Matcha and Coffee — Sort of Like Cats and Dogs
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Matcha and Coffee — Sort of Like Cats and Dogs

I’ve never understood why people ask, “Are you a cat person or a dog person?” Why the dichotomy? ...

Matcha, Productivity, and L-Theanine
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Matcha, Productivity, and L-Theanine

Most of us agree that we feel awfully good after drinking a thick cup of matcha. Part of the reas...

Matcha and Addiction
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Matcha and Addiction

Am I addicted to matcha? Probably. But what does this mean exactly? The most common definition of...

Matcha — Drinking a Plant
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Matcha — Drinking a Plant

When we drink matcha, we’re actually drinking a plant. Not the extract of a plant, mind you: the ...

Matcha and Water Temperature
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Matcha and Water Temperature

For most of us, it’s common sense that tea is made with boiling water. Plonk tea bag in cup, add ...

Matcha With Tynan
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Matcha With Tynan

I recently had the opportunity to have a cup of matcha with the fascinating and inspiring Tynan, ...

From Red Rose to Rarefied Matcha
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From Red Rose to Rarefied Matcha

I grew up with Red Rose tea bags, a blend of black and orange pekoe teas.  My mother liked to mak...

Leo Babauta on Focus, Flow, and Matcha
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Leo Babauta on Focus, Flow, and Matcha

I recently had matcha in SF with the inimitable Leo Babauta. This guy, despite having created an ...

“Going Quiet” with Matcha
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“Going Quiet” with Matcha

There are lots of metaphors about the incessant chatter going on in most our heads, that datastre...

Adapting Matcha to Local Conditions
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Adapting Matcha to Local Conditions

The Japanese tea ceremony as it is practiced in Japan can be a thing of beauty. The tradition is ...

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