tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post1333476085006025449..comments2024-03-23T10:16:21.093-07:00Comments on MattCha's Blog: A Flowering Buncheong Tea Bowl by Kim Jeong PillMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-4475269881159107522008-11-15T08:10:00.000-08:002008-11-15T08:10:00.000-08:00Yan-Cha,When you drink tea from a tea drinking bow...Yan-Cha,<BR/><BR/>When you drink tea from a tea drinking bowl it subtly changes the taste of the tea.<BR/><BR/>A few features of the bowl supposedly affect the taste of the tea.<BR/><BR/>The materials used effects the taste. For instance, if a porous clay is used it allows for the tea to be exposed to the minerals of the clay as well as to more air. If there are many cracks in the glaze such as with these bowls the tea is allowed to breathe a bit more, allowing for a softer bowl of matcha.<BR/><BR/>The shape of the bowl also affects the taste. The inner shape of the bowl impacts the movement of the whisk which in turn affect the final product. Also, how much of the tea is exposed to air effects how it will cool and this also effects taste. This is why summer bowls have a different shape than winter bowls. The shape of the lip and angle of the inner wall affects the path tea will travel into the mouth thereby affecting taste. <BR/><BR/>One checked out your blog and enjoy the work you put into it. Please keep at it.<BR/><BR/>Is there snow covering the trees in your neck of the woods yet?<BR/><BR/>PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-80374446862778746432008-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:002008-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:00WOW These are amazing, they truly have that ground...WOW These are amazing, they truly have that grounding effect. How do the teas taste is these bowls, is there a difference in the way you feel or perceive things, when drinking teas from one of these bowls, and are they available for sale somewhere?yan-chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131467555882096593noreply@blogger.com