Frequeantly Asked Questions

Ook al bevat zeewier heel veel nutritie (en het is heel lekker!), als je teveel eet kan dat een slechte invloed hebben op je lichaam omdat zeewier jodium bevat. Wanneer je teveel zeewier eet kan dat je schildklieren overstimuleren. Volgens de "Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2020 Edition)" is de aangeraden hoeveelheid zeewier PER DAG voor een volwassene 2-3 vellen en voor kinderen 1-2 vellen. Maar als je niet dagelijks zeewier eet dan is het uiteraard prima om wat meer van te eten.

Typische Japanse producten zij: wasabi, zeewier, sake, ramune frisdrank, furikake, mirin kookwijn, yuzu, miso, instant noedels, eetstokjes, mooie messen, aardewerk servies, lucky cats, daruma poppetjes en veel en veel meer.

Witte thee, net als groene thee, bevat veel antioxidanten. Witte thee is de thee waar de minste bewerkinsprocessen bij zit en heeft een hele verfijnde smaak. Witte thee is gemaakt door de blaadjes van de knop te plukken voordat de helemaal open is. Omdat witte thee het minst bewerkt is bevat het vaak meer antioxidanten dan andere theeën. Antioxidanten helpen bij vele chronische gezondheidsproblemen zoals hart- en vaatziekten, diabetes en bepaalde soorten kanker. Ook is het bewezen dat het een ontstekingsremmende effect heeft, goed voor je tanden is, brein en vertraagd het ouder worden van je huid. Witte thee bevat wel net zoals vele andere theeën cafeïne, dus houd daar wel rekening mee.

Bai Mu Dan is the best, because that is the only one we sell. Ok, but seriously. White tea originates from 2 different areas of China, Yunnan and Fujian. Most white tea is currently produced in Fujian. The tea plants in Yunnan have a bit larger leaves than you will find in Fujian. The white tea from Yunnan will mostly have a deeper flavour. But more importantly is to find a good brand/producer of the tea, because even if one type is better than the other, if the production process was not up to par, the tea will not be as good.

The best Chinese webshop is the one that serves you best. Different people have different needs and different priorities. We are a small company with a real shop with real people working. Our packaging may not look as nice as some other shops, but that is because we try to re-use as much packaging material as possible (both the boxes as well as the filling) because that is better for the environment. Each Chinese webshop will also have a different selection of products or focus. So you should choose the one that fits you best.

Some tea are seen as beneficial to your health because they contain anti-oxidants (polyphenols/catechins) and l-theanine. Since white tea contains more anti-xodants than green tea, white tea should be better for your health, but green tea is more healthy for your wallet. Maccha green tea is more concentrated than normal green tea as well.

Oolong tea has been know to have a good effect on the body. It contains anti-oxidants (not as much as white and green tea), helps burn fat, lowers cholesterol and supports digestion amongst other benefits.

You can find fresh Asian mushrooms like shiitake, enoki, eryngi and shimeiji at our shop. Shiitake being more popular can probably also be found at your local greengrocer. For the other types of Asian mushrooms you might have to go to your nearest Chinese or Japanese supermarket.

Chinese and other Asian herbs can be found at your local Asian groceries stores (and here as well of course!). If you can not find them at your local small Asian grocery store, feel free to order them from us. Bigger cities will mostly have an area where more "foreign" show are and you will often find small grocery stores there and if the city is big enough it might have a Chinatown.

Real fish sauce, authentic fish sauce. Not real fish sauce is still made with fish, but not using only the good parts and additives can be added to speed up the process as making authentic fish sauce can take a long time due to the fermentation process. Now, you can also find vegan fish sauce, this type does not contain any fish of course. Some of the authentic fish sauces we sell are from Tiparos, Squid Brand and Megachef.