Tawashi - Brush for teapot

TAWASHI FOR TEAPOT - Teapot cleaning brush by TAKADA.

The soft natural fibers of the windmill palm ensure that the brushes have the perfect combination of pliancy and firmness for cleaning every teapot, without scratching. They're also ideal for cleaning fruits and vegetables, gently lifting away dirt without damaging the skin, so you never have to sacrifice nutrition or flavor in the name of cleanliness.

Trusted by professional chefs and home cooks alike for helping preserve the integrity of ingredients, TAKADA kitchen brushes high quality and versatility make them an essential tool for any kitchen!

• dimensions: 11,5 x 4 cm
• material: Shuro (Trachycarpus fortunei or windmill palm) bark fiber, beech wood
• organic farming method

The bark of the windmill palm tree, or SHURO, has been one of familiar materials to the people of Japan since old times, and its flexible and soft texture has been utilized for brooms and scrub brushes, called "TAWASHI" in Japanese.

For some seventy years, TAKADA's artisans have been handcrafting TAWASHI with uniform texture one at a time, using only the finest, carefully-selected materials.

In the past, the local industry using the domestic windmill palm almost discontinued.  However, TAKADA restored traditional Japanese scrub brushes which are made of the bark of the windmill palm tree growing naturally in the KISHU area (Wakayama, Japan).

There are only a few craftsmen who can collect the bark of the tree; therefore, materials gathered in KISHU are extremely valuable.  No post-harvest chemicals such as pesticides and disinfectants are used for the bark of the windmill palm tree of KISHU.  It is an organic farming method.  The domestic bark of the windmill palm trees is delivered to the TAKADA's workshop soon after it is gathered. Fresh bark of the KISHU SHURO has fine luster and uniform fibers.