JAPANESE GREEN TEA DESCRIPTION

JAPANESE GREEN TEA TYPE  --- Click here for CHADO GREEN TEA LIST

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Sencha is the most popular type of Japanese green tea. It has refreshing natural taste that can be describe as vegetal, but in a sublime, mouth-watering way; well balanced of sweetness and bitterness flavor. The tea has pleasing light green appearance. Japanese green tea is first steamed to prevent oxidization of the leaves. Then, the leaves are rolled, shaped, and dried. This step creates the customary needle shape of the tea. Finally, after drying, the leaves are fired to aid in their preservation and to add flavor.
Asamushi is traditional process (less steaming time than Fukamushi).
Fukamushi Sencha steamed a longer time. This process makes it richer but less bitter less tasting.
Fukamushi sencha looks more powdery and the color of liquor is deeper green than Asamushi Sencha.

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Our 100 percent organic leaves are grown in the remote tea farm deep in the mountains. It is a challenging condition for growing tea leaves. But this condition ensures that our growing lot to be isolated from other farms and crop fields, and our organic green tea to be free from pesticides and herbicides.

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Superior and carefully cultivated tea. The trees are covered to avoid the direct sun light for 2-3 weeks when sprouts come out. It has a vivid green color and a tender sweet and characteristic flavor; it differs from ordinary tea in terms of taste, flavor, and infusion methods. It is recommended for people who are already enjoying Japanese green tea and wish to experience the exquisite taste of the finest tea.

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Matcha is the type of tea that is used in the tea ceremony. It is made from skillfully cultivated, shade-grown tea leaves called "Tencha" that have been meticulously stone-ground into a fine powder. (Tencha is made in the same way as Gyokuro, but by drying without rolling.) Matcha bursts with a bold, rich herbaceous flavor in the mouth

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GURICHA (Tamaryokucha)is a fine Japanese sencha with unique curly shaped leaf. Earthy and sweetness in taste. This can be rare to find as produce approximately 5% of entire Japanese green tea production. The flavor got little influence of Chinese green tea.

Once tea leaves are plucked, they are immediately steamed and at the end of the process, they are separated by the parts and graded into sencha, mecha(buds), kukicha(stem) and konacha(coase) and the finishing touch will be added to each tea.

Aracha is the tea before separating by the parts after steaming, so you may find a mixture of stem, buds and coarse leaves and its shape or size may be irregular.

Karigane, Kukicha, stem collected from premium sencha process; it differs from basic Sencha - lighter than Sencha but rather smooth with a subtle sweetnesss. Stems is rich in Teanin that provides an element of sweetness and flavor to the tea. Karigane, Kukicha (stem) is less expensive than Sencha as it is a by-product so you can enjoy the higher grade tea leaves at the reasonable price. Excellent value and very relaxing flavor.

Mecha, collect small buds. Mecha is often regarded as being as good as the best Sencha because of the distinctiveness, its sharp bold flavor and aroma. Mecha is bold and bittersweet

Konacha, coarse powdery tea, remained products after removed stem and buds. Sushi restaurants in Japan serve as the perfect compliment to their meals. vivid dark green and refreshing taste.

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Our Ratio
46%=sencha
46%=roasted rice
(8%=matcha)

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Genmaicha is a traditional Japanese favorite. Our Matcha iri genmaicha consists of Sencha blended with roasted premium brown rice and Matcha. The roasted rice imparts a warm, toasty flavor to the vigor of green tea, creating a smooth overall taste. Matcha complements flavor of germancha. The taste is pleasant with a hint of nutty roasted rice and a mild aftertaste. The genmaicha with expensive Matcha powder gives rich colour and deepth in taste.

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Houjicha is a roasted green tea. The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown. This roasting process also lowers its caffeine content. Houjicha is a light roasted and caramel flavor tea, but no char or smoky flavor. Easy drinking tea, and goes well with breakfast through dinner.

Special blend which consists of unsorted tea leaves are used because of the intense natural flavor. The leaves are steamed longer and cut into fine pieces when processed to maximize the flavor. The tea has a distinctive natural green tea aroma and the taste is incredibly fresh, soothing and nutritious. The nutrition contents are the same as ordinary green.

Some of nitrous in green tea are only taken if you eat whole leaves. Green tea is rich in Catechin and vitamins. However, your body can absorb only about 30-40 percent of those vitamins since ordinary brewing method leaves out nutrients such as fibre and vitamine E that are not water soluble. Our Organic Green Tea Powder or Green Tea Powder are made of the whole ground tea leaves, so that you receive all the goodness of green tea.