要吃一隻魚、一塊牛排、一隻豬腳或是一把青菜
除了食材本質要好,最重要的應該就是那位烹調的廚師了
意思是,徒有豐富的知識還不夠,還要把這知識「煮熟」「煮得好吃」........
茶葉選修系列於是出現了
茶葉選修I
曾經,茶樹都是非常高大的樹,現在其實也是,是人類想要輕鬆的採集茶葉,所以不斷的把茶樹鋸短,以致現在看到的茶樹都像灌木欉一樣;
下面這幅圖解,是最常被拿來做初步解說的方式,不過一直被遺漏、最精要的一句話是在茶樹下面,如果刻意「從某種角度上來解釋,這一棵茶樹,可以做出所有妳知道的茶葉。」
這是由問題產生出來的解釋方法,有人問為甚麼不可以也做紅茶也做綠茶,事實上,現在已經有人這樣做,這樣做好、也不好,因為茶葉不僅只是一種飲品,也是一種文化,在變化創新之前,先記住本質。
2016-02-09
2016-01-07
friend tea inheritance
One dear female friend told me few days ago,
"Hey Brian, don't you think the package of wait a moment is a little bit too young, do you? However the people who are affordable to buy these teas are around 30 to 40 years old. Have you ever thought about change the package?"
Undoubtedly, the package of wait a moment seems for young people, and buyers are older instead. Moreover, the packages of other brands of tea are much more excellent, and brilliant, and customers could buy these teas because of their beautiful appearances without thinking what kinds of tea are they almost.
Thank you, my dear friend. You reminded me the advantage of the package of wait a moment. Actually wait a moment is for young people and foreigners in the beginning, even till now. Elders know tea, and they know how to enjoy and admire tea because the older generations have shown the spirit and culture of tea. Now it is gone. Young people need something to help them to connect with tea.
Tea could be kind of a beverage in bottles. The process of make tea with a set of utensils could be a beautiful performance. However the most significant and important meaning of tea is in sado(cha dao).
Most people talk about knowledge of tea loudly. They know a lot of locations of tea, and they could describe the fragrances and tastes of tea with brilliant words. You think they are masters, but they are more like businessmen and far away from sado(cha dao) in this way.
Have you ever been in a Japanese tea ceremony once? The tempo of Japan tea ceremony is slow and the atmosphere is serious. It is boring, and fascinating. How come?? Yes, it is such a incredible 'thing'. It is sado(cha dao). Tea ceremony are not the most proper words for sado.
茶道
Tea is gentle. It could be drank. It could be read. There are a lot of Taiwan tea ceremonies in Taiwan today. People use a set of expensive utensils to brew up tea with dim light and elegant atmosphere. And yes, it is definitely a ceremony although they call it sado.
Something we have to look inside and search in ourselves. Sado is one of these something. The real sado in Taiwan is similar with sado(Japanese tea ceremony) in Japan I think. It should be boring and fascinating. Anyway, when you meet it, you must could recognize it.
"Hey Brian, don't you think the package of wait a moment is a little bit too young, do you? However the people who are affordable to buy these teas are around 30 to 40 years old. Have you ever thought about change the package?"Undoubtedly, the package of wait a moment seems for young people, and buyers are older instead. Moreover, the packages of other brands of tea are much more excellent, and brilliant, and customers could buy these teas because of their beautiful appearances without thinking what kinds of tea are they almost.
Thank you, my dear friend. You reminded me the advantage of the package of wait a moment. Actually wait a moment is for young people and foreigners in the beginning, even till now. Elders know tea, and they know how to enjoy and admire tea because the older generations have shown the spirit and culture of tea. Now it is gone. Young people need something to help them to connect with tea.
Tea could be kind of a beverage in bottles. The process of make tea with a set of utensils could be a beautiful performance. However the most significant and important meaning of tea is in sado(cha dao).
Most people talk about knowledge of tea loudly. They know a lot of locations of tea, and they could describe the fragrances and tastes of tea with brilliant words. You think they are masters, but they are more like businessmen and far away from sado(cha dao) in this way.
Have you ever been in a Japanese tea ceremony once? The tempo of Japan tea ceremony is slow and the atmosphere is serious. It is boring, and fascinating. How come?? Yes, it is such a incredible 'thing'. It is sado(cha dao). Tea ceremony are not the most proper words for sado.
茶道
Something we have to look inside and search in ourselves. Sado is one of these something. The real sado in Taiwan is similar with sado(Japanese tea ceremony) in Japan I think. It should be boring and fascinating. Anyway, when you meet it, you must could recognize it.
2016-01-02
好友 茶葉 傳承
台灣
茶葉,是台灣的文化和歷史,其中之一,重要的其中之一。
泡沫紅茶
是茶葉的一種演進,茶葉精緻高貴的包裝也是一種演進,如果只看到演進的亮麗,就會失去了茶葉樸實的真實。
所以
許多人開始習茶,了解茶,泡茶;尋訪高山好茶,使用名家茶器,調暗燈光,造就了喝茶的品味和格調。

我覺得
日本將茶安排了一個非常好的生活角色,茶道的抹茶,和日常會飲用的煎茶和焙茶。
目的不同所以規矩不同,所以一個是道,一個是生活。
混在一起就會不倫不類。
台灣的泡沫紅茶、珍珠奶茶可以盛行,想必一定有茶葉在裡面作用著,不然大行其道的應該是泡沫咖啡或是珍珠咖啡。
年輕人願意喝泡沫紅茶、珍珠奶茶或是瓶裝茶,都是對茶葉的一種回應,這些是生活的茶;
用茶壺泡茶,有茶盅,六杯六托,就是道了嗎?相信沒有人會同意的。
若參考日本對茶葉的態度,則複雜了許多,畢竟兩國的茶葉種類或訴求都不同。
用茶具泡茶招待客人,也是生活的茶,雖然比起泡沫紅茶嚴謹,只不過還不是道。
我覺得
道很無趣的,但是卻很吸引人。
矛盾嗎?經驗過日本茶道的人,都知道那步調的緩慢,沒有言語,肅穆的氣氛,這樣的過程怎麼會有趣?
矛盾的是,經驗過日本茶道的人,都愛上了日本茶道。
感覺台灣的一切都在啟動,茶葉也是;看著年輕朋友試著買茶、愛茶,似乎也在訴說他們對這文化和歷史的渴求................
我們應該可以做點什麼,我們應該可以做點什麼
茶葉,是台灣的文化和歷史,其中之一,重要的其中之一。
泡沫紅茶
是茶葉的一種演進,茶葉精緻高貴的包裝也是一種演進,如果只看到演進的亮麗,就會失去了茶葉樸實的真實。
所以
許多人開始習茶,了解茶,泡茶;尋訪高山好茶,使用名家茶器,調暗燈光,造就了喝茶的品味和格調。
我覺得
日本將茶安排了一個非常好的生活角色,茶道的抹茶,和日常會飲用的煎茶和焙茶。
目的不同所以規矩不同,所以一個是道,一個是生活。
混在一起就會不倫不類。
台灣的泡沫紅茶、珍珠奶茶可以盛行,想必一定有茶葉在裡面作用著,不然大行其道的應該是泡沫咖啡或是珍珠咖啡。
年輕人願意喝泡沫紅茶、珍珠奶茶或是瓶裝茶,都是對茶葉的一種回應,這些是生活的茶;
用茶壺泡茶,有茶盅,六杯六托,就是道了嗎?相信沒有人會同意的。
若參考日本對茶葉的態度,則複雜了許多,畢竟兩國的茶葉種類或訴求都不同。
用茶具泡茶招待客人,也是生活的茶,雖然比起泡沫紅茶嚴謹,只不過還不是道。
我覺得
道很無趣的,但是卻很吸引人。
矛盾嗎?經驗過日本茶道的人,都知道那步調的緩慢,沒有言語,肅穆的氣氛,這樣的過程怎麼會有趣?
感覺台灣的一切都在啟動,茶葉也是;看著年輕朋友試著買茶、愛茶,似乎也在訴說他們對這文化和歷史的渴求................
我們應該可以做點什麼,我們應該可以做點什麼
2015-11-10
燒餅 水霧 紳士老人
2015-10-25
你愛茶,茶愛你
今天將茶葉送到了朋友的手上,因為朋友也喝茶,所以我們每隔一段時間會見面一次,除了茶葉的運送,也有機會聊聊彼此的近況和朋友間的八卦,每次的見面時間不會很久,可是很營養。
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| Heavy baked oolong tea |
這次朋友願意試試看重焙火的烏龍茶葉,因為我說重焙火烏龍以冷泡茶的方式沖泡會意想不到的迷人,而朋友最近迷上了冷泡茶,所以二話不說就來試試看;其實重焙火烏龍冷泡的好喝是另外兩位朋友介紹的,基於好奇和有興趣,所以他們把每一種茶都拿來冷泡,結果是每一種都讓人驚艷,至少是超出沖泡前可以想像的風味,尤其是重焙火烏龍這種印象中的老人茶,最後深深擄獲這些愛茶朋友的心。
人類是有語言和文字的生物,不知道這是一個禮物還是一個詛咒?
我想我昨天對朋友說了一句會改變他茶葉世界的話,這個感覺是他回應給我的眼神和感受說明的,我說:「你喜歡這個區域的茶,只要持續喝她,以後你就是她的專家,你可以告訴對方這茶哪裡不對,這茶哪裡好,這茶的特色應該可以更怎麼樣...............」
這是真的,茶葉用她的香氣和滋味來和我們對話,而大部分的我們都只會回應好喝或難喝,人類沒有了語言或文字就幾乎無法思考和對話,而隱含最多感情和意義的部分都是在文字和言語之外,不只是茶葉,狗和貓都是,世界萬物都是。
賣茶人希望喝茶人有慾望多了解茶葉,老師希望學生有慾望多了解學校教的課程,設計師希望業主有欲望多了解建材種類或是設計風格。
如何愛上一個人?美麗的外表和時尚穿著,高挑俊帥的臉龐和性格的打扮,都只能吸引第一次的目光,之後的都需要內在的展現,外在漸漸失去優勢(至少時間可以證明這一點),內在的吸引力會越來越顯重要,而剛好內在也不是用言語或文字可以展現的。
Show me, don't tell me.
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