2011/07/25

Tasty Teacup!?


Have you ever eaten a teacup after enjoying tea? That's a silly question, isn't it? But, believe me, you can get an edible teacup.

Look at the picture. You can prepare Matcha with the tea bowl. Being dried, it can be used several times. And finally..... break the cup and eat it!



Of course, it is not made from clay, made from "O-higashi", a type of Japanese dry confectionary. It is not used at the formal tea ceremony, yet, it will make a good topic of conversation at tea time. Don't you think so?


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