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Malawi Tea Promotion Seminar At Iruma Tea Museum
20 February 2010

On February 20, 2010, a Malawi Tea Promotion Seminar was held at Iruma Tea Museum. We are grateful for the many people who came out and joined us for delicious tea and conversation. Below are some photos from the event.

If you are interested in trying some Malawi Tea for yourself, you can order it from one of the following websites (Japanese only):

http://selectea.co.jp/
http://pu-erh-tea.jp/

Iruma City Museum
The event took place at Iruma Tea Museum

MC Ms. Yuko Asai, Manager, Japan Tea Association Mr. Kazuo Kurosawa Mr. Hajime Shimizu, Senior Managing Director, Japan Tea Association
After a welcome tea, the Master of Ceremonies Ms. Yuko Asai; Mr Kazuo Kurosawa of Iruma City Museum; and Mr. Hajime Shimizu the Senior Managing Director of Japan Tea Association made welcomed remarks.

Participants were served Royal Milk Tea made from Malawi black tea. Royal milk tea

His Excellency Roosevelt Gondwe His Excellency Roosevelt Gondwe gave a speech on Malawi tea.

Tea tasting
Participants taste Malawi tea just before the start of a video on a path of black tea from the farm to the teapot.

Black tea Black tea was also served at the event.

Mrs. Grace Karonga, First Secretary, showed participants how to wear Chitenje.

 Participants wearing chitenje

A beginner’s lesson in Chichewa Mrs. Karonga also gave a beginner's lesson in Chichewa. Those in attendance learned how to say such things as “ndikufuna tiyi wa mkaka” (I want milk tea)

Ms. Kimiko Tanaka, Senior Tea Instructor of the Japan Tea Association, explained how to make a good cup of tea, presenting the seminar with various hot and cold recipes. Ms. Kimiko Tanaka explaining how to make a good cup of tea.

Participants won prizes for answering quiz questions correctly. A quiz was held at the end of the seminar. Those that answered questions correctly won prizes!

We hope that you can enjoy some Malawi tea in the near future!
Thank you to everyone that made this event a huge success.
We hope that you too can enjoy a cup of fine Malawi tea in the future!