will highlight the cyclical connections between Japanese tea and the seasons, revealing how its growth, processing, preparation, and consumption mirror the cadence of the natural year.
- To maximize your experience, you'll take home a packet of tea from the workshop to share with friends, while learning practical skills to integrate Japanese tea into your daily life and lifestyle.
- Led by Tsubasa Sano, a Japanese Tea Instructor and proprietor of Engawa Kissa, this immersive workshop series promises to be an unforgettable culinary and cultural experience, with a focus on food-and-drink, home-and-garden, travel, health-and-wellness, fitness-and-exercise, art, culture, and cuisine.
