Matcha, Andy Goldsworthy, and Ephemerality
Goldsworthy's work is the embodiment of a Japanese aethetic ideal known as mono no aware, the awareness of impermanence and how nothing, ultimately, lasts very long.
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Is It OK To Drink Matcha Every Day?
Is it OK to drink matcha every day? For most adults, yes: one to three cups is well tolerated. The dose math, the caveats, and when to ask your doctor.
Matcha and Virus Season: Stop Getting Colds!
One of the most severe flu and cold seasons in a decade is causing extended illness for millions of people across the country. It is an especially nasty one. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of the country (32 - 64 million!) will get the flu eac
Matcha Harvest, Generational Farming, Wendell Berry
The 2019 matcha harvest has pretty much come to a close, as it does every year at this time. By all accounts, it's been an exceptional one.It's the busiest time of the year for both producers of matcha and processors of matcha. The farmers have culminated their year-long efforts, and, if things have
"Enhanced" Matcha, Anyone?
As many of you reading this know, the combination of good matcha and good water, made with some care and love, is one of those sublime and rare experiences that can't be reduced any further. Just two things: matcha, and water. Water quality and water temperature will affect things, to be sure (as wi
Four Styles of Matcha Drinkers
We talk with a lot of people who enjoy matcha in a variety of ways. Almost everyone is in one of these four groups. 1) The "just give me the nutrition, please" people.These are people who most concerned about getting all the nutritional goodies that matcha offers (to read more about matcha's ma
What Does Matcha Taste Like? A Founder's Tasting Guide
What does matcha taste like? Real matcha is umami, sweet cream, and fresh peas. Never algae. A founder's tasting guide to matcha flavor, grade by grade.
Try To Avoid Milk in Your Matcha, Please
I do get the pleasures of sweet milky drinks in general, and sweet milky matcha drinks in particular. Matcha plays well with dairy and sugar; there's something that just hits the pleasure centers, so it's easy to understand why sweetened milky matcha drinks are so popular.Another reason sweet milky
Why Is My Matcha Bitter? Four Fixes That Almost Always Work
Why is my matcha bitter? It's almost always one of four things: bad matcha, water too hot, ratio off, or stale powder. Here's how to diagnose and fix it.
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