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"Ginza CROESUS" visited this time is the only shop in Japan that specializes in craft tea. Inside the store, a wide variety of craft teas are lined up by owners who are fascinated by craft tea negotiated directly with Chinese workshops.

Craft tea is "tea that can be seen and enjoyed with the eyes" made by combining tea leaves and flowers. Bundle the hand-rolled tea leaves into elongated threads with threads, put flowers in it and wrap them. If you put this lump of tea leaves in a pot and pour hot water, it will create beautiful flowers.

The craft tea handled by Ginza Croisos was produced by Wang Hoo of Anhui (An Kisho), China. Green tea is selected from "Huangshan Maho", which is one of the top ten famous teas in China, and "Qimen", which is famous as the world's three largest teas. We use.

In addition, since Wang's craft tea emphasizes not only artistic but also the efficacy of Chinese medicine, it takes the word "Kogeimecha" for health and is called "Kogeimecha".

It's fun just to look at various kinds of tea lined up in the store, but I actually bought something that I was worried about from among them and brewed it at home.

This time, I chose a dish called "Hanakago", which is popular at stores.

On the back of the package, a message for each work was written, and in the case of a flower cradle, "The blooming flowers full of cradles will give a blessing."

When giving as a gift, if you refer to the message contained in each work, you may be able to convey your feelings more.

When you open the seal, you will see a "crafts" made of green tea leaves and flowers from inside.

The tea leaves are woven like a basket to represent the name of "Hanakan", and the flowers of Sennichiko, Mitsugu chrysanthemum, Kanasanka (calendula), and roses are attached to wrapped in this.

Needless to say, the elaborate processing technology and the high designability make you look amazing.

I would like to decorate it as it is, but I will put the tea leaves on the bottom of the pot with ease.

The method of delicious drinking of craft tea is described on the package, so I will brew it according to it.

1.Put a piece of craft tea in a warm-resistant glass container.
2.Pour freshly boiled water, cover it and wait for 2-3 minutes.
3.You can enjoy up to 1 liter while drinking water. (One craft tea for 2-3 people.)

When hot water is added, the tea leaves gradually open and spread, and the flowers on it also open so that they bloom together. Just looking at how the transparent pot changes little by little, your mind calms down.

As time has passed, when you open the steamed lid, the floral scent drifts, and the aroma of tea tickles your nose as if you follow.

And a long-awaited tea.

At the same time as the scent is strongly felt, the astringency and bitterness of tea and the subtle acidity that seems to be a component of flowers are combined to spread throughout the mouth. It was easy to drink because it wasn't so bad, so it was easy to drink as much as possible.

The flavor that can not be tasted with ordinary Chinese tea combined with the stimuli of the appearance, it was a mysterious time that I had never experienced before.

If you want to soak in the lingering lingering, you can enjoy it as a "underwater flower" by putting the finished craft tea in a transparent vase or glass and sinking it in the water.

Craft tea that not only enjoys with the five senses, but also refreshes from the inside of the body with the power of Chinese medicine. Why don't you try it?

Ginza CROESUS
https://www.mercure.jp/index.html

7-10-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku
03-5568-2200

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