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Feb 2024
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Much ado about matcha, with Victoriya To...

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Our hosts Tiffany Eslick and Devina Divecha get a Japanese tea masterclass from Victoriya Toma. Victoriya is the founder of Ikigai-cha, where they focus on single estates and single cultivators, so they work and source from small farmers directly to bring their teas to the region. They learn about Japanese tea history & culture, and discover a few different techniques to brew tea.

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