Join Koreans and Japanese, among other tea makers and drinkers, in celebration of the International Tea Day.
One Asian restaurant in Kyiv with a name hard to spell or even pronounce – Khangukkuan, will unravel the mystery of tea ceremonies in Korea and Japan.
If you care for all the intricate details, there will be two demonstrations held to explain the difference between Korean and Japanese brewing and serving.
Buddhist monks in Japan seem to have been first to invent a peculiar art of making tea.
They used it as a form of meditation in Japan around the 13th century.
Racing through life in this day and age, it’s hard to imagine how anyone can make such a big deal out of tea.
But Japanese and Koreans believe that the most important thing is not in the drink itself, as in the enlightenment and peace that the ceremony brings.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m., restaurant Khangukkuan, 10A Zhelyabova, metro Shulyavska.
To book tickets (Hr 50): tel. 332-3038, to book tables: tel. 458-4514
