Japanese Green Tea Loose Leaf
Japanese tea has a characteristic fresh grassy taste and aroma.
Japanese green tea loose leaf. Upon roasting this varietal develops a deep golden color. First harvest of the season is called ichiban cha also called shincha. Japanese tea has a characteristic fresh grassy taste and aroma. Tealyra gyokuro shizuoka japanese green tea the best japanese tea organically grown in japan loose leaf tea caffeine medium 100g 3 5 ounce 4 4 out of 5 stars 28 24 99 24 99 7 14 ounce save 5 more with subscribe save.
This is an incredibly unique tea. Mochi gome a special varietal of rice known as mochi gome is used in making genmaicha. Clean refreshing and vegetal these loose leaf japanese green teas are best infused with water that is below the boiling point and a brief infusion of no longer than three minutes should be observed to limit the astringency. 13 chaganju japanese kukicha twig loose leaf green tea.
Young first flush leaves are picked and quickly steamed dried rolled and then blended to produce our sencha it is the green tea most commonly drunk in japanese households. Japanese green tea loose leaf first crop of the season ichiban cha in japan green teas are categorized as first second and third based on when the tea is harvested. Left to grow in the sunshine increasing the vitamin c and catechin content in the leaf. Product description premium organic japanese sencha loose leaf green tea.
Organic japanese tea japan produces almost exclusively green teas. Sencha matcha hojicha and genmaicha. This outstanding green tea is imported directly from uji kyoto japan. Origin shizuoka japan genmaicha is a traditional and popular japanese green tea.
Japanese green tea japan is famous for its unique styles of green tea. They use steam to halt the oxidization process during manufacture which results in a distinctly vegetal green tea that reminds of seaweed and spinach. Hence the name twig tea. Call toll free 866 tea spot.
It is also known as brown rice tea as it is a blend of steamed green tea and toasted rice. This high grade green tea is slightly vegetal and a little earthy. Many parts of the tea plant that are thrown out from most other tea are left in to steep with the tea leaves. Our organic japanese green tea loose leaf sencha are from the family farms in the foothills of mount fuji which has been practicing organic green tea plantation for more than 2 decades.