Lovely and informative. Love that you kept the sounds of the ceremony - most videos leave them out and just have music. It's very pleasent to hear the water and such. :)
You could hardly ask for anything more! Graceful and economical, no lost motion or water! I doubt that one CC of water was spilled, and that only b/c the teapot spout was a little dribbly. I just came to this from watching a dozen videos about gong fu type preparation, which now seems too busy and messy, too much apparatus. And I like apparatus! I am going to try to be more like this myself. It's a treat to see something so serious and intent on UA-cam.
I love this, it’s very respectful. I worked in Korea for awhile, it opened my eyes to the Asian world. The people over there are respectful and organized, I loved every moment working there. I hope that the North and South can make peace and live in harmony.
I love the teapot handle! Makes so much more sense than the curved kind on the side opposite the spout. Much more control without the risk of burning fingers!
I utterly love being Korean. I am so proud to be born there, and just love the fact that I am connected to this place. I thank my Mom everyday that she never held me back from my heritage just because my Father is American.
How do u do the second steeping, using the same water in the brown teapot and doing the same procedure : cooling cups etc, or just steeping once and pouring it in, this is so beautiful btw, I’d love to know how Koreans drink tea casually at home
Yes, exactly. The tea leaves are sensitive to the temperature of the water, which is why it is cooled down first. If you use water that is too hot, the bitter flavors will develop more and overpower the sweet flavors. The second steeping would be done the same as the first. Depending on how you steep the tea leaves the first couple times, you may be able to get a third or even fourth steeping out of the same leaves.
At Hankook Tea, we produce several different grades of green teas as well as a range of other teas and tisanes (herbal). We also carry most of the tools necessary for the ceremony on our website - www.hankooktea.com
Traditionally, the ceremony is with green tea because black tea is not really produced in Korea (because the tea trees that grow in Korea are "small leaf" type, which is not ideal for making black tea). Generally for black tea, you would not cool down the water.
The tempo seems just right to me. The processes take a little time, if she moved faster there would be a lot of pauses, this seems more like a continuous motion and everything is done just in time. Now I have to watch it again to see if that's actually true! Meanwhile I have a cup of tea here that got cold while I was watching this.
"The Coreans drink very little tea, nor do they seem much to care for it, though the better classes use it at times. It is owing to this that the cultivation of the tea shrub is so very much neglected in the country, but it grows wild in many parts, and could easily be made to give a very fair crop, both as to quality and quantity,on account of climate and ground favouring its growth. Splendid springs of the purest water are everywhere found, and the Coreans do not perhaps feel the want of tea so much as they are great water drinkers." Ernst Jakob Oppert, 'A Forbidden Land: voyages to the Corea' (1880)
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Beautiful ceremony. I lived in Seoul for a year and I enjoyed my time there. The Korean people are very warm and welcoming.
Lovely and informative. Love that you kept the sounds of the ceremony - most videos leave them out and just have music. It's very pleasent to hear the water and such. :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
You could hardly ask for anything more! Graceful and economical, no lost motion or water! I doubt that one CC of water was spilled, and that only b/c the teapot spout was a little dribbly. I just came to this from watching a dozen videos about gong fu type preparation, which now seems too busy and messy, too much apparatus. And I like apparatus! I am going to try to be more like this myself. It's a treat to see something so serious and intent on UA-cam.
Thank you so much!
I love this, it’s very respectful.
I worked in Korea for awhile, it opened my eyes to the Asian world.
The people over there are respectful and organized, I loved every moment working there.
I hope that the North and South can make peace and live in harmony.
Thank you!
There's even a KOREAN Tea Ceremony?! AWESOME! I love learning about ancient Asian cultures and how much many things mean to each culture.
Kinda. It was reconstructed around the 1980s. A lot of Korean culture had to be reconstructed.
@@jwhippet8313 reconstructed?
@@jwhippet8313 do you any sources for that? I would love to learn more about East Asia tea ceremony
I love the teapot handle! Makes so much more sense than the curved kind on the side opposite the spout. Much more control without the risk of burning fingers!
It is similar to the Chinese ceremony.
I utterly love being Korean. I am so proud to be born there, and just love the fact that I am connected to this place. I thank my Mom everyday that she never held me back from my heritage just because my Father is American.
Beautiful video. I watch it over and over again.
Thank you!
Mesmerizing.
How do u do the second steeping, using the same water in the brown teapot and doing the same procedure : cooling cups etc, or just steeping once and pouring it in, this is so beautiful btw, I’d love to know how Koreans drink tea casually at home
Yes, exactly. The tea leaves are sensitive to the temperature of the water, which is why it is cooled down first. If you use water that is too hot, the bitter flavors will develop more and overpower the sweet flavors. The second steeping would be done the same as the first. Depending on how you steep the tea leaves the first couple times, you may be able to get a third or even fourth steeping out of the same leaves.
why am I watching this at 5:20 am, after all if I ever go to Korea is if I get drafted for the war with the north
Is there a web site that you can order the tea and the necessary things for the ceremony?
At Hankook Tea, we produce several different grades of green teas as well as a range of other teas and tisanes (herbal). We also carry most of the tools necessary for the ceremony on our website - www.hankooktea.com
Thank you
wow cool. Came here from the Japanese tea ceremony videos. Amazing how these ceremonies developed as different but also very similar.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm also enjoying green tea wow from Pakistan
Thank you!
can this ceremony be served black tea? if so, do you have to cool down the water?
Traditionally, the ceremony is with green tea because black tea is not really produced in Korea (because the tea trees that grow in Korea are "small leaf" type, which is not ideal for making black tea). Generally for black tea, you would not cool down the water.
Beautiful as usual!
Thank you!
한국에서 만든 영상보다 더 자세하게 설명하셨네요!! 감사합니다.ㅎㅎ
시청해주셔서 고맙습니다! ^^
이리 자세하게 설명해주는 영상 처음봄
시청해주셔서 고맙습니다! ^^
thanks for the video
Thank you for watching!
Somebody explain me why she is moving so slowly and why does she but her hands on her legs like that?
happi ness in Korea it traditional to do it like that
The tempo seems just right to me. The processes take a little time, if she moved faster there would be a lot of pauses, this seems more like a continuous motion and everything is done just in time. Now I have to watch it again to see if that's actually true! Meanwhile I have a cup of tea here that got cold while I was watching this.
Why Koreans rarely use Hanja??? I'm glad I see it on the video
James Santiago cause it was substituded by hangul characters
Lots of reason. One of them being wanting to forget japanese occupations. Beside, why use other race writing when you have your own?
i learn korean, and i am happy that they don't use hanja XP
That question is the equivalent of asking "Why do Europeans not use Latin?"...
How beautiful. I love the song ❤️ if anyone knows the name plsss.
Sublime 🤗
This is beautiful.
Thank you!
Do you not use stainless water bottle?
For the sake of the ceremony, we used only ceramic teaware (including the water pot). For every day use, stainless water bottles are commonly used.
"The Coreans drink very little tea, nor do they seem much to care for it, though the better classes use it at times. It is owing to this that the cultivation of the tea shrub is so very much neglected in the country, but it grows wild in many parts, and could easily be made to give a very fair crop, both as to quality and quantity,on account of climate and ground favouring its growth. Splendid springs of the purest water are everywhere found, and the Coreans do not perhaps feel the want of tea so much as they are great water drinkers."
Ernst Jakob Oppert, 'A Forbidden Land: voyages to the Corea' (1880)
Coreans?
interesting! Love to hear about/read historical writings.
I get why they have small tea cups,they wa and t to make tea drinking part of the culture but I like drinking tea the American way,bigger cups🙂
Tea (in any form) is great! :)
저런 문화가 있었구만
네, 좋은 차문화가 한국에도 있습니다. 시청해주셔서 고맙습니다! ^^
ASMR
В далёкой холодной России восхищаются магией чайного действа!
Tea will get cold. Hurry!
Lose the music or at least drop it right down in volume. Concentrate on the peace and the atmosphere, you will get a lot more thumbs up. :-)
Thank you for the comment! We will keep that in mind for our next video.
This video would have been perfect if the camera wouldn't move so much. I get dizzy watching it.
Thank you for your comment! We will keep that in mind for our next video.
too much work for just tea. I prefer tea strainer.
That is a perfectly fine way to enjoy tea! :)