Yeah. Lots of tea.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tea Time is Every Time!
It's not just a stereotype. Japanese drink LOTS of tea (cha, in Japanese, though most people say o-cha. It just sounds more polite). Every morning, Mama-san gives every member of the family a small cup of good-luck tea. During lunch and dinner, a cold, brown tea is always drank. Drunk. Whichever it is. Most girls bring bottles of tea around in lieu if water bottles. It's sold in every drink vending machine I've seen, which is quite a feat. Japan? Lotsa vending machines. One on practically every corner. But thats a post for another time. In the gym, the only drinks allowed are tea and water. The big cooler at dance club is filled with it. Even the word for "brown" is chairo, or "tea colored". It's so omnipresent, that I barely even notice what it tastes like anymore. I think, "Hmm. Tea taste," in much the one way one might think, "Hmm. Water taste."
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Wow, sounds very teaful! Do they put sugar in their tea, or not at all?
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool!
Your post makes me want to go out and get a bubble tea. I am looking forward to your post on vending machines. I have heard that you can buy a huge variety of items from vending machines in Japan.
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Do you drink the tea cold as well as hot? Does it have some caffeine or is it herbal? (I'm guessing there are a lot of different types?)
ReplyDeleteI loved the photo of you in the yukata on facebook....I'd love to see more photos of you and your Japanese life here or there (even just photos of things like tea or vending machines).
Much love,
Mom
The tea at breakfast is green and hot. The tea at lunch, dinner, in the thermos and cooler is brown, clod and clear. That's the one that's starting to taste like water. The Tea from vending machines is green, oolong, jasmine, milk, royal, bubble.... anything under the sun! Some vending machines sell you already hot cans, but I haven't tried that yet. Except for sweet, hot teas, one generally doesn't put sugar or milk in. It would be kinda like pouring a glass of water then adding sweetener.
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