Suikaen Tanimura Yasuburo: Shiratake Chashaku, Japanese White Bamboo Tea Scoop 白竹茶杓 Shitiyou Gifu Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

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With these in mind

woody flavor

Yamato Midori (midori means "green") is a late flushing plant generally harvested 10 days after Yabukita making it more resistant to the colder air of early spring

Suikaen Tanimura Yasuburo: Shiratake Chashaku, Japanese White Bamboo Tea Scoop 白竹茶杓 Shitiyou Gifu PrefectureChashaku, or a tea scoop for matcha, is the traditional utensil used to scoop matcha in the chanoyu practice. This beautiful piece is crafted from white bamboo. The "white" bamboo used for the scoop itself is henon bamboo (hachiku ) that has had its color removed through traditional, centuries old techniques. A specific type of bamboo grown in the Kinki region of Japan (Nara, Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, etc) is harvested in the winter after 2 3 years of