狭山茶 浅見園

During the Golden Week holidays in May, I visited for a tea-picking experience. It is said that it is only this time of year to pick sprouts. Under the corona, it was held once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and only one group was accepted = two times in total, so I was able to hear with confidence. Since it is a tea plantation, I imagined the countryside, but right under the big road (bypass or highway?). I was immediately healed by the lush scenery. We were warmly welcomed by the landlady, the young landlady, and the tiny third-generation landlady (!), And we started by picking tea. The third-generation proprietress said, "Yes! Doo! !! 』\ It is quite a superhuman strength swing. (Lol) When I asked how much I could pick in the tea plantation, "I haven't decided on the time or amount. Maybe I'll get tired of it, so please do it at that timing (laughs). " The young landlady is also quite playful. Lol It ends voluntarily in about 20 minutes. LOL The landlady carries a set of tea utensils and goza, and the third generation from the back Tokotoko with Kashiwa mochi. "Kashiwamochi! 』\ I'm a hard worker lol. "It's usually a tea room, but the weather is fine today, so why don't we go here? "When. A wonderful tea party started with the tea plantation in the background. I was taught how to make sencha and matcha. First of all, from sencha. The hot water boiled in a tea pot (with a raccoon dog motif! I called it Bunbuku tea pot lol) was moved to a large pottery once to control the temperature, and I took a break for a while. To the Kyusu with tea leaves at the signal of the landlady. Place only the hot water for the number of people and pour in small amounts alternately. When I drank it, I was surprised at the soft taste of tea leaves that I had never tasted before. Next is matcha. Whisk in a matcha bowl as if you put a chasen on it. It has no sharp taste, is not bitter, and is easy to drink. By the way, it seems that the tea leaves for sencha and the tea leaves for matcha are different types of tea leaves. After the tea party, we went to the factory tour. The factory opposite the shop was full of steam and a nice aroma of tea. The harvested tea leaves are steamed with steam and slowly dried in a room lined with large machines. Hojicha is said to be completed after another process. When you buy new tea, roasted green tea, and sweets at the shop, The third generation said, "Kashiwamochi, was it delicious? 』\ He was so concerned until the end that he didn't even return home lol. While the murderous corona life continued, this time one by one, All of them were able to participate relaxedly and had a fun day after a long absence. Thank you to everyone at Asamien for this time. If I have a chance, I would like to come back again. Thank you very much.