Last week I wrote several haiku on tea. Enjoy!
Busan 釡山 (Kettle Mountain)
mist morning calm
got tea?
A surprising number of Busanites are unaware of the meaning of Busan/ Kettle Mountain.
most Asia
iced green tea
Hello Kitty tray
However there are tonnes of exceptions beyond the tea that is taken most casually at home by most people here in Asia. Some other extremely common occurrences of tea in Asia:
birdcage on wall
grey chipped cups
Pu'er in YiXing
janggi board
smack of the piece
dashi kongmool.
(janggi: Korean chess dashi kongmool is a broth made with tiny fish. The fish are removed leaving a fishy taste to it. It was brought to Korea from Japan and is quite commonly drunken from a dish along with a meal).
Summer:
adjummas monks
dewy bowl
omejacha
(adjummas: Korean for a married woman. Omejacha is tea, actually a tisane from the omeja fruit. It is commonly taken in summer: google images of omijacha
Winter:
frosty stepping stones
icy wind
chado indoors
Busan 釡山 (Kettle Mountain)
mist morning calm
got tea?
A surprising number of Busanites are unaware of the meaning of Busan/ Kettle Mountain.
most Asia
iced green tea
Hello Kitty tray
However there are tonnes of exceptions beyond the tea that is taken most casually at home by most people here in Asia. Some other extremely common occurrences of tea in Asia:
birdcage on wall
grey chipped cups
Pu'er in YiXing
janggi board
smack of the piece
dashi kongmool.
(janggi: Korean chess dashi kongmool is a broth made with tiny fish. The fish are removed leaving a fishy taste to it. It was brought to Korea from Japan and is quite commonly drunken from a dish along with a meal).
Summer:
adjummas monks
dewy bowl
omejacha
(adjummas: Korean for a married woman. Omejacha is tea, actually a tisane from the omeja fruit. It is commonly taken in summer: google images of omijacha
Winter:
frosty stepping stones
icy wind
chado indoors
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About the Author
Matthew William Thivierge has abandoned his PhD studies in Shakespeare and is now currently almost half-way through becoming a tea-master (Japanese,Korean & Chinese tea ceremony). He is a part time Ninjologist with some Jagaek studies (Korean 'ninja') and on occasion views the carrying on of pirates from his balcony mounted telescope.
Blogs
About Tea Busan * Mr.T's Chanoyu てさん 茶の湯 * East Sea Scrolls * East Orient Steampunk Society
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