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A JAPANESE TEA RITUAL VIA THE LOVELY BREVILLE TEA KETTLE

Your Breville tea kettle will help you reenact the Japanese tea ritual also known as The Way of Tea. You have a trip coming up to Japan, and you want to make sure that you have all of the proper traditions down. You want to make sure you don't offend your host, and besides, it's tea.

This ritual shows the traditional way that the Japanese prepare and present matcha.

Matcha is a finely powdered green tea. It is also used in modern times to dye foods and drinks.

Zen Buddhism is the primary influence of the tea ceremony's development. A Buddhist monk who returned from a trip to China introduced drinking tea to Japan in the 9th century.

The ritual can be done anywhere that tea can be set out and displayed for seated guests. When the guests enter the area that is to serve as the ritual site, they observe everything that is lying out, and then the host ritually cleanses each utensil and prepares the thin tea.

Once the tea is served conversation is held with the host and the utensils are shown to the guests, as they may be family heirlooms. A ceremony can last for hours depending on the type and the number of guests.

Of course your reenactment won't be nearly as formal with the equipment that you have, but you can practice until you have all of the formal equipment to ready you for the big day.

This way, when you take your trip to Japan you will know what to expect. Your Breville tea kettle will be a great stand in for a miniature ritual.