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2025-12-19

Love, Hope and Being Thankful~

It’s hard to believe that 2025 is already coming to an end. This year feels like it passed so quickly! How has your year been going? […]
2025-12-12

Choosing Between Spring and Autumn Harvests Matcha

Regarding the difference between matcha’s first flush and autumn harvest, the key distinctions lie mainly in their delicacy of flavor and aroma. I. First Flush Picking […]
2025-12-04

Matcha vs. Hojicha

Matcha and Hojicha are both Japanese green teas, yet they differ significantly in their processing methods, flavor profiles, and functional benefits, allowing each to serve distinct […]
2025-11-25

Key Principles for Preventing Oxidation in Matcha

Many people are curious about how to store matcha properly. When I first encountered matcha, I had the same question since food storage is always a […]
2025-11-19

Matcha in Our Daily Lives

After taking three weeks break, I’m finally back to work and starting to make some new plans for my life—including changes to my diet and my […]
2023-02-24

Good Tea Knows The Season

Feb 24, 2023   “Rain Water” (雨水, Yu Shui) is the second solar term. It usually falls between the 18th and 20th of February when the […]
2023-02-17

Cooking With Matcha Powder Ⅲ – Healthy Eggs Benedict

We’ve been wondering: do you eat breakfast? Most days our breakfasts are simple with peanut butter toast or oatmeal, but on the weekends we like to […]
2023-02-03

Cooking With Matcha Powder Ⅱ – MATCHA GREEN TEA MUG CAKE

This single serving matcha green tea flavored mug cake has a strong green tea flavor and beautiful natural dark green color. It cooks in the microwave […]
2023-01-06

Happy New Year 2023

At the beginning of 2023, Great Rise wishes all of you and your loved ones much Peace, Joy and Love throughout the whole year!   In […]