Michio Hanamizu has served countless cups of tea since he started managing a tea farm 15 years ago, but one tasting was especially memorable. Compared with his usual prospective customers, this time it was particularly challenging to impress the participants¡¯ palates: They were preschool students.
Hanamizu brewed a few different teas for the children, who were sampling them as part of an early childhood education program, and something unexpected delighted them.
¡°It seemed like the kids were not interested in green tea,¡± Hanamizu recalls. ¡°But when we brewed black tea for them, their eyes shined.¡±
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