GREEN TEA

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GREEN TEA Green tea is simply withered and then dried, but not fermented. It skips the oxidizing step. The shorter processing gives green tea a lighter flavour than black tea. It also helps keep all the beneficial chemicals intact, which is why green tea is so good for you. It has a more delicate taste and is pale green / golden in color. Don't expect green tea to taste like your regular tea. All the different kinds of green tea have different flavours, but they do have a taste in common. The flavour of green tea can be described as: fresh, light, green, or grassy. Some varieties of green tea are have a bit of sweetness to them, and some are a little astringent. Green tea is not usually served with milk or sugar, but you can decide that for yourself. If you really want to experiment with good green tea, you may need to look beyond your grocery store. While most supermarkets will carry a few brands of green tea (usually in bags), there won't be much selection. If your city has a Chinatown area, you'll probably find some amazing green teas there, or you could try mail order. Some types to look for: sencha, gunpowder or Dragon Well. Grocery store packaged teas might just be marked 'green tea', without any distictive variety given. You might want to avoid these types of tea, as they will likely be blends of poor quality. Just the same as you would brew any other kind of tea, whether you have bagged tea or loose green tea. One thing to watch out for: don't use fully boiling water. Green tea is more delicate than black, so you want to keep the water a little cooler. Brewing when your water is just about to hit the boil is good. _Sencha_ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://www.adagio.com/green/sencha.html?nav=product_description & SID=442c6db5bd6fdcbf17ab0b3dc5db7eb4) Sencha is the most popular of Japan's green teas. It has a lightly astringent taste along with a slight sweetness. Lesser quality sencha tea is called bancha._Dragon Well _ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://www.adagio.com/green/dragonwell.html?nav=product_description & SID=442c6db5bd6fdcbf17ab0b3dc5db7eb4) Dragon Well tea (also called Lung Ching) is the ultimate green tea. The name comes from a legendary well in the West Lake region of China where the tea is produced. The colour is bright green and the flavour is quite brisk. Be prepared to pay more than usual for this quality tea. _Macha_ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://www.teainc.com/tea/Green_tea/Matcha/matcha.htm) Macha is the kind of tea used in tradtional Japanese tea ceremony. It's ground up very fine, and the tea is whisked when prepared. The flavour is light and sweet. Macha works well added to desserts too._Gunpowder_ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://stashtea.com/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?Realm=shopstashtea.com & Terms=gunpowder & amp;Match=1)These tea leaves are rolled into tight, little balls that apparently resemble old-style gunpowder. Because of the rolled form, Gunpowder tea stays fresher longer than most other green teas. The taste is fresh and a little grassy._Jasmine_ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://www.bluemoontea.com/storefront/products/teas/10960.htm) Jasmine isn't exactly a kind of green tea, but is a blended tea with green tea leaves and jasmine flowers. The blossoms give the tea a very refreshing taste, and fragrant aroma._Genmaicha_ (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ & sdn=coffeetea & zu=http://www.culinaryteas.com/Green_Teas/4P-077.html) Like the jasmine tea, genmaicha isn't a kind of tea but a blend. This time, sencha green tea is mixed with toasted brown rice. Sounds odd, but the tea has a distinctive toasty flavour.

 

 

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