Japanese woman performs tea ceremony

A weekend event gave area residents the opportunity to gain some insight into Japanese culture.

Square 16 for Japanese tea, Russian bakery

This is Week 16 of our 49 Square Mile Project, where The Chronicle's Food & Wine staff searched out the most significant food enterprise in each square mile of the city. For an overview, go to sfg.ly/oNdJeK . We're...

Aiya America Launches New Consumer Size Tins of Their Premium & Organic Japanese Loose Leaf Tea Line

Aiya, the world's #1 largest manufacture of Matcha green tea, is launching brand new Japanese loose leaf tea tins at the Fancy Food Show Winter 2012.Torrance, CA (PRWEB) January 03, 2012 Aiya, the #1 largest manufacture of Matcha green tea, are launching new consumer size tins for their premium and organic Japanese loose leaf tea line. Matcha green tea is the most premium tea within the green ...

World Tea Expo, June 1 - 3, Celebrates Its 10-year Anniversary of Cultivating the Tea Industry

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten years ago, the first-ever trade show dedicated to tea launched in Las Vegas, Nev. Today, World Tea Expo is the largest and most prominent B2B event for the ...

AHPA helps trade differentiate ‘true’ star anise from toxic Japanese variety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers to avoid teas brewed from star anise in 2003 after infants given tea made from Japanese star anise fell ill, said the AHPA.