I write about tea mainly – tastings, travels, tea making, baking with tea, what I’m learning – and whatever else happens to take my fancy. Get a brew going and enjoy 🌱
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Sun buds: Handmaking green tea
A nostalgic dive into the green tea I handpicked and handrolled in autumn 2023 at Obubu in Japan
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Talking tea
In which I am a tea nerd about tea words
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Some post-Obubu thoughts
Some very initial thoughts on returning from Japan
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Baking with genmaicha powder
I unleash my inner food blogger / chaos demon and share my recipe for carrot cakes with genmaicha icing
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Tea-making with Maren
Join me as I do some processing of my first round of tea processing! Featuring a summary of the experience, some thoughts on presence, and a distinct lack of helpful photos.
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A tea day out in Kyoto
In which I review some tea spots in Kyoto and overthink blogging a bit
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Welcome to Wazuka!
I’ve been in Japan for two weeks already! Here’s what I’ve been up to as an intern at Obubu Tea Farms…
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Koji Plum tasting
An exercise in second chances, setting aside your expectations, and funky flavours
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Water temperature tricks
How to get the right water temperature when you don’t have a variable temperature kettle
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Mystery gyokuro tasting
I drink some incredible gyokuro and reflect on why I love this tea so much
About this blog
Welcome to the tea with Maren blog – we’ve graduated from sporadic slow-mo brewing IGs to actual words on an actual site! In 2023, I lived in Wazuka, Japan for three months on a tea internship with Obubu Tea Farms, at which point I figured it might be worth finally starting to write a bit more seriously about tea. And given my wide range of interests, I’m dabbling into other topics as well – books, photography, linguistics, queerness, mental health, neurodivergence, sustainability, design, art…
People tell you to find a specific niche, but I have a lot more fun in the liminal spaces between, and in the crossovers where different things intersect. So rather than clearly delineated tea reviews and travel updates, expect a bit more of a free-flowing, playful approach to things here. This is a creative space for me to play with words and find the fun in writing and creating again.
Love & tea,
Maren xx
Tea with Maren 