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- Sat Nov 12, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lessons from Anosmia: Smell and Taste
- Replies: 77
- Views: 25718
Re: Lost my smell :(
I recently had COVID. It was a mild case, felt like a benign cold. But as it was fading away, it took away my smell entirely. It took several days for any hint of an aroma to come back, and the progress since has been very gradual, but constant. It is worse in the morning, and improves throughout th...
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Teapot from hojo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5725
Re: Teapot from hojo
I had read this, but forgotten about it afterwards. For the work it is, Mumyoi should be quite a bit more expensive than other potteries from Japan, assuming this is only done for Mumyoi? To the best of my knowledge, works from Watanabe Tozo are sold the same price (by Hojo) whether they go through...
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:35 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83745
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
LeoFox , this is not finely chopped sencha. Also, not single hole. And it may be Yixing, but it is a hohin. No video, just pictures. My research tells me this is just a deepfake that you planted on the forum a few days ago just in case were would be having this debate later on. You will not fool me...
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:15 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83745
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
Aforementioned member of that group of people drinks also finely chopped Sencha with single hole pots, no spills, no clogs. It is all possible with a little practice. :lol: Yeah, those urban legends about people using antique Yixing pots to infuse Japanese teas keep popping up here and there. I don...
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:04 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83745
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
What's the point again of drinking deep steamed sencha particles while at the same time casting curses at teabags? That is not me doing that, because I do not use or think teabags nowadays, and I rarely drink deep steamed sencha. However, it might make sense doing as you describe for those who like...
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83745
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
(let us call that poor technique on my part). I was gonna say, most filter-no filter issues are actually pouring technique issues :mrgreen: You can say that difficulty cutting a steak with a spoon reveals poor technique. But then again, you could also say people mainly known to drink oolong might n...
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:46 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83745
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
I'm hesitant in getting a kyusu that has a ball filter rather than the larger flat filter... In my experience, ball filters have fewer issues than direct hole filters. Within the same side wall area, you can fit a ball filter that has more total hole area than with direct holes, and in addition to ...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:54 am
- Forum: Black Tea
- Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
- Replies: 685
- Views: 357488
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:17 am
- Forum: Fermented Tea
- Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2052
- Views: 950365
Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Haha I can totally understand this. I have one wild 2 year old and one 4 month old. But for me, even more important now is to drink something clean and makes me feel good. I agree that for very high level teas that demand concentration - I am finding less and less time. But annoying teas seem to an...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Teapot from hojo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5725
- Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:22 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Looking for a gaiwan recommendation...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4432
Re: Looking for a gaiwan recommendation...
Not a huge number of gaiwan lovers here Is it really so? Maybe gaiwans are not getting a lot of posts written about them, but I would hazard a guess that they are among the types of teapots owned by the highest percentage of members (if not even at the the top of the list), and it is common for new...
- Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:11 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: New Shigaraki teapot
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14792
Re: New Shigaraki teapot
No sensible person would dissolve sodium percarbonate in a glass of water, especially with citric or another form of acid like vinegar, or add trace amounts of iron, and drink it for health, in any amount! Percarbonate is a cleaning agent, not a powdered drink. I do not think it would be great to m...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:15 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Japanese Teaware Vendor Recommendations
- Replies: 71
- Views: 54452
Re: Japanese Teaware Vendor Recommendations
Hey all. Is anyone privy on how to make a purchase from Hojo these days? I've emailed multiple times with questions, asking for an invoice for some tea and a pot, etc. I've received one response in the early going in the now long email chain, which started about 3 weeks ago. I have made a few purch...
- Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What makes a tea "clean"?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4061
Re: What makes a tea "clean"?
This is a good angle with health. Many do seem to approach clean from a "safety" perspective. But many others, including my close tea friends, consider "clean" from a more gustatory/ sensory perspective and as a matter of having a better experience overall. Obviously, it is a word loaded with sever...
- Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What makes a tea "clean"?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4061
Re: What makes a tea "clean"?
I think part of the quest to taste or see contaminants is a way to convince ourselves that we can detect what is bad for our health. The reality is, not everything that "feels" off is bad, not everything that is bad feels off, and not everything that is bad can be tasted, seen, or otherwise felt. Th...