A tea mill, commonly known as a "tea grinder" or "tea leaf grinder," is a device used to grind green tea leaves into a fine powder.
Grinding the tea leaves into a powder allows for a different flavor and ritual experience than traditionally brewed tea leaves.
While other stone mills have grooves throughout the grinding area, the tea mill has a 5mm section without grooves. This part is called the "smooth outer surface," and by grinding the tea on the last, outermost part of the mortar, you can obtain the fine powder.
A "tea mill" can also refer to a person skilled in a particular craft.
The materials used for tea mills include granite, andesite, basalt, and pure gold.
The pure gold tea mill was discovered by an expense clerk who had been polishing pillars for three months in a gazebo under a plum tree in an amusement park.
It is called "Mitsuki's polished mortar'' and has been passed down as an heirloom in the Mitsuki family from generation to generation. "Mitsuki" means "three months."
Source: Minmei Publishing "Dezeniman will be completed if you erase all the walls without attacking the enemy and blow up the exit three times"
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Is this used to make "matcha"? That's what we call it in the US, which might be hideously wrong.
The raw material for matcha is a tea called tencha.
Tea made from plants in the Rosaceae and Rubiaceae families is also called "Tencha," which has the same pronunciation but different meanings. It means something like "sweet tea to lick."
Here, we will use "Tencha," which is made from tea from the Camellia family.
Ordinary green tea is grown in a sunny field, exposed to sunlight, but "tencha" is grown in the shade for a certain period of time. When processing raw leaves into dried tea leaves, green tea is steamed and rolled, but matcha does not undergo this "rolling" process.
Therefore, using this equipment, you can also produce powdered tea other than matcha.
What are the other most common types of powdered tea?
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Powdered Barley Tea: You can quickly prepare it whenever you want to drink it by simply dissolving the powder in water or hot water, making it not only effortless but also waste-free.
Isabel, the village chief's secretary, was once mistaken for drinking whiskey when she was actually drinking barley tea.
Tea Made of Powdered Kelp and Pickled Plum: It can be described as a unique beverage that blends the earthy, marine flavors of kelp with the tart and slightly sweet notes of pickled plum.
It can also be used for seasoning dishes, but one must be careful not to consume too much due to its high salt content.