Green Tea - Making Japanese Tea

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From: Mary Jane Thornbury

24 January 2008

Hi and welcome to our site.

It’s all well and good to purchase some good quality green tea, but unless the green tea is brewed correctly, the taste will just not be right.

I would like to share this article below if I may.

It’s not one I personally wrote but it’s a real goody, full of great green tea brewing tips.

Here we go then.

How To Make Japanese Green Tea

There are fundamentally two methods of making Japanese green tea.

First is the traditional way, of which there are numerous variations. Many people consider the traditional way to be time consuming and somewhat difficult. Various other web sites and instructional guides are devoted to this method.

Second is the practical way.

While many Japanese homes and offices will revert to the traditional way when serving guests or on special occasions, in their daily life they use the practical way because they want to enjoy drinking green tea as conveniently as possible. Below we present our explanation of the practical way

HOW TO BREW OUR LOOSE LEAF TEAS

There are two important things to consider when brewing our loose leaf green teas. During processing, Japanese green tea is first steamed and not heat-treated. The result is that Japanese green tea can be brewed for full flavor using a lower water temperature and less time than other teas. Next, brewing a pot of Japanese loose leaf green tea is not difficult at all. With some experience, and a little trial and error, it becomes as routine and easy as -- dare we say -- brewing a pot of coffee.

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Checkmark Water Quality

The taste of our loose leaf teas is generally mild and not overpowering. If your tap water tastes bad, then so probably will your green tea. We recommend fresh, filtered, or bottled water without a lot of minerals for for the best tasting tea.

Checkmark Heating the Water

Heat as much water as needed for the green tea you desire to drink. Many purists state it is necessary to bring the water to a boil for the best taste. We won't dispute that, but we can't taste the difference compared to when the water is not brought to a boil. For water heating purposes, either a kettle or microwave oven is fine. Nowadays, many Japanese homes and offices use an electric water dispenser, in which the temperature is set at a constant degree.

Checkmark How Much Green Tea

One teaspoonful (two grams) per person or cup is sufficient. However, depending on your own taste, use as much tea as suits you. After gaining brewing experience, it won't be necessary to actually measure the quantity.

Checkmark The Teapot

Using a tea ball will result in good tasting green tea, but typically it is too small to allow the tea leaves to properly expand during infusion. This restricts bringing out full flavor. We recommend a teapot that has a removable metal basket in which to place the tea. Another type (Kyusu) utilizes a metal strainer that covers the spout on the inside of the teapot. The tea leaves are placed directly inside this type of pot. It is also Jump to top of pageeffective. New innovatively designed infusion devices are also available. All should work well with loose leaf Japanese green tea.

Checkmark Infusion Water Temperature

This will vary according to the variety of the green tea. If the water has reached boiling point, then let it cool a few minutes, or add cooler water to bring the temperature down. Feel free to use a thermometer to accurately gauge the water temperature. But again, experience will play a role in your decision.

Checkmark Infusion Time

This will also vary with each green tea variety. Please do not swirl or shake the teapot to speed up infusion because this may adversely effect the brew's taste. Then gently pour the brew into your cup.

This article came from;

http://www.shizuokatea.com/

Well I hope that article shed a bit more light on the power of greet tea.

If you haven’t yet tried a regime of drinking green tea, and experienced the positive effects it can have on your weight and overall health, you probably should try some as soon as possible.

Mary Jane Thornbury
Health writer.

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