Matcha has been buzzing all over the internet. The popularity of this frothy, Grinch-green powdered tea, with ancient Buddhist roots, has grown so much that it is outpacing supply. Japan, famed for ...

Boseong is considered the birthplace of the commercial tea industry and is the largest producer of tea in the country. At the Boseong Green Tea Festival, some of the most popular festival events (most ...

Sanshinseon in Marmot's Hole blogs about the recent Tea World Festival in Seoul and gives the readers some background about Korea green tea culture. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

The first time I tried matcha was during a trip to Japan about 12 years ago. It was ceremonial grade and prepared the traditional way with a chasen, or bamboo whisk. I'd forgotten all about that ...

Red ginseng, bamboo sap and green-tea extracts are key ingredients of many of Amorepacific's expensive skin creams. South Korea's biggest cosmetics company gets the ginseng and bamboo from Korean ...