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An Insider’s Guide To South-Korea’s Tea Regions & Tea Houses

teasenz — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:06:44 +0000

Tea has had a long history in Korea. And in the modern era, there are still many vibrant hot spots, or should I say “green” spots (not funny? Okay…) around the country to this day. From the windswept tea farms of Jeju. To the rainy, rolling hills of Boseong, to the possibly ursified (meaning bear-ified, more about the bears later!) tea plantations and tea festivals near Jirisan. But besides these three “pure lands of tea”, there are also many cafes and tea houses or dabangs (다방/tea house) in major metropolitan areas such as Seoul and sunny Busan. South Korean Tea Growing Regions Boseong Deep in the rolling hills and mountains of Jeollanamdo (전라남도) one will find the “Green Tea capital of Korea”, Boseong (보성). Boseong is a paradise for tea. Its history goes back hundreds […]

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Dado; The Korean Way of Tea

teasenz — Mon, 20 May 2019 13:39:18 +0000

By Kevin Horan Sitting cross-legged on the floor of the tea room. I sat poised, trying to breath but being stricken by the gravity of the room. At the center of the wood paneled room sat a Korean Seon monk. Seon being the Korean name of the Chan school of Buddhism, known in Japanese as Zen. His gray robes and serene expression emitted an air of otherworldliness. He poured the kettle of boiling water into a celadon colored pot. The preferred color of Korea’s Buddhist Goryeo dynasty, before being replaced by the purity-evoking white of the Neo-Confucian Joseon dynasty. After a moment or two he then drained its contents into another large bowl. This bowl had a small spout on the lip which he used to pour into several small white cups. A temple assistant, […]

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South Korea’s 2013 Tea Imports Record Breaking

teasenz — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:21:26 +0000

While globally the economy is still recovering from a long crisis, the tea industry has nothing to worry about. Most countries all over the world are reporting increasing tea import figures year after year and the number of tea festivals are growing. Today Yonhap, a Korean news agency, reports that Korean tea imports spiked in 2013, mainly due to the increasingly health conscious Korean consumer. See some impressive growth figures in the quote below: According to the data by Korea Customs Service (KCS), South Korea imported 8,234 tons of tea last year, up 97 percent from 4,171 tons imported in 2009. 97% is massive, especially for a traditional industry as tea. Usually this kind of growth figures we only observe in highly innovative industries such as the tech industry. June last year we noticed that […]

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