{"title":"Collection umami","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-vert-du-mont-jing","title":"Thé Vert du Mont Jing","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginating from the Zhejiang Province, from its Chinese name Jing Shan Cha, it comes from a small tea garden at an altitude of 900 m above sea level above a magnificent bamboo forest exploited by the Zhang family. Its early spring harvest gives it aromatic notes of cooked plants, a slight astringency, with a beautiful complexity in the mouth evolving towards sweet woody notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Famille Zhang","offers":[{"title":"7gr","offer_id":32075928469619,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50gr","offer_id":32075928502387,"sku":"","price":30.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100gr","offer_id":32075928535155,"sku":"","price":54.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.the-vert-du-mont-jing.jpg?v=1686926219"},{"product_id":"sencha-yabukita","title":"Sencha Yabukita \"concours\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharacterized by fresh and vegetal notes with a round and mellow texture, this spring tea, or shincha, cultivated in Kirishima on the island of Kyûshû by Mr. Nishi, resulting from a short steeping - futsumushi -, is a beautiful entry in the universe of sencha. As beautiful as good for this Yabukita cultivar where voluntarily the long emerald colored needles have not been recut to be presented in regional competition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"7gr","offer_id":32075926306931,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50gr","offer_id":32075926339699,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100gr","offer_id":32075926372467,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.sencha-yabukita.jpg?v=1664263929"},{"product_id":"xtra-kukicha","title":"Xtra Kukicha","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Nothing is lost” in Japan where the stems form a tea family in themselves (kukicha). I selected this vintage for the quality of its blend of shaded spring stems and leaves providing umami. It comes from a producers' cooperative in Kagoshima prefecture in the south of the island of Kyushu. With soft green and marine plant notes, this tea offers a thirst-quenching and satiating effect. It will be sweeter than \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/kukicha\"\u003eKukicha\u003c\/a\u003e , richer in stem and more woody.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"7gr","offer_id":52088489967948,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50gr","offer_id":32075929976947,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100gr","offer_id":32075930009715,"sku":"","price":28.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.xtra-kukicha.jpg?v=1664267749"},{"product_id":"ali-shan-cha-wulong","title":"Ali Shan Cha Wulong \"Anaiza\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea comes from a small ecological garden located at an altitude of 1,000 m in the Ali Shan - or Ali Mountains - in the center of the island of Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This wulong is part of the large family of mountain teas from Taiwan called Gao Shan Cha. In her village where a large Tsou indigenous community lives, producer \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/producteurs-silvia-vayiyana\"\u003eSilvia Vayiyana\u003c\/a\u003e works her Ali Shan Wulong \"Anaiza\" tea (which is similar to a PDO) so that it improves with age by gently roasting it. . She nicknamed it \"Anaiza\" which in Tsou means conviviality, sharing, a real welcome tea when you arrive in her village. Very sweet, very delicious, it has a vegetal and slightly floral freshness, then a sweet vanilla base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e To understand what a more or less thorough roasting brings to this type of wulong, it is interesting to taste it in conjunction with the more thoroughly roasted \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/ali-shan-cha\/products\/ali-shan-cha-wulong-mimo\"\u003eAli Shan Cha Wulong \"Mimo\"\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e And if you want to discover other Silvia wines, taste the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/ali-shan-cha\/products\/ali-shan-cha-red\"\u003eAli Shan Cha Red “Yunghu”\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/ali-shan-cha\/products\/ali-shan-cha-white-nano\"\u003eAli Shan Cha White “Nano”\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silvia Vayiyana","offers":[{"title":"7gr","offer_id":32075918082163,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50gr","offer_id":32075918114931,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100gr","offer_id":32075918147699,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.ali-shan-cha-wulong-anaiza.jpg?v=1664234934"},{"product_id":"cooking-matcha-bio","title":"Cooking Matcha","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatcha is a green tea from Japan that has been reduced to a fine powder by passing through a grinding stone. It is traditionally served during the tea ceremony, \u003cem\u003echa no yu\u003c\/em\u003e, whipped with a bamboo whisk in a bowl. In cooking, it is an ingredient of many pastries, pasta etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced in Japan, coming from the Kagoshima prefecture, this Cooking Matcha Organic has been ground with a traditional stone millstone. I looked for a good compromise between quality and price for a 100g package. It will bring to your dishes its tender green pigment, its fresh vegetable flavors slightly astringent and velvety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreservation\u003c\/strong\u003e: once opened, put it in the refrigerator well closed so that it keeps its freshness and its beautiful soft green color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jH_5noeR_rY?t=3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiscover how to prepare a matcha latté on my YouTube channel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/tahine-de-matcha\"\u003eTahine de Matcha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"100gr","offer_id":39313407082611,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.cooking-matcha-bio.jpg?v=1664236333"},{"product_id":"matcha-okumidori","title":"Matcha Okumidori","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatcha is a green tea from Japan that has been reduced to a fine powder by passing through a stone millstone. It is traditionally served during the tea ceremony, the \u003cem\u003echa no yu\u003c\/em\u003e, whipped with a bamboo whisk in a bowl. There are several qualities depending on its use: the soft and velvety ceremonial matcha which will be delicious prepared whipped, and the full-bodied \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/cooking-matcha-bio\"\u003eculinary matcha\u003c\/a\u003e, ideal for lattes and cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatcha Okumidori is a ceremonial tea, it comes from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/producteurs-azuma-tea-farm\"\u003eAzuma Tea Farm\u003c\/a\u003e, a farm owned by Mr. Kanai and located near Kyoto in Wazuka, one of the cradles of tea in Japan. The family has been producing tea since 1868 with environmentally friendly cultivation methods. Okumidori is the name of the cultivar, so it is a monocultivar matcha. I selected it for its softness, its mellowness, its fresh vegetal aroma and also greedy with an almost sweet sensation at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreservation: once opened, put it in the refrigerator well closed so that it keeps its freshness and its beautiful tender green color.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azuma Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"30gr","offer_id":40135954137203,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.matcha-okumidori.jpg?v=1664237283"},{"product_id":"matcha-seian","title":"Matcha Seian","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatcha is a green tea from Japan that has been reduced to a fine powder by passing through a stone millstone. It is traditionally served during the tea ceremony, the cha no yu, whipped with a bamboo whisk in a bowl. There are several qualities depending on its use: the soft and velvety ceremonial matcha which will be delicious prepared whipped, and the full-bodied \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/cooking-matcha-bio\"\u003eculinary matcha\u003c\/a\u003e, ideal for lattes and cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatcha Seian is a ceremonial tea, it comes from the prefecture of Kyoto, and more precisely from Uji. It is a blend of 3 cultivars Saemidori, Samidori and Gokou elaborated by Mr. Nakanishi. It has been named by the producer \u003cem\u003eSeian\u003c\/em\u003e : \u003cem\u003esei\u003c\/em\u003e means sacred, and \u003cem\u003ean\u003c\/em\u003e means peace. I selected it for its balance, its length in mouth all in velvety with umami and a green vegetable sensation then slightly chestnut in the aftertaste, all in softness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreservation: once opened, put it in the refrigerator well closed so that it keeps its freshness and its beautiful soft green color.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"20gr","offer_id":40135971078259,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.matcha-seian.jpg?v=1664237328"},{"product_id":"sencha-saemidori","title":"Sencha Saemidori","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis spring sencha, or shincha, comes from the Saemidori cultivar, and it comes from the producer Mr. Nishi located in Kirishima on the island of Kyûshû. In the cup it develops fresh, smooth, vegetal and marine notes with an almost milky background typical of this cultivar. Coming from a short steaming - futsumushi -, it is a beautiful entry into the world of sencha, interesting to compare with \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/sencha-yabukita\"\u003eSencha Yabukita de Concours\u003c\/a\u003e to understand the impact of the cultivar on the taste of the tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"50gr","offer_id":40713411133555,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.sencha-saemidori_a9dbdc8b-b547-45ef-be79-4d3d5b993ced.jpg?v=1676750703"},{"product_id":"kabusecha-ujimidori","title":"Kabusecha Ujimidori","description":"\u003cp\u003eKabusecha literally means covered tea. It is actually a shaded tea before harvesting to develop its umami pole, for a shorter time than \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/gyokuro-saemidori\"\u003egyokuro\u003c\/a\u003e , generally around fifteen days compared to around twenty days for gyokuro. It thus develops a balance between the liveliness of a sencha - not shaded - and the softness of a shaded tea due to the overproduction of certain amino acids responsible for umami. The Ujimidori cultivar is recent, it was selected in 1985 from native tea plants called \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/sencha-zairai\"\u003ezairai\u003c\/a\u003e from the surroundings of Uji near Kyoto, one of the cradles of tea in Japan. This vintage comes from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/producteurs-azuma-tea-farm\"\u003eAzuma Tea Farm\u003c\/a\u003e , a farm owned by Mr. Kanai and located near Kyoto in Wazuka, a 30-minute drive from Uji. The family has been producing tea since 1868 with environmentally friendly cultivation practices. In the cup, it is slightly soft with a vegetal and slightly iodized attack continuing with a sensation of sweetness almost reminiscent of chestnut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azuma Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"50gr","offer_id":47357059596620,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.kabusecha-ujimidori.jpg?v=1700255206"},{"product_id":"the-vert-marin-acapella","title":"Thé vert Le Marin - Acapella","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ'ai sélectionné ce thé vert produit au coeur du Roussillon venant de la plantation écologique française Acapella pour ses notes fraîches, végétales vertes aux doux accents marins avec un fond gourmand de fruits à coques (type noisette).\u003cbr\u003eIl ravira les amateurs de grands crus de thés verts du Japon tels que le \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/sencha-saemidori\"\u003eSencha Saemidori\u003c\/a\u003e ou le \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/xtra-kukicha\"\u003eXtra Kukicha\u003c\/a\u003e, mais aussi de thés verts printaniers de Chine tels que le \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/the-vert-du-mont-jing\"\u003eThé Vert du Mont Jing\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCette plantation a la particularité d'être sous serre permettant de maîtriser les vents forts de cette région très peu appréciés par le Camellia sinensis ! C'est en revanche une plantation en pleine terre dans des sols sablo-limoneux caractéristiques de cette région française.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acapella","offers":[{"title":"7gr","offer_id":48622415970636,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50gr","offer_id":48655523709260,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.the-vert-marin-acapella.jpg?v=1724850803"},{"product_id":"jin-xuan-wulong-chiang-rai","title":"Jin Xuan Wulong from Chiang Rai","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pearl oolong comes from a village in Chiang Rai province, specifically in the Doi Mae Salong mountains near the Burmese border. It is one of those plantations developed on former poppy-growing land to eradicate the crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cultivar used is a famous one originating from Taiwan: Jin Xuan. Its literal translation means \"golden lily\" because its liquor has golden highlights. Semi-oxidized at around 25% and lightly roasted, its aromatic notes evolve into sweet, vegetal, floral, and slightly buttery notes on the finish. It has also been nicknamed \"milky oolong\" (nai xiang) for this almost milky, sweet facet that can be found in some harvests. Note that this is nothing like what is commonly found commercially under the name \"milky oolong,\" which is simply flavored oolong with a caramelized, milky character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAS de la Vallée","offers":[{"title":"50gr","offer_id":56062073700684,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100gr","offer_id":56062073733452,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.jinxuan-wulong-thailande.jpg?v=1764077587"},{"product_id":"gyokuro-asanoka","title":"Gyokuro Asanoka","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrown in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, this shade-grown tea comes from the Asanoka cultivar, renowned for its gentle, vegetal, and umami flavors. The choice of this cultivar, combined with the tea's characteristic of being covered for about twenty days before harvesting, results in a profoundly mellow sensation with a rich, almost nourishing texture, reminiscent of broth, on a green, vegetal base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Gautier","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":56692017168716,"sku":null,"price":25.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/products\/01.gyokuro-saemidori.jpg?v=1664236739"},{"product_id":"sencha-okumidori","title":"Sencha Okumidori","description":"\u003cp\u003eCe sencha, appelé shincha car issu de la récolte de printemps, met à l’honneur le cultivar Okumidori, dont le nom signifie « vert profond ». Il provient de notre producteur partenaire de longue date, Azuma Tea Farm, situé dans le petit village de Wakuza, dans la préfecture de Kyoto.\u003cbr\u003eEn tasse, il offre une liqueur vert-jaune légèrement trouble, aux arômes frais, végétaux et subtilement marins. Sa texture douce avec une légère sensation de sucrosité s’accompagne d’un umami délicat, présent avec justesse sans jamais dominer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azuma Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"50gr","offer_id":57307099169100,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.sencha-okumidori.jpg?v=1776417959"},{"product_id":"the-vert-de-lile-de-jeju","title":"Jeju Island Green Tea","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSouth Korea was one of the most memorable trips to meet tea producers and experience tea aesthetics, and this green tea from the southern island of Jeju took me back to the Land of Morning Calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIts leaves are evenly twisted with jade green reflections, coming from the harvest known as \u003ci\u003eSejak\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eSpring teas are classified into 4 categories according to the harvest calendar. The most prestigious and expensive teas come from the first harvest, called \u003ci\u003eWoojeon\u003c\/i\u003e, usually in the first week of April. Then comes the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e harvest, \u003ci\u003eSejak\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e harvest, \u003ci\u003eJungjak\u003c\/i\u003e, and finally the last harvest, \u003ci\u003eDaejak\u003c\/i\u003e, at the end of April or beginning of May. The closer it gets to summer, the more full-bodied and robust green teas become, with less vegetal freshness and aromatic subtlety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eThis one offers a perfect balance between fresh vegetal aromatics ending with a gourmet, almost chestnut-like note, and a present yet mellow tannic structure revealing umami. Enjoy hot or cold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sinas","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":57651466076492,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":57651510575436,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5318\/5395\/files\/01.the-vert-de-lile-de-jeju.jpg?v=1779966040"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.lydiagautier.com\/en\/collections\/le-savoureux-umami.oembed","provider":"Lydia Gautier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}