Skip to content
Home » Explore » Follow-up report on the “Project to connect Kamikatsu Awa Bancha to the future.” Four of Japan’s leading restaurants and restaurants will jointly launch the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha CSA in December 2023.

Follow-up report on the “Project to connect Kamikatsu Awa Bancha to the future.” Four of Japan’s leading restaurants and restaurants will jointly launch the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha CSA in December 2023.

General Incorporated Association Future Dining Table
Follow-up report on the “Project to connect Kamikatsu Awa Bancha to the future.” Four of Japan’s leading restaurants and restaurants will jointly launch the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha CSA in December 2023. A trial of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in a depopulated area will begin to support traditional tea production, which has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of the country.
……
CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” Agriculture in which a specific consumer enters into an advance payment contract with a producer regarding the type, production volume, price, distribution method, etc. of agricultural products. It is a new form of agriculture supported by the region.
Since 2021, the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Association and Takagi Bancha Farm (Representative: Hiroshige Takagi, address: Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture) have been working on the “Project to Connect Kamikatsu Awa Bancha to the Future” since 2021. From 2023, the General Incorporated Association Future Dining Table will be participating, and we are strengthening our efforts with the aim of establishing and developing the foundation of our activities. As part of our
initiatives in 2023, we have been collaborating with multiple universities in the local Tokushima prefecture to provide young people with the opportunity to experience making Kamikatsu Awa Bancha tea. This time, we would like to invite all of Japan’s leading chefs and sommeliers who have agreed to spread the unique and rare value of “Kamikatsu Awa Bancha” to the public as the “Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Cheering Team.” As a result, we have decided to form the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha CSA. The participants are five people who recognize the taste and appeal of Kamikatsu Awa Bancha and agree to widely disseminate its value (introduced below in order of quality).
Tomoya Kawada Owner/Chef “Chazenka” (Chinese/Minato-ku, Tokyo) [Image 1

In addition, Megumi Okazaki, representative director of The Tea Company Co., Ltd., which has been bottling Kamikatsu Awa Bancha using a unique manufacturing method and introducing it to hotels and restaurants since 2017, will also be participating in this initiative. [Image 5

[Image 6

By continuing to purchase Kamikatsu Awa Bancha from the above restaurants and restaurants, we will support community supported agriculture (CSA) in depopulated and remote areas. . In addition, with the help of Japan’s leading chefs and sommeliers, we have created a tea pairing that brings out the unique taste and flavor of Kamikatsu Awa Bancha, which is produced using a unique fermentation method, and combines it with food. , we plan to actually provide it to customers at each store. Using this CSA activity as a starting point, we aim to increase interest in Kamikatsu Awa Bancha and gradually expand the circle of restaurants and restaurants that participate in CSA activities.
[Message from the cheering team]
Mr. Tomoya Kawada (Chef and owner of “Chazenka”)
If you were to ask me, “What’s your favorite tea?” I would probably answer Takagi’s Kamikatsu Awa Bancha. That’s how much I like tea. It is called tanmi, but it has a light umami taste. In terms of soup stock, it’s similar to kobashi, but it’s subtle, yet strong, and brings out the flavor of the dishes it’s paired with. When I heard about traditional handmade tea made in the harsh mountainous region of Kamikatsu Town, I was convinced, “That’s why they can produce this flavor.” I would like to support this traditional tea making process. Kaori Sasaki (“HASABON” Tea Sommelier)
Awa Bancha is made using a rare and unique manufacturing method, even in the world, where the tea is steeped in barrels. I am participating in this project with a sense of mission to pass it on to future generations. We would like to continue to deliver new food experiences and excitement when food and Awa Bancha are combined to our customers from restaurants.
Ryohei Hayashi (owner of Tenoshima)
My mother-in-law is from Tokushima and has been familiar with Kamikatsu Awa Bancha, so I have been serving Awa Bancha with food for a long time. The rich flavor produced by fermentation acts like a seasoning and gently complements any dish. I was concerned about the aging and depopulation of agricultural workers, so I sympathized with the idea of ​​supporting Kamikatsu Awa Bancha as a team. I hope that by working together, we can continue the food culture of Awa Bancha into the future.
Mr. Akihiko Murata (Surinari shop owner)
When I drank Kamikatsu Awa Bancha for the first time, my first impression was that it had a slight sourness with almost no
astringency or bitterness. The characteristic acidity of Kamikatsu Awa Bancha goes well with food, so even those who don’t like alcohol will be able to enjoy it. As a chef who feels there is a crisis in passing on Japan’s good traditions and culture, I would like to support you. “Kamikatsu Awa Bancha” was designated as a national important intangible folk cultural property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2021, and registration as a “regional collective trademark” was completed in March 2023. The activities we have been working on with universities in 2023, as well as the content of the CSA efforts by the cheering group that will be formed this time, will be announced at the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Festival 2023, which will be held in Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture, on December 10, 2023. It will be announced.
Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Association General Incorporated Association: https://www.kamikatsuawabanchakyokai.com/
Takagi Bancha Farm: https://takagi-bancha.com/
Future Dining Table General Incorporated Association: https://biz.fta.or.jp/



Leave a Reply

This article was partly generated by AI. Some links may contain Ads. Press Release-Informed Article.