{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjapan-eats.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F2a281f74-2a281f74","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 139: A Blue-eyed Japanese Tea Ambassador ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ea9428/ea942874-320c-404b-9d75-81023280badc/507b1a4c-89cf-4398-be10-459702c453e5/1542663222artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/507b1a4c-89cf-4398-be10-459702c453e5\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 139: A Blue-eyed Japanese Tea Ambassador \" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Tea is an essential element of Japanese culture.  If you visit someone’s house, he or she will ask you “would you like a cup of tea”?  \r\n\r\nSome people may find green tea a little too bitter or exotic, but there is a lot to discover in the world of Japanese green tea.  \r\n\r\n\r\nIn this episode, Oscar Brekell, a certified Japanese tea instructor based in Tokyo and the owner of \"Oscar Brekell Tea Selection\", will discuss how he fell in love with Japanese tea, how it changed his life, what tea you should drink, and much, much more!!!"}