https://tsukimitea.com/blog/ Recent content in The Moonlit Journal on Tsukimitea — From Japan to the world Hugo en-us Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/whisking-perfect-bowl/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/whisking-perfect-bowl/ <h2 id="begin-with-the-bowl">Begin with the bowl</h2> <p>Warm your <em>chawan</em> with hot water, then dry it with a cloth. The bowl should feel like a small moon in your hands — warm, still, ready.</p> https://tsukimitea.com/blog/first-harvest/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tsukimitea.com/blog/first-harvest/ <h2 id="a-single-window-of-days">A single window of days</h2> <p>The first harvest of spring is picked once a year, at dawn, for about two weeks. It is the youngest, most tender leaf the plant will ever give — and it carries the deepest umami.</p>