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  Green tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Green tea is popular in China and Japan, and recently has become more popular in the West, which traditionally drank fl tea (a "true" tea made from leaves more heavily oxidized than the white, green, and oolong varieties).
Compressed green teas, known as compressed raw teas, are still made in Yunnan and a few other provinces, they are very popular and are discussed in the Pu-Erh article.
Mediocre quality tea is often produced to resemble the lower grades of Chinese or Japanese tea in appearance outside those countries, however there are some notable teas grown outside China and Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_tea   (1473 words)

  
 Tea from Japan: Green Tea and Flavored Green Tea, Sencha
When made, Sencha tea may be bright green or lighter, with the higher quality teas infusing greener and tasting more vegetal than the lesser teas, which are paler and grassier.
The tea when steeped is served alongside raw or lightly seared fish and seafood and has earned the reputation for being a tea to serve those with a secure place in your heart.
The tea itself is made from the leaves of the Gyokuro tea plant, and the brewing method is an ancient one that was adopted by the Japanese from China's Song Dynasty.
www.planet-tea.com /japan.html   (507 words)

  
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The new tea is produced early in the season, typically at the beginning of April owing to the warm climate.
Needle leaf sencha is favoured in Shizuoka and in the Yame region of Fukuoka.
Over three quarters of all tea now produced in the Japanese tea gardens is in fact graded as sencha, a tea selected for its pleasant sharpness and fresh qualities complementing a leaf of high uniformity and rich emerald colour.
www.sencha.com /choosingsencha.html   (1458 words)

  
 Green Teas from Ceylon, India and Japan
Oothu Tea Estate in southern India is the first and largest organic green tea farm in the world, cultivating strictly organically since 1988.
The tea is picked from the old bushes that are protected with bamboo blinds to reduce the effects of photosynthesis.
The Kenchajanga tea garden is the first farmers cooperative tea estate covering nearly 94 hectars of land, lying at 1,300 to 1,800 meters in the foot hills of Mt. Kanchenjunga, which abuts the Darjeeling district in nearby India.
www.holymtn.com /tea/greentea2.htm   (1118 words)

  
 Teas Etc., Premium Organic Loose Leaf Tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Not all non-organic teas contain chemicals, but the teas that are rightfully labeled organic are for a specific market of consumers who have strong environmental and health concerns.
This organic Sencha, like all Sencha tea is rich in vitamin C and serves up clear and refreshing with a typically delicate Japanese flavor.
To be considered organic the tea garden must be "chemical" pesticide and fertilizer free for a minimum of two years.
www.teasetc.com /organictea.html   (484 words)

  
 The Tea Store - Choice and Rare Teas - Flavoured Green Tea
It was the Chinese who were inspired a few thousand years ago to create rose and jasmine teas as well as traditional smoked teas.
The Japanese Sencha comes in many different varieties and its unrolled, whole leaves are particularly suitable for flavouring.
A fine China Sencha blended with fruits and blossoms and swathed in a gentle peach aroma.
www.teaontheweb.com /green_flv_tea.html   (279 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Green Japanese Sencha Tea, 125g: Gourmet Food   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Japanese tea tradition began in the 9th century AD (during the Heian Period, 794 - 1192, when the Japanese capital was Heian-kyo, the present-day Kyoto), when Buddhist monks returning from diplomatic missions to China brought back tea, to which their Chinese brethren had introduced them as a means of intensifying alertness during meditation.
Sencha (rolled green tea) and its preparation was introduced into Japan by influential 17th century Chinese monk Yinyuan (Ingen in Japanese), the founder of the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism.
The elaborate Japanese tea ceremony was perfected in the 16th and 17th century, first using powdered green tea (maccha) and later rolled green tea (sencha).
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 rec.food.drink.tea FAQ
Tea is a drink made by infusing leaves of the tea plant (_Camellia sinensis_, or _Thea sinensis_) in hot water.
The name 'tea' is also used to refer to the leaves themselves; and it is also the name of a mid- to late-afternoon meal in the British Isles and associated countries, at which tea (the drink) is served along with various foods.
The latter method is used for the cheaper varieties of tea, as it is not capable of discriminating between the high-quality tip leaves and the coarser leaves toward the bottom of the branch.
www.faqs.org /faqs/drink/tea/faq   (10519 words)

  
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The leaf of this sencha is a fragrant and bright emerald-green, which is tightly rolled in a short needle form.
This April sencha is made from a fine leaf grade possessing a polished, deep green appearance and richly intense aroma.
The tea is a small, twisted emerald leaf with a delightfully fresh 'sencha' fragance.
www.sencha.com /bulkbuys.html   (1330 words)

  
 Green Tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With the evidence that green tea and EGCG, a catechin found only in green tea, are a natural and readily available inhibitor of TNF-, a gene expression which promotes the growth in cancer cells and in their surrounding tissue, it is possible for researchers to extend this idea to other various human diseases.
Tea leaves are dried by heat wind and shaped to twisted and keep water of tea leaves surface as well as evaporate tea leaves water equally and be in order quality and shape.
For that reason, the moisture content of the teas are reduced to the 2-3% level in the last firing process, and are then packaged in moisture proof containers, with the better teas packaged with the oxygen inside of the bag replaced by nitrogen to protect from oxidation.
www.geocities.com /metinbicakci/cay/Green_Tea.htm   (4034 words)

  
 Organic green, black and red tea
Ceylon tea comes from partially fermenting young tea leaves and is revered as a lively classic with a smooth taste that is not to bitter to the palate.
This organic green sencha leaf tea from Japan is a delicate, stimulating beverage made from the season's fresh harvest of the first young leaves.
A hearty, strong, green tea that is rolled in small pellets and was aptly awarded its title, because of its resemblance to the pellets used for gunpowder ammunitions during the 17th century.
www.mountainroseherbs.com /tea_bev/tea_green.php   (1605 words)

  
 Japanese green tea - Sencha meaning "common" tea is anything but common green tea
Japanese green tea - Sencha meaning "common" tea is anything but common green tea
Sencha can be astringent, cloudy with a very grassy aroma - or sweet tasting, clear liquor.
Even budget priced Senchas have a pleasant flavor and aroma since all of Japanese green teas are steamed (not pan fired) to preserve its natural flavor.
www.bodyofmine.com /tea/Green_tea/Sencha/sencha.htm   (268 words)

  
 Stash Tea: Stash Decaffeinated Sencha Green Tea
Green tea is the earliest type of tea ever produced, with most of it produced in China and Japan.
In the manufacturing of green tea preservation of the intact green leaf is of utmost importance.
Green teas are not oxidized as fl teas are, or partially oxidized as oolongs, rather the tea leaves are plucked, steamed or pan fried (which removes the oxidation enzymes), rolled and then dried.
www.aworldoftea.com /w-050139.htm   (512 words)

  
 "Types of Japanese Tea" - alltea.com
This is a generic term for Japanese steamed teas, using the Chinese characters for "green" and "tea".
The tea is bright green and sometimes foamy, with a strong taste.
This is a green tea that is flavored with the blossoms of the jasmine plant.
www.alltea.com /leaves/brewing/199907greentypes.html   (637 words)

  
 Tea Leaves
This fine Chinese tea is among the highest graded of green tea and is noted for both its form and its flavor.
This delicate tea is full of buds that are plucked before they open, and are withered to allow the natural moisture to evaporate, then gently dried.
This popular fl tea was named for Charles Grey, the second Earl in his line, who was also Prime Minister to King William IV in the early 19th century.
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 The Green Tea of Shizuoka
The mild climate of this area is conducive to the cultivation of the tea plant--camellia sinensis.
Green tea is gaining in popularity in the west, not only because it's oishii, but also because it is purported to fight cancer, prevent baldness and aid in concentration.
The Edamura farm is typical of the many tea farms in located in the Shizuoka Prefecture.
www.edamura.com   (160 words)

  
 The Green Tea of Shizuoka_Varieties
Green tea is generally considered a non-fermented tea as opposed to fl teas which are fermented and semi-fermented teas.
Made from a mixture of roasted brown rice and bancha or sencha tea leaves.
The tea is used in Sado; the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
www.edamura.com /varieties.htm   (134 words)

  
 Sencha Tea
Green tea from the Shizuoka region of Japan.
Sencha translates as "common," but there is nothing ordinary about this exquisite "spider leg" tea.
Our "Sencha Overture" is a wonderfully delicate second flush (summer) tea whose soothing taste and fresh green scent make it a perfect everyday treat.
www.adagio.com /green/sencha.html?SID=9176585656eb04f46f46aa2cb2fa7214   (69 words)

  
 SHOPPING : Teas & Hot Drinks : Japanese Teas
This delicious, mild and soothing tea is an ideal drink for children and adults alike.
It is made from the select twigs and stems of carefully nurtured tea bushes that are steamed, dried, left to age for 2-3 years to develop flavour, then roasted and combined with a small portion of roasted tea leaves.
This special blend of organic Sencha (green tea) and carefully roasted organic rice is a delicious tea with a delightully nutty flavour and aroma.
www.clearspring.co.uk /pages/site/products/tea/nagata.htm   (134 words)

  
 Green tea - from Japanese green tea - Sencha, Bancha,Gyokuro,Genmaicha to Lung Ching or Gunpowder,Chunmee,Yunnan green ...
Bancha is a good tea with a nice aroma, pleasant taste and a sweet aftertaste.
Green tea - Loose leaf green tea from China.
The art of manufacturing green tea goes back many centuries, yet it is refined with every crop of tea There are endless methods of steaming, withering and drying green tea.
www.bodyofmine.com /tea/Green_tea/green_tea.htm   (348 words)

  
 Decaffeinated Sencha, (Decaffeinated Green Tea)
Also, using the naturally occurring CO2 in a circulation process which carefully uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine, the origin distinct character of the tea is retained in the cup.
The secret is to use water that is about 180’F or about 80’C. Let the tea steep for about 3 minutes and then begin enjoying a cup of enchantment - do not remove the leaves from the cup.
Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher.
www.enjoyingtea.com /dese.html   (233 words)

  
 Teas of Green - offers a premium menu of green tea, oolong tea and tea ware.
The individual character is primarily a result of the region it comes from and the many-faceted oxidation process the leaves go through on their way to becoming tea.
Green teas are heated early to preclude any oxidation, oolong teas are oxidized at varying levels and fl teas are fully oxidized.
The leaves for this tea are steamed to preclude any oxidation and lock in the original green flavors of the Camellia sinensis plant.
www.teasofgreen.com /Shop/Shop.asp?Catagory=Teas   (712 words)

  
 Premium Japanese Green Tea - Maccha Sencha
Net Wt: 100g This green tea was selected for its superior quality & flavor.
It is grown in the Uji disctrict in Kyoto, the most famous tea growing region in Japan.
Attention California Customers: Proposition 65 requires us to state that herbs and herbal products that we have for sale may contain chemicals that are known to the State of California to cause cancer and or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
www.asiachi.com /prjagrteamas.html   (165 words)

  
 Decaf Sencha Tea
and temperature to extract the caffeine, the origin distinct character of the tea is retained in the cup.
There is a slight change in the character of the tea due to the process but the end result is
an uncompromising cup of tea with no chemical overtones.
www.jollygoodtea.com /DetailsLooseTea/DetDecafSencha.htm   (88 words)

  
 Japanese Sencha Green Tea
This is a green tea of excellent quality with big leaves, a bright cup and the Japanese taste you expect.
Green teas have been neither fermented or withered.
This gourmet green tea is in loose leaf form and will ship with a free tea ball infuser.
www.coffeeam.com /japgreenteas.html   (108 words)

  
 Discount Natural Foods HAIKU ORGANIC JAPANESE SENCHA GREEN TEA - LOOSE
In the early spring, farmers in the Uji district, traditional center of the Japanese tea industry, cover the tender young leaves with bamboo screens to protect them from the afternoon sun.
While most farmers use these shade-grown leaves to produce Matcha, the green tea powder used in the tea ceremony, the Nagata family processes these prized leaves into Sencha, the highest quality leaf.
In order to insure the richest, most authentic green tea flavor, Haiku Green Tea teabags are always two full grams of 100% Nagata Japanese Organic Sencha Tea, the finest quality in the world.
www.macrobiotic-foods.com /shopnew/pages/836935.html   (163 words)

  
 Sencha Tea - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Japanese green Sencha tea decaffeinated and flavored with oil of bergamot.
Sencha green tea blended with strawberry pieces, coconut shreds, and a creamy strawberry flavoring.
Fine grade Japanese green tea yielding a smooth, aromatic cup.Use 1 level teaspoon per 6 oz cup.
www.nextag.com /sencha-tea/search-html   (323 words)

  
 eBay - sencha tea, Food Wine, Asian Antiques items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Japan Sencha Green Loose Leaf Tea 1/4 lb.
Taylors of Harrogate Cherry Sencha Loose Tea in Tin
Tea of the Sages: The Art of Sencha
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 Yamamotoyama Decaf Sencha Tea Bag (Decaf Green Tea)
This method removes 99.5% of the caffeine while preserving the antioxidants, premium flavor, and rich aroma you expect.
We're sure you'll experience this tea to be wonderfully flavorful.
This box is also designed to dispense the tea bags.
www.enjoyingtea.com /yadeseteabag.html   (86 words)

  
 Green Tea Benefits Health   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Based out of Japan - O-Cha.com tea is freshly packaged within a very short time from when you order it.
Tea from O-Cha.com is packaged in oxygen free, nitrogen filled packaging.
We realize how hard it can be to find a really good Japanese green tea, one that is really green.
www.o-cha.com   (232 words)

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